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{{book|image=howtobeagrouch.jpg|writer=[[Caroll Spinney]] alias [[Oscar the Grouch]]|illustrator=Caroll Spinney|date=[[1976]]|publisher=[[Western Publishing]]|series=[[A Whitman Tell-A-Tale Book]]|isbn=B001OQ7HP0}}
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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.
 
'''''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.
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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:
 
In the book, Oscar mentions several relatives:
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Revision as of 21:14, 7 July 2014

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

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.

See also