Changes: How to Be a Grouch

	File:Howtobeagrouch.jpg
Written by	Caroll Spinney alias Oscar the Grouch
Illustrator	Caroll Spinney
Published	1976
Publisher	Western Publishing
Series	A Whitman Tell-A-Tale Book
ISBN	B001OQ7HP0

Revision as of 21:14, 7 July 2014

How to Be a Grouch is a 1976 Sesame Street storybook written and illustrated by Caroll Spinney, the performer of Oscar the Grouch. In the book, Oscar explains all of his grouchy secrets.

An on-screen storybook of the book appears a bonus feature in Old School: Volume 3 read by Spinney in Oscar's voice.

In the book, Oscar mentions several relatives:

The book also describes a scowling little girl having a non-Muppet appearance as a "Grouchy person." A similar-looking little girl later wins the "Grouch of the Year Award."

Book and audio editions

The book and audio edition features Caroll Spinney reading the book in character as Oscar.

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-{{book|writer=[[Caroll Spinney]] alias [[Oscar the Grouch]]|illustrator=Caroll Spinney|date=[[1976]]|publisher=[[Western Publishing]]|series=[[A Whitman Tell-A-Tale Book]]|isbn=B001OQ7HP0}}
 '''''How to Be a Grouch''''' is a 1976 ''[[Sesame Street]]'' storybook written and illustrated by [[Caroll Spinney]], the performer of [[Oscar the Grouch]]. In the book, Oscar explains all of his [[Grouch|grouchy]] secrets.
+An on-screen storybook of the book appears a bonus feature in ''[[Old School: Volume 3]]'' read by Spinney in Oscar's voice.
 In the book, Oscar mentions several relatives:
-<gallery widths=170px>
+<gallery widths=150px spacing=small bordersize=none>
 File:OscarsMom.png|{{GNH|[[Mrs. Grouch|Oscar's mom]]}}
 File:OscarsPop.png|{{GNH|Oscar's Pop}}
@@ Line 11: / Line 13: @@
 File:Ottogrouch.jpg|{{GNH|Otto the Grouch|Oscar's baby brother}}
 File:Smilinggeorge.jpg|{{GNH|Smiling George|Oscar's friendly cousin}}
-File:OscarsUncleBilly.png|{{GNH|Oscar's Uncle Billy}}
+File:OscarsUncleBilly.jpg|{{GNH|Oscar's Uncle Billy}}
 </gallery>
 The book also describes a scowling little girl having a non-Muppet appearance as a "Grouchy person." A similar-looking little girl later wins the "Grouch of the Year Award."
-<gallery perrow=2 widths=200px heights=200px>
+<gallery bordersize=none>
 File:Grouchoftheyear.png|{{GNH|Winner of the Grouch of the Year Award}}
 </gallery>
+==Book and audio editions==
-==Reissues==
+The book and audio edition features [[Caroll Spinney]] reading the book in character as Oscar.
-The book was also released as a [[:Category:Book and Audio|Book-and-Record]] set (BR-00001), and as a Book-and-Tape set (BT-00001).
+<gallery>
-<gallery perrow=2 widths=200px heights=200px>
+Image:Howtobe-bookandrecord.jpg|{{GNH|Book and record set<br>Book and tape set}}1981<br>[[Sesame Street Records (label)|Sesame Street Records]]<br>BR 00001 (record)<br>BT 00001 (tape)<br>First edition cover
-Image:Howtobe-bookandrecord.jpg
+Image:noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Book and record set<br>Book and tape set}}1983<br>Sesame Street Records<br>BR 00001 (record)<br>BT 00001 (tape)<br>Second edition cover
+File:BR0001HowToBeAGrouch3rded.jpg|{{GNH|Book and record set<br>Book and tape set}}1983<br>Sesame Street Records<br>BR 00001 (record)<br>BT 00001 (tape)<br>Third edition cover
 </gallery>
 ==See also==
-*[[Sesame Street Book and Record Sets Discography]]
+*[[Sesame Street Book and Audio Sets Discography]]
 *[[Grouch Gallery]]

File:Howtobeagrouch.jpg
Written by	Caroll Spinney alias Oscar the Grouch
Illustrator	Caroll Spinney
Published	1976
Publisher	Western Publishing
Series	A Whitman Tell-A-Tale Book
ISBN	B001OQ7HP0