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Image:Gordonstorybook.JPG|''[[Gordon of Sesame Street Storybook]]''*<br>1972
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Image:Gordonstorybook.JPG|''[[Gordon of Sesame Street Storybook]]''*<br>1972|link=Gordon of Sesame Street Storybook
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Image:123storybook.JPG|''[[The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook]]''*<br>1973
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Image:123storybook.JPG|''[[The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook]]''*<br>1973|link=The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook
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Image:Everythingmuseum.jpg|''[[Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum]]''<br>1974
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Image:Everythingmuseum.jpg|''[[Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum]]''<br>1974|link=Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum
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Image:Abcstorybook.JPG|''[[The Sesame Street ABC Storybook]]''*<br>1974
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Image:Abcstorybook.JPG|''[[The Sesame Street ABC Storybook]]''*<br>1974|link=The Sesame Street ABC Storybook
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Image:Busybook.JPG|''[[Big Bird's Busy Book]]''*<br>1975
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Image:Busybook.JPG|''[[Big Bird's Busy Book]]''*<br>1975|link=Big Bird's Busy Book
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Image:Book.noevil.jpg|''[[See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Smell No Evil]]''<br>1975
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Image:Book.noevil.jpg|''[[See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Smell No Evil]]''<br>1975|link=See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Smell No Evil
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File:The_grover_sticker_book_2.jpg|''[[Sesame Street coloring books|The Grover Sticker Book]]''<br>1976
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File:The_grover_sticker_book_2.jpg|''[[The Grover Sticker Book]]''<br>1976|link=The Grover Sticker Book
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Image:Book.groveridinghood.jpg|''[[Grover's Little Red Riding Hood]]''<br>1976
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Image:Book.groveridinghood.jpg|''[[Grover's Little Red Riding Hood]]''<br>1976|link=Grover's Little Red Riding Hood
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Image:MONSTERbook.jpg|''[[I am a Monster]]''<br>1976
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Image:MONSTERbook.jpg|''[[I am a Monster]]''<br>1976|link=I am a Monster
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Image:Sesamefairytales.jpg|''[[The Sesame Street Book of Fairy Tales]]''<br>1976
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Image:Sesamefairytales.jpg|''[[The Sesame Street Book of Fairy Tales]]''<br>1976|link=The Sesame Street Book of Fairy Tales
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Image:Bookclubtreecover.jpg|''[[Cookie Monster and the Cookie Tree]]''<br>1977
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Image:Bookclubtreecover.jpg|''[[Cookie Monster and the Cookie Tree]]''<br>1977|link=Cookie Monster and the Cookie Tree
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Image:Book.ernieandbertbook.jpg|''[[The Ernie & Bert Book]]''<br>1977
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Image:Book.ernieandbertbook.jpg|''[[The Ernie & Bert Book]]''<br>1977|link=The Ernie & Bert Book
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Image:Book.mixandmatch.jpg|''[[The Sesame Street Mix or Match Storybook]]''<br>1977
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Image:Book.mixandmatch.jpg|''[[The Sesame Street Mix or Match Storybook]]''<br>1977|link=The Sesame Street Mix or Match Storybook
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Image:Book.e&bvacation.jpg|''[[What Ernie and Bert Did on Their Summer Vacation]]''<br>1977
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Image:Book.e&bvacation.jpg|''[[What Ernie and Bert Did on Their Summer Vacation]]''<br>1977|link=What Ernie and Bert Did on Their Summer Vacation
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Image:Bedtimestorybook.JPG|''[[The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook]]''*<br>1978
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Image:Bedtimestorybook.JPG|''[[The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook]]''*<br>1978|link=The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook
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Image:Excitingsupergrover.jpg|''[[The Exciting Adventures of Super Grover]]''<br>1978
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Image:Excitingsupergrover.jpg|''[[The Exciting Adventures of Super Grover]]''<br>1978|link=The Exciting Adventures of Super Grover
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Image:Book.sslib01.jpg|''[[The Sesame Street Library]]'' (series)*<br>1978
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Image:Book.sslib01.jpg|''[[The Sesame Street Library]]'' (series)*<br>1978|link=The Sesame Street Library
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Image:Erniesworkofart.jpg|''[[Ernie's Work of Art]]''<br>1979
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Image:Erniesworkofart.jpg|''[[Ernie's Work of Art]]''<br>1979|link=Ernie's Work of Art
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Image:Book.ssdictionary.jpg|''[[The Sesame Street Dictionary]]''<br>1980
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Image:Book.ssdictionary.jpg|''[[The Sesame Street Dictionary]]''<br>1980|link=The Sesame Street Dictionary
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Image:Book.xmasevess.jpg|''[[Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (book)]]''<br>1981
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Image:Book.xmasevess.jpg|''[[Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (book)|Christmas Eve on Sesame Street]]''<br>1981|link=Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (book)
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Image:Book.erniesbigmess.jpg|''[[Ernie's Big Mess]]''<br>1981
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Image:Book.erniesbigmess.jpg|''[[Ernie's Big Mess]]''<br>1981|link=Ernie's Big Mess
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Image:Book.nobodycares.jpg|''[[Nobody Cares About Me!]]''<br>1982
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Image:Book.nobodycares.jpg|''[[Nobody Cares About Me!]]''<br>1982|link=Nobody Cares About Me!
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Image:Bathtimeonsesamestreet.jpg|''[[Bathtime on Sesame Street]]''<br>1983
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Image:Bathtimeonsesamestreet.jpg|''[[Bathtime on Sesame Street]]''<br>1983|link=Bathtime on Sesame Street
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Image:Book.bertmop.jpg|''[[Bert and the Missing Mop Mix-Up]]''<br>1983
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Image:Book.bertmop.jpg|''[[Bert and the Missing Mop Mix-Up]]''<br>1983|link=Bert and the Missing Mop Mix-Up
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Image:Book.ernieslittlelie.jpg|''[[Ernie's Little Lie]]''<br>1983
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Image:Book.ernieslittlelie.jpg|''[[Ernie's Little Lie]]''<br>1983|link=Ernie's Little Lie
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Image:Book.treasury01.jpg|''[[The Sesame Street Treasury]]'' (series)*<br>1983
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Image:Book.treasury01.jpg|''[[The Sesame Street Treasury]]'' (series)*<br>1983|link=The Sesame Street Treasury
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Image:Book.visitfirehouse.jpg|''[[A Visit to the Sesame Street Firehouse]]''<br>1983
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Image:Book.visitfirehouse.jpg|''[[A Visit to the Sesame Street Firehouse]]''<br>1983|link=A Visit to the Sesame Street Firehouse
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Image:AdventuresOfBigBirdinDinosaurDays.jpg|''[[The Adventures of Big Bird in Dinosaur Days]]''<br>1984
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Image:AdventuresOfBigBirdinDinosaurDays.jpg|''[[The Adventures of Big Bird in Dinosaur Days]]''<br>1984|link=The Adventures of Big Bird in Dinosaur Days
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Image:CanYouTellMeHowTalkNPlayBook.jpg|''[[Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? (Talk 'n Play)|Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?]]''<br>1984
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Image:CanYouTellMeHowTalkNPlayBook.jpg|''[[Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? (Talk 'n Play)|Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?]]''<br>1984|link=Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? (Talk 'n Play)
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Image:Bookclubhooper01.jpg|''[[I'll Miss You, Mr. Hooper]]''<br>1984
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Image:Bookclubhooper01.jpg|''[[I'll Miss You, Mr. Hooper]]''<br>1984|link=I'll Miss You, Mr. Hooper
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Image:Book.mydollislost.jpg|''[[My Doll Is Lost!]]''<br>1984
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Image:Book.mydollislost.jpg|''[[My Doll Is Lost!]]''<br>1984|link=My Doll Is Lost!
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Image:Book.twowheelsgrover.jpg|''[[Two Wheels for Grover]]''<br>1984
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Image:Book.twowheelsgrover.jpg|''[[Two Wheels for Grover]]''<br>1984|link=Two Wheels for Grover
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Image:Book.bigbirdsays.jpg|''[[Big Bird Says... A Game to Read and Play]]''<br>1985
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Image:Book.bigbirdsays.jpg|''[[Big Bird Says... A Game to Read and Play]]''<br>1985|link=Big Bird Says... A Game to Read and Play
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Image:Bigbirdvisitsthedodos.jpg|''[[Big Bird Visits the Dodos]]''<br>1985
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Image:Bigbirdvisitsthedodos.jpg|''[[Big Bird Visits the Dodos]]''<br>1985|link=Big Bird Visits the Dodos
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Image:Book.bigbirdcopycat.jpg|''[[Big Bird's Copycat Day]]''<br>1985
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Image:Book.bigbirdcopycat.jpg|''[[Big Bird's Copycat Day]]''<br>1985|link=Big Bird's Copycat Day
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Image:Book.iwanttogohome.jpg|''[[I Want to Go Home! (Sesame Street)|I Want to Go Home!]]''<br>1985
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Image:Book.iwanttogohome.jpg|''[[I Want to Go Home! (Sesame Street)|I Want to Go Home!]]''<br>1985|link=I Want to Go Home! (Sesame Street)
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Image:Book.visithospital.jpg|''[[A Visit to the Sesame Street Hospital]]''<br>1985
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Image:Book.visithospital.jpg|''[[A Visit to the Sesame Street Hospital]]''<br>1985|link=A Visit to the Sesame Street Hospital
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Image:Book.visitlibrary.jpg|''[[A Visit to the Sesame Street Library]]''<br>1986
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Image:Book.visitlibrary.jpg|''[[A Visit to the Sesame Street Library]]''<br>1986|link=A Visit to the Sesame Street Library
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Image:Book.susangordonadopt.jpg|''[[Susan and Gordon Adopt a Baby]]''<br>1986
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Image:Book.susangordonadopt.jpg|''[[Susan and Gordon Adopt a Baby]]''<br>1986|link=Susan and Gordon Adopt a Baby
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Image:Book.bigbirdsbigbook.jpg|''[[Big Bird's Big Book]]''<br>1987
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Image:Book.bigbirdsbigbook.jpg|''[[Big Bird's Big Book]]''<br>1987|link=Big Bird's Big Book
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Image:Threegrouches2.jpg|''[[Goldilocks and the Three Grouches]]''<br>1987
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Image:Threegrouches2.jpg|''[[Goldilocks and the Three Grouches]]''<br>1987|link=Goldilocks and the Three Grouches
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Image:Book.visitmuseum.jpg|''[[A Visit to the Sesame Street Museum]]''<br>1987
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Image:Book.visitmuseum.jpg|''[[A Visit to the Sesame Street Museum]]''<br>1987|link=A Visit to the Sesame Street Museum
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Image:Book.waitforme.jpg|''[[Wait for Me!]]''<br>1987
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Image:Book.waitforme.jpg|''[[Wait for Me!]]''<br>1987|link=Wait for Me!
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Image:Book.itseasy.jpg|''[[It's Easy!]]''<br>1988
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Image:Book.itseasy.jpg|''[[It's Easy!]]''<br>1988|link=It's Easy!
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SesameStreetFireSafetyBook.jpg|''[[Sesame Street Fire Safety Book]]''<br>1988
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SesameStreetFireSafetyBook.jpg|''[[Sesame Street Fire Safety Book]]''<br>1988|link=Sesame Street Fire Safety Book
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Image:Sesamestreetfiretrucks.jpg|''[[Sesame Street Fire Trucks]]''<br>1988
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Image:Sesamestreetfiretrucks.jpg|''[[Sesame Street Fire Trucks]]''<br>1988|link=Sesame Street Fire Trucks
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Image:noimage-big.png|''[[Trucks in Your Neighborhood]]''<br>1988
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Image:noimage-big.png|''[[Trucks in Your Neighborhood]]''<br>1988|link=Trucks in Your Neighborhood
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Image:Amynameisalice.jpg|''[[A My Name Is Alice]]''<br>1989
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Image:Amynameisalice.jpg|''[[A My Name Is Alice]]''<br>1989|link=A My Name Is Alice
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Image:Book.myway03.jpg|''[[On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 3]]'' *<br>1989
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Image:Book.myway03.jpg|''[[On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 3]]'' *<br>1989|link=On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 3
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Image:Book.myway06.jpg|''[[On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 6]]'' *<br>1989
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Image:Book.myway06.jpg|''[[On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 6]]'' *<br>1989|link=On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 6
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Image:Book.myway11.jpg|''[[On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 11]]'' *<br>1989
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Image:Book.myway11.jpg|''[[On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 11]]'' *<br>1989|link=On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 11
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Image:Book.myway12.jpg|''[[On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 12]]'' *<br>1989
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Image:Book.myway12.jpg|''[[On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 12]]'' *<br>1989|link=On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 12
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Image:Book.myway14.jpg|''[[On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 14]]'' *<br>1989
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Image:Book.myway14.jpg|''[[On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 14]]'' *<br>1989|link=On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 14
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Image:Book.erniebertkitten.jpg|''[[Ernie and Bert's New Kitten]]''<br>1990
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Image:Book.erniebertkitten.jpg|''[[Ernie and Bert's New Kitten]]''<br>1990|link=Ernie and Bert's New Kitten
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Image:Book.groverbaddream.jpg|''[[Grover's Bad Dream]]''<br>1990
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Image:Book.groverbaddream.jpg|''[[Grover's Bad Dream]]''<br>1990|link=Grover's Bad Dream
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Image:SesameStreetPetParade.jpg|''[[The Sesame Street Pet Parade]]''<br>1990
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Image:SesameStreetPetParade.jpg|''[[The Sesame Street Pet Parade]]''<br>1990|link=The Sesame Street Pet Parade
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Image:Book.bigbirdviolin.jpg|''[[Big Bird Plays the Violin]]''<br>1991
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Image:Book.bigbirdviolin.jpg|''[[Big Bird Plays the Violin]]''<br>1991|link=Big Bird Plays the Violin
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Image:Book.birdwatchingwithbert.jpg|''[[Bird Watching with Bert]]''<br>1991
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Image:Book.birdwatchingwithbert.jpg|''[[Bird Watching with Bert]]''<br>1991|link=Bird Watching with Bert
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Image:Book.howtoget.jpg|''[[How to Get to Sesame Street]]''<br>1991
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Image:Book.howtoget.jpg|''[[How to Get to Sesame Street]]''<br>1991|link=How to Get to Sesame Street
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Image:Elmowantsabath.jpg|''[[Elmo Wants a Bath]]''<br>1992
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Image:Elmowantsabath.jpg|''[[Elmo Wants a Bath]]''<br>1992|link=Elmo Wants a Bath
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Image:Popgoesthesanta.jpg|''[[Pop Goes the Santa!]]''<br>1992
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Image:Popgoesthesanta.jpg|''[[Pop Goes the Santa!]]''<br>1992|link=Pop Goes the Santa!
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Image:RainForestAdventure.jpg|''[[Rain Forest Adventure]]''<br>1992
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Image:RainForestAdventure.jpg|''[[Rain Forest Adventure]]''<br>1992|link=Rain Forest Adventure
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Image:WereDifferentSame-OriginalCover.jpg|''[[We're Different, We're the Same]]''<br>1992
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Image:WereDifferentSame-OriginalCover.jpg|''[[We're Different, We're the Same]]''<br>1992|link=We're Different, We're the Same
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Image:Aroundthecornerbook.JPG|''[[Around the Corner on Sesame Street]]''<br>1994
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Image:Aroundthecornerbook.JPG|''[[Around the Corner on Sesame Street]]''<br>1994|link=Around the Corner on Sesame Street
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BrightandEarlywithElmo.jpg|''[[Bright and Early with Elmo]]''<br>1994
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BrightandEarlywithElmo.jpg|''[[Bright and Early with Elmo]]''<br>1994|link=Bright and Early with Elmo
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Image:Book.liftandlook.jpg|''[[Elmo's Big Lift-and-Look Book]]''<br>1994
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Image:Book.liftandlook.jpg|''[[Elmo's Big Lift-and-Look Book]]''<br>1994|link=Elmo's Big Lift-and-Look Book
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Image:Elmoslittleglowworm.jpg|''[[Elmo's Little Glowworm]]''<br>1994
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Image:Elmoslittleglowworm.jpg|''[[Elmo's Little Glowworm]]''<br>1994|link=Elmo's Little Glowworm
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Image:Book.knockwhosthere.jpg|''[[Knock, Knock! Who's There?]]''<br>1994
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Image:Book.knockwhosthere.jpg|''[[Knock, Knock! Who's There?]]''<br>1994|link=Knock, Knock! Who's There?
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Image:Book.whereohwhere.jpg|''[[Where, Oh, Where?]]''<br>1994
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Image:Book.whereohwhere.jpg|''[[Where, Oh, Where?]]''<br>1994|link=Where, Oh, Where?
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Image:Book.staysuplate.jpg|''[[Sesame Street Stays Up Late]]''<br>1995
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Image:Book.staysuplate.jpg|''[[Sesame Street Stays Up Late]]''<br>1995|link=Sesame Street Stays Up Late
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Image:WindowOnSS.jpg|''[[Window on Sesame Street]]''<br>1995
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Image:WindowOnSS.jpg|''[[Window on Sesame Street]]''<br>1995|link=Window on Sesame Street
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Image:Bisforbooks.jpg|''[[B is for Books!]]''<br>1996
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Image:Bisforbooks.jpg|''[[B is for Books!]]''<br>1996|link=B is for Books!
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Image:Book.liftandpeekaroundcorner.jpg|''[[Elmo's Lift-and-Peek Around the Corner Book]]''<br>1996
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Image:Book.liftandpeekaroundcorner.jpg|''[[Elmo's Lift-and-Peek Around the Corner Book]]''<br>1996|link=Elmo's Lift-and-Peek Around the Corner Book
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Image:Canyoutellme.jpg|''[[Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? (1997 book)|Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?]]''<br>1997
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Image:Canyoutellme.jpg|''[[Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? (1997 book)|Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?]]''<br>1997|link=Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? (1997 book)
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Colors book 1.jpg|''[[Colors]]''<br>1997
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Colors book 1.jpg|''[[Colors]]''<br>1997|link=Colors
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Image:Book.ABC123.jpg|''[[ABC and 123: A Sesame Street Treasury of Words and Numbers]]'' *<br>1998
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Image:Book.ABC123.jpg|''[[ABC and 123: A Sesame Street Treasury of Words and Numbers]]'' *<br>1998|link=ABC and 123: A Sesame Street Treasury of Words and Numbers
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Image:Learnaboutnumbers.jpg|''[[Learn About Numbers]]''<br>1998
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Image:Learnaboutnumbers.jpg|''[[Learn About Numbers]]''<br>1998|link=Learn About Numbers
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Image:Book.liftandpeekparty.jpg|''[[Sesame Street Lift-and-Peek Party!]]''<br>1998
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Image:Book.liftandpeekparty.jpg|''[[Sesame Street Lift-and-Peek Party!]]''<br>1998|link=Sesame Street Lift-and-Peek Party!
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Image:Elmoswishes.jpg|''[[Elmo's Wishes]]''<br>1998
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Image:Elmoswishes.jpg|''[[Elmo's Wishes]]''<br>1998|link=Elmo's Wishes
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Image:Ernieswishes.jpg|''[[Ernie's Wishes]]''<br>1998
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Image:Ernieswishes.jpg|''[[Ernie's Wishes]]''<br>1998|link=Ernie's Wishes
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Image:Book.busybaby.jpg|''[[Elmo's Busy Baby Book]]''<br>1999
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Image:Book.busybaby.jpg|''[[Elmo's Busy Baby Book]]''<br>1999|link=Elmo's Busy Baby Book
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Image:Broughtbyb.jpg|''[[Brought to You By the Letter B]]''<br>2000
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Image:Broughtbyb.jpg|''[[Brought to You By the Letter B]]''<br>2000|link=Brought to You By the Letter B
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Image:Erniesjokebook.jpg|''[[Ernie's Joke Book]]''<br>2001
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Image:Erniesjokebook.jpg|''[[Ernie's Joke Book]]''<br>2001|link=Ernie's Joke Book
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Image:Ifyourehappy.jpg|''[[If You're Happy and You Know It... Clap Your Paws!]]''<br>2001
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Image:Ifyourehappy.jpg|''[[If You're Happy and You Know It... Clap Your Paws!]]''<br>2001|link=If You're Happy and You Know It... Clap Your Paws!
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Image:Broughttoyyou.jpg|''[[Brought to You by... Sesame Street!]]''*<br>2004
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Image:Broughttoyyou.jpg|''[[Brought to You by... Sesame Street!]]''*<br>2004|link=Brought to You by... Sesame Street!
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CountwithMeSesameStreet.jpg|''[[Count with Me (2004 book)|Count with Me]]''<br>2004
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CountwithMeSesameStreet.jpg|''[[Count with Me (2004 book)|Count with Me]]''<br>2004|link=Count with Me (2004 book)|Count with Me
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Image:FirstSesameStreetLibrary.jpg|''[[First Sesame Street Library]]''*<br>2004
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Image:FirstSesameStreetLibrary.jpg|''[[First Sesame Street Library]]''*<br>2004|link=First Sesame Street Library
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GoodNight.jpg|''[[Good Night]]''<br>2004
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GoodNight.jpg|''[[Good Night]]''<br>2004|link=Good Night
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Image:Justthewayyouare.jpg|''[[Just the Way You Are (book)|Just the Way You Are]]''<br>2004
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Image:Justthewayyouare.jpg|''[[Just the Way You Are (book)|Just the Way You Are]]''<br>2004|link=Just the Way You Are (book)
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Image:TheCitySingsaSong.jpg|''[[The City Sings a Song!]]''<br>2005
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Image:TheCitySingsaSong.jpg|''[[The City Sings a Song!]]''<br>2005|link=The City Sings a Song!
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Image:FunWithFriends.jpg|''[[Fun with Friends]]''<br>2005
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Image:FunWithFriends.jpg|''[[Fun with Friends]]''<br>2005|link=Fun with Friends
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Image:StopnGoSafety.jpg|''[[Stop 'n' Go Safety!]]''<br>2005
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Image:StopnGoSafety.jpg|''[[Stop 'n' Go Safety!]]''<br>2005|link=Stop 'n' Go Safety!
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Image:Bigblockparty.jpg|''[[Big Block Party!]]''<br>2006
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Image:Bigblockparty.jpg|''[[Big Block Party!]]''<br>2006|link=Big Block Party!
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Image:ComePlaywithElmo.jpg|''[[Come Play with Elmo]]''<br>2006
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Image:ComePlaywithElmo.jpg|''[[Come Play with Elmo]]''<br>2006|link=Come Play with Elmo
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Image:Eatyourcolors.jpg|''[[Eat Your Colors!]]''<br>2006
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Image:Eatyourcolors.jpg|''[[Eat Your Colors!]]''<br>2006|link=Eat Your Colors!
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Image:Sisforschool.jpg|''[[S is for School!]]''<br>2006
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Image:Sisforschool.jpg|''[[S is for School!]]''<br>2006|link=S is for School!
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Image:SesameSubjects.Dogs.jpg|''[[My First Book About Dogs]]''<br>2006
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Image:SesameSubjects.Dogs.jpg|''[[My First Book About Dogs]]''<br>2006|link=My First Book About Dogs
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Image:SesameSubjects.ThingsThatGo.jpg|''[[My First Book About Things that Go]]''<br>2006
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Image:SesameSubjects.ThingsThatGo.jpg|''[[My First Book About Things that Go]]''<br>2006|link=My First Book About Things that Go
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Image:Elmosplaces.jpg|''[[Elmo's Favorite Places]]''<br>2007
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Image:Elmosplaces.jpg|''[[Elmo's Favorite Places]]''<br>2007|link=Elmo's Favorite Places
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Image:SesameStreetFieldTrip1.jpg|''[[Field Trip!]]''<br>2007
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Image:SesameStreetFieldTrip1.jpg|''[[Field Trip!]]''<br>2007|link=Field Trip!
 
Image:AnimalMixMatch.jpg|''[[Elmo Animal Mix & Match]]''<br>2008|link=Elmo Animal Mix & Match
  
Image:AnimalMixMatch.jpg|''[[Elmo Animal Mix & Match]]''<br>2008|link=Elmo Animal Mix & Match
 
Image:Everybodydance.jpg|''[[Everybody Dance!]]''<br>2008|link=Everybody Dance!
  
Image:Everybodydance.jpg|''[[Everybody Dance!]]''<br>2008|link=Everybody Dance!

Revision as of 05:01, 9 April 2012

Joemathieu2008

Joe Mathieu in 2008.

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Joe Mathieu is a freelance artist who has provided illustrations for Sesame Street books and merchandise since 1972, a year after graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design. [1] Mathieu remembers: "I spent the year following graduation building up my portfolio. Then I went to New York City and I was scared to death. Sesame Street was just starting and wanted someone young and new to set the style for their books, that’s how I ended up at Random House. That led to Jim Henson and the Muppets, and then we really got going, I couldn’t believe how fast." [2]

Some notable titles include Cookie Monster and the Cookie Tree, The Ernie & Bert Book and The Exciting Adventures of Super Grover which was adapted into a video storybook. He also provided artwork for the adaptation of Sesame Street episode 1839 published as I'll Miss You, Mr. Hooper and the 1978 special Christmas Eve on Sesame Street.

His most extensive contributions have been to The Sesame Street Dictionary in 1980, and hundreds of features and covers for Sesame Street Magazine over the years. The dictionary features illustrations for 1,300 words over the course of 250 pages. When the book was redistributed in volume form, Mathieu provided additional artwork for that as well. It has been printed in a Dutch translation and was reissued in English in 2004.

As an early illustrator for Sesame Street, Mathieu helped set a precedent for character style. This is evident in the 1979 Character Style Guide which was put together as a reference point for licensors on how the Sesame Street Muppets should be rendered. Around 2004, Mathieu made the transition from his traditional reflective art, to a digital medium. Most of his work for Sesame Street books after this time has been digitally rendered at some point in the creation process.

He has also illustrated other Sesame Street merchandise, such as the lyrics posters for Sing Yourself Silly! and Monster Hits, Sesame Street Live program booklets, and a 1983 collectible Christmas plate made by Gorham.

Other children's books have included The Eye Book (1998) and The Tooth Book (1989) by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Theo. LeSieg. He also illustrated books based on The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: The King's Beard and The Gink. His affection for Sesame Street is evident in Busy City, a non-Sesame Street book written by Mathieu featuring a set visit to the CTW production. In Elmo's Lift-and-Peek Around the Corner Book from 1996, Mathieu drew Baby Natasha reading one of his books, Big Joe's Trailer Truck from 1974.

Quotes

Self illustration of Joe Mathieu

Self-portrait of Joe Mathieu.

  • "Jim Henson was the art director — he sat down with me and explained to me what he wanted. He gave me free rein to watch the show being taped, which I did a million times. I had carte blanche to visit the Muppet morgue — literally a morgue of old Muppet puppets. I watched how personality was breathed into the puppets by the puppeteers. I used to go to the show tapings, alone for the most part, and sit there and sketch. We didn’t have a color TV, no tape machines. I had to draw in real time." [2]
  • "Big Joe’s Trailer Truck was by first big solo thing. I’m an illustrator and I had an opportunity to write a book. I never wrote a book before, but I guess I was just hot because of my association to Sesame Street. I didn’t have a lot of time to make up a town, so I just drew the town I lived in. I didn’t think everyone would recognize it, but they did. That really took off, it was translated into a dozen languages, which I never dreamed of. That was my big hit. I had so many opportunities to work with great writers. I even did a couple of Dr. Seuss books." [2]
  • "I fought [digital illustration] every inch of the way. Talk about getting out of your comfort zone — I couldn’t even send an e-mail. I tried everything I could to trick people, but the fact of the matter is, if it’s on paper, the young art directors didn’t want to see it. They’d never seen paper art before. They wanted to do changes on finished art, which for years was sacred. You had to make changes in the sketch phase. There was no way an illustrator could compete without working in digital. The rules had changed dramatically overnight. It became harder to find good paper and paints. Paints I used since the ’60s, (and) the companies, went out of business. I had completely embraced digital work, I never wanted to see a bowl and brush again. I never wanted to go back to all those limitations." [2]
  • "I have to be ready to do either one [traditional or digital art]. It’s a different look, for certain things the traditional way is more appropriate. You can do a really beautiful book traditionally for a few that can afford it. But the mass market is there for kids like we started catering to with Sesame Street. I can still do my very best work digitally, and the book can be treated more casually. I like doing both. In the end, traditional style has a certain depth, softness, subtlety that’s not quite in the digital world." [2]
  • "My name is pronounced either the American way or the French way... My father, who was in the 5th Marine division on Iwo Jima, would only allow the American version. I like either, but although my family always uses the American pronunciation, I always quietly preferred the French. I will normally use the American unless I am in France or Canada. Please yourself on this one." [3]

Books

* indicates co-illustrator

Merchandise

Sources

  1. ↑ joemathieu.com
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Chiari, Tom. "Q&A with Joe Mathieu, Sesame Street illustrator", Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, CT. March 16, 2010.
  3. ↑ Clark, Thomas D. Email interview with Joe Mathieu, December 1, 2009.

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