Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street

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Written by	Louise Gikow
Illustrator
Published	2009
Publisher	Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Series
ISBN	1579126383

Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street is a 304-page book celebrating the 40th season of Sesame Street. The book tells the behind-the-scenes story of the show, and profiles the people and puppets who have created this cornerstone of children's television. The author, Louise Gikow, has written for Sesame Street and worked as Editorial Director and creative consultant at Jim Henson Productions.

The book includes a DVD, featuring the first episode and a montage of segments from the 40 seasons of Sesame Street. A smaller abridged version of the book was included with the Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days DVD box set which was released on the same day.

Acknowledgements
Preface by Big Bird
Preface by Oscar
Foreword by Joan Ganz Cooney, Sesame Street Co-founder
Foreword by Gary Knell, CEO, Sesame Workshop
Chapter 1 - How to Get to Sesame Street: The Origins of the Show
- Episode 4141 “On the Set”
- How It All Began
- The Dream Team
- Rolleeolee-oleeyo! (Jon Stone)
- How Sesame Street Got Its Name
Chapter 2 - It's Not Easy Bein' Green: Muppets and Puppeteers, The First 10 Years
- Episode 4151 “On the Set”
- Heigh-Ho! Kermit the Frog Here!
- Jim Henson
- Frank Oz
- Dynamic Duo (Ernie and Bert)
- Caroll Spinney
- Muppets in the Making
- Jerry Nelson
- Fran Brill
- Richard Hunt
- The First Ten Years
Chapter 3 - The People in your Neighborhood: The Human Cast
- Episode 4156 “On the Set”
- On the Block
- Will Lee
- Bob McGrath
- Dr. Loretta Long
- Matt Robinson
- Roscoe Orman
- Sonia Manzano
- Emilio Delgado
- Here Comes the Bride
- Northern Calloway
- Linda Bove
- Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly
- Alan Muraoka
- Chris Knowings and Nitya Vidyasagar
- Comings and Goings
- Family and Friends
Chapter 4 - Somebody Come and Play: Muppets and Puppeteers, The Next Generation
- Episode 4149 “On the Set”
- New Kids on the Block
- Brian Meehl
- Martin P. Robinson
- Kevin Clash
- Evolution of Elmo
- Pam Arciero
- David Rudman
- Colorful Characters
Chapter 5 - Stick Out Your Hand and Say Hello: Celebrities and Kids Visit the Street
- Episode 4135 “On the Set”
- May I Have Your Autograph?
- Arts and Letters
- News Makers
- Good Sports
- Play It Again
- See You on the Street
- First Comes Love...
- Star Turns
Chatper 6 - Happy to Meet You: Muppets and Puppeteers, The New Kids
- Episode 4149 “On the Set”
- A New Generation
- Joey Mazzarino
- Carmen Osbahr
- Stephanie D'Abruzzo
- Steve Whitmire
- Right Hand, Left Brain
- Eric Jacobson
- Matt Vogel
- Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
- Girls in the ‘Hood
- It's a Good Life
- Goofs and Spoofs
Chapter 7 - C is for Cookie (and Curriculum): The Lessons Behind the Laughter
- Word on the Street
- Bean Counting
- What to Teach
- Wild Things
- Breaking New Ground
- Minor Distractions
- New Goals
- Model Behavior
- More Eyes on Screen
- Meet the Need
- New Ways to Teach
- Using Our Noodles
- Making Magic
Chapter 8 - Imagine That!: Writers, Directors and Producers
- Episode 4157 “On the Set”
- The Write Stuff
- The Process
- Do The Write Thing
- Good-bye Mr. Hooper
- Take Forty
- Let's Work Together
- Writing for Yuks
- Now I Know My ABCs
Chapter 9 - Over, Under, Around & Through: The Art and Craft of a Puppet Show
- Episode 4161 “On the Set”
- A Side of Silly
- Making Muppets
- Performing Puppets
- Stone's Street
- Yesterday's ‘Hood
- Let's Move
- Century 21
- Props and Scenic
- Building on Up
- Reconstruction Era
Chapter 10 - What's The Name of That Song?: Music, Composers, and Lyrics
- Episode 4143 “On the Set”
- Perfect Timing (Danny Epstein)
- The Giant (Joe Raposo)
- The Street Hits the Road
- The Gentleman (Jeff Moss)
- Show Me the Silly
- Make Noise
- Sing After Me
Chapter 11 - I Believe in Little Things: Animation and Live-Action Films
- Episodes – From Ladybugs to Fairies
- Animated Faces
- All That Jazz
- Control Room
- Mini Movies
- Film Makers
Chapter 12 - We Are All Earthlings: the Longest Street in the World
- 6°09'South 106°49'East
- Street to Strasse
- The New World
- Across the Pond
- Small World
- Global Reach
- The Rim & Beyond
- Pass It On
Chapter 13 - Because We're Friends: Thriving as a Non-Profit
- Episode 4141 “On the Set”
- Play Things
- Toy Timeline
- Big Screen, Little Screen
Chapter 14 - We'll Do It Together: Community Outreach
- Special Episode “Talk, Listen, Connect”
- Early Outreach
- Road Trip
- Prison Project
- Reach Out
- Just Ask
- Now and Then
Chapter 15 - See You Tomorrow: The Next 40 Years
Index
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