Ishu Patel (b. 1942) is an award-winning animation film director/producer and educator. Over a period of twenty-five years at the National Film Board of Canada he developed animation techniques and styles to support his themes and vision.

In the early 1980s, he created several 15-second sand animal animation shorts, as well as storybook number animation shorts, for Sesame Street. Some of the shorts also appeared on Sesame Park.

Picture	Title/Topic	Earliest Known Appearance	Description
	It's a Squirrel	Episode 1736	A squirrel is formed out of sand.
	It's a Whale	Episode 2122	A whale is formed out of sand.
	It's a Giraffe	Episode 2238	A giraffe is formed out of sand.
	Five Ghosts	Episode 2608	Five ghosts carry the number 5 to the haunted house.
	It's a Monkey	Episode 2861	A monkey is formed out of sand.
	It's a Crocodile	Episode 3001	A crocodile is formed out of sand.
	Four Genies	Episode 3091	Four genies carry the number 4 to the palace.
	It's an Owl		An owl is formed out of sand.