The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook

Cover art by Michael Frith.

Written by	Emily Perl Kingsley, Jeffrey Moss, Norman Stiles and Daniel Wilcox
Illustrator	Joseph Mathieu, Kelly Oechsli, Mel Crawford and Bob Taylor
Published	1973
Publisher	Random House
Series	Sesame Street Storybooks
ISBN	0-394-82694-3

The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook is a 1973 compilation of ten Sesame Street stories, each one about a different number.

Stories

1. "Bert's Bath": Ernie wants Bert to go play football with him, but Bert wants to take a bath. Ernie keeps adding things to Bert's tub until there is no room left. Since Bert can no longer take a bath, Ernie invites him to go play football instead.
2. Sherlock Hemlock in "The Mysterious Stranger"
3. "The Monster's Three Wishes"
4. "Oscar and the Number Four"
5. "Sam Shows Big Bird Five"
6. "Six Monsters in the Restaurant"
7. "Goldie-Snuffle and the Seven Bears"
8. "King Hungry the Eighth"
9. "The Story of the Nine Dragons"
10. "Grover Buys Ten Balloons"

The stories were later reprinted in The Sesame Street Library.

Interstitials

Each story is followed by a full page illustration of the Count counting various items and inviting the reader to do likewise. For example, after the first story, The Count rides and counts one horse. After the second story, The Count counts two airplanes. After the third story, The Count counts three adorable birdies. After the fourth story, The Count counts four sled dogs. After the fifth story, The Count flips and counts five delicious pancakes. After the sixth story, The Counts counts six monkeys. After the seventh story, The Count, disguised as a scarecrow, counts seven crows. After the eighth story, The Count as a scuba diver counts eight octopus legs. After the ninth story, The Count as an astronaut counts nine flying saucers. After the tenth story, The Count as a ringmaster counts ten elephants at the circus. Like the stories, the interstitials were later reprinted in The Sesame Street Library.

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Artist Credits

Joe Mathieu: "Six Monsters in the Restaurant", "The Story of the Nine Dragons", Count von Count intro pages

Kelly Oechsli: "The Monster's Three Wishes", "King Hungry the Eighth"

Mel Crawford: "Bert's Bath", "Oscar and the Number Four", 2-page illustration for endpapers

Bob Taylor: "Sherlock Hemlock in The Mysterious Stranger", "Sam Shows Big Bird Five", "Goldie-Snuffle and the Seven Bears", "Grover Buys Ten Balloons"

Characters

Bert, Betty Lou, Big Bird, The Busby Twins, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Ernie, Farley, Frazzle, The Genie, Grover, Guy Smiley, Herry Monster, Little Bird, The Mudman, Oscar the Grouch, Roosevelt Franklin, Sam the Robot, Sherlock Hemlock, and Mr. Snuffleupagus.

Translations

Räkna med SesamSweden,1975
Translation:Berit Skogsberg

See also

Sesame Street Storybooks
[1971] - The Sesame Street Storybook [1972] - Gordon of Sesame Street Storybook [1973] - The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook [1974] - The Sesame Street ABC Storybook [1975] - The Sesame Street Book of Fairy Tales [1975] - Big Bird's Busy Book [1978] - The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook [1979] - Cookie Monster's Storybook