Written by	Gerald S. Lesser
Illustrator
Published	1974
Publisher	Random House
Series
ISBN	0394481003

Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street is a 1974 history of the production of Sesame Street, written by Gerald S. Lesser, the chairman of the Children's Television Workshop Board of the Advisors. The book presents a thorough description of the "CTW Model" for children's television, with an analysis and criticism of the show's pedagogical approach.

Included in the book are sketches by Maurice Sendak from early development seminars for Sesame Street.

ContentsEdit

• Foreword by Joan Ganz Cooney
• Introduction by Lloyd Morrisett

Section One: A Proposal

One: Why It Should Be Tried

Two: Why It Might, or Might Not, Work

Section Two: Planning

Three: Goals

Four: Children and Learning

Five: Production

Six: Research Planning

Section Three: Broadcasting

Seven: Criticism

Eight: Outcomes

Section Four: Lessons from Sesame Street

Epilogue

NotesEdit

The book was reissued in paperback in 1975 with ISBN #0394714482.