Don't Forget the Oatmeal!

1980 original

Written by	B.G. Ford
Illustrator	Jean Chandler Tom Cooke (reissue)
Published	1980 1993 (reissue)
Publisher	Golden Press Reader's Digest (reissue)
Series	Sesame Street Book Club
ISBN	0895777010

Don't Forget the Oatmeal! is a 1980 Sesame Street storybook that centers on Ernie and Bert's shopping expedition. Bert ties a string around his finger to ensure that he won't forget the oatmeal, the most crucial item in a long list. The pair go to the supermarket but are soon distracted by Cookie Monster, who finds that the store is having a cookie sale.

Cookie Monster gorges himself on all manner of cookies, with a few peas for good measure, leaving a trail of crumbs, broken cookies, and empty boxes in his wake. Bert dutifully reminds Cookie to pay for what he consumed and broke, but in the process forgets all about the oatmeal.

The book and audio edition features Jim Henson as Ernie, and Frank Oz as Bert and Cookie Monster.

Notes

• Miss Piggy can be seen on the cover of "Stars" magazine at the checkout counter, along with an issue of Sesame Street Magazine
• Rubber Duckie is pictured on a box of soap pads.

Other editions

The book was reissued in 1993 with the same text, but with new illustrations by Tom Cooke.

1993 reissue

Book-and-Record set (BR-00016)
Book-and-Tape set (BT-00016)

Translations

Erling og Bernt på handleturNorway, 1997
82-7106-288-3

See also

• Sesame Street Book and Record Sets Discography