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{{book|writer=[[Dan Elliott]]|illustrator=[[Joe Mathieu]]|date=[[1983]]|publisher=[[Random House]]|series=[[Sesame Street Start-to-Read]]|isbn=0394854403}}
  
   
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'''''Ernie's Little Lie''''' is a 1982 ''[[Sesame Street]]'' storybook featuring [[Ernie]].
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[[Ernie]] decides to paint a picture for an art contest. After he finishes his picture, Ernie's cousin [[Fred (Ernie's cousin)|Fred]] mails him a painting. Ernie briefly considers entering that picture instead of his own, but then decides not to, but then [[Bert]] decides to enter Ernie's painting and mistakenly enters the picture that was mailed to Ernie. Ernie wants to clear up the confusion, but everybody likes the painting that he didn't do.
  
   
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==Plot==
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[[Ernie]] decides to paint a picture for an art contest [[Mr. Hooper]] is judging. After he finishes his [[Rubber Duckie (duck)|rubber duckie]] picture, Ernie's cousin [[Fred (Ernie's cousin)|Fred]] mails him a realistic tiger painting. Ernie briefly considers entering that picture instead of his own, but then decides not to, but then [[Bert]] decides to enter Ernie's painting and mistakenly enters the picture that was mailed to Ernie. The picture is highly praised and wins first prize at the contest. Ernie wants to clear up the confusion, but everybody likes the painting that he didn't do. Eventually, Ernie explains what had happened, and Mr. Hooper agrees that the prize (a deluxe set of paints) should be mailed to Ernie's cousin.
   
 
==Characters==
  
==Characters==
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*Ernie
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:[[Ernie]], [[Bert]], [[Mr. Hooper]], [[Big Bird]], and [[Oscar the Grouch]].
  
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*Bert
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*The Mailman
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*Fred (mentioned only)
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*[[Big Bird]]
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*[[Oscar the Grouch]]
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*Mr. Hooper
   
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==Other Editions==
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==Other editions==
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*Adapted in the [[Sesame Street Start-to-Read Video]] series in 1991.
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*Released as a [[:Category:Book and Audio|Book-and-Record]] set (BR-00019), and as a Book-and-Tape set (BT-00019), featuring the original character voices.
 
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*Released by [[Fisher-Price]] as a Book-and-Record set and as a Book-and-Tape set
  
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*Released as a [[:Category:Sesame Street Start-to-Read Video|Sesame Street Start-to-Read Video]].
  
   
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==See Also==
  
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Image:Ernie's_Little_Lie_book_and_record_set.JPG|{{GNH|Book and Record Set<br/>Book and Tape Set}}[[Sesame Street Records]]<br/>BR-00019 (record)<br/>BT-00019 (record)
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*[[Sesame Street Book and Record Sets Discography]]
  
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*[[Ernie's Little Lie (video)]]
  
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==Translations==
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Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Erlings lille løgn}}Norway, 1992<br>Gyldendal Tiden<br>8205211469
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==See also==
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*[[Sesame Street Book and Audio Sets Discography]]
 
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[[Category:Book and Audio]]
 
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[[Category:Ernie and Bert Books]]

Revision as of 18:17, 6 July 2014

Book.ernieslittlelie
Written by Dan Elliott
Illustrator Joe Mathieu
Published 1983
Publisher Random House
Series Sesame Street Start-to-Read
ISBN 0394854403

Ernie's Little Lie is a 1982 Sesame Street storybook featuring Ernie.

Plot

Ernie decides to paint a picture for an art contest Mr. Hooper is judging. After he finishes his rubber duckie picture, Ernie's cousin Fred mails him a realistic tiger painting. Ernie briefly considers entering that picture instead of his own, but then decides not to, but then Bert decides to enter Ernie's painting and mistakenly enters the picture that was mailed to Ernie. The picture is highly praised and wins first prize at the contest. Ernie wants to clear up the confusion, but everybody likes the painting that he didn't do. Eventually, Ernie explains what had happened, and Mr. Hooper agrees that the prize (a deluxe set of paints) should be mailed to Ernie's cousin.

Characters

Other editions

Translations

See also

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