Tom Cooke has illustrated dozens of Sesame Street books, as well as books featuring the Muppet Babies, Kermit the Frog, and Muppet Kids, among others. Originally, his artwork had the characters in strong ink drawings and realistic fur textures. In the mid-1980s, his illustration technique changed to a softer look, but with the same designs and fur textures. His illustrations of Herry Monster depict him in purple pants with orange spots, rather than the white and pink-striped pants favored by other artists.

Cooke's other credits include illustrating many storybooks featuring the Care Bears. In 1994, Cooke suffered a stroke which only allowed him to use his right hand. As a result, Cooke shifted his artistic focus and established himself as an acrylic painter.

Illustrator creditsEdit

• Sesame Street Magazine
• Sesame Street coloring books
• The Sesame Street Storybook Alphabet
• Grover Takes Care of Baby
• Ready, Set, Go! A Counting Book
• Big Bird's Big Bike
• The Four Seasons
• Shake a Leg!
• What's Up in the Attic?
• The Count's Poem
• The House That Biff Built
• Prairie Dawn's Upside-Down Poem
• Don't Forget the Oatmeal! (1993 edition)
• Show and Tell
• Sign Language ABC with Linda Bove
• The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook
• Vegetable Soup
• Cookie Monster's Storybook
• Big Bird's Book About the Earth and Sky
• The Whole Wide World: A Question and Answer Book
• A Sesame Street Christmas
• Hide-and-Seek with Big Bird
• Oscar's Grouchy Sounds
• Grover's Adventure Under the Sea
• When Is My Birthday?
• The Muppets on the Road
• Cozy Campfire Stories
• Kermit's All-Time Favorites
  • "Baby Gonzo Gets His Wish"
• Stories to Grow On
  • "Baby Fozzie's Green Thumb"
  • "Baby Kermit's Safari"
  • "Safari Search"
• Stories to Share
  • "Babes in Snowland"
  • "The Wide World of Gonzo"
• Jim Henson's Bedtime Stories
• On My Way with Sesame Street (cover art for all volumes)
• Oh, I Am So Embarrassed!
• Grover's Little Backpack
• Grover, Grover, Come on Over
• The Count Counts a Party
• Anybody Can Play
• Ernie Gets Lost
• What's in Oscar's Trash Can? and Other Good-Night Stories
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bug
• Open Sesame Picture Dictionary
• Follow the Monsters!
• I Spy: A Game to Read and Play
• When Grover Moved to Sesame Street
• Bye-Bye, Diapers
• Grover and the New Kid
• Why Are You So Mean to Me?
• Piggy Gets the Jitters
• Frogs Only!
• Baby Piggy and the Giant Bubble
• When I'm as Big as Freddie
• I Want to Be a Veterinarian
• I Want to Be a Fire Fighter
• Scared of the Dark
• The Little Red Hen
• Hide-and-Seek Safari
• Look What I Found!
• Grover's Amazing Dream
• Bert and the Magic Lamp
• Don't Be Shy
• That Makes Me Angry!
• Nothing to Do
• The Count's Counting Book
• Bert and Ernie On the Go
• Grover's Super Surprise Book
• No Cookies 'Til Dinner
• A Sitter for Baby Monster
• Big Bird Goes to the Doctor
• Just Like Ernie
• Camping in Canada (album art)
• Big Bird the Artist
• Wet Paint
• Mom's Having a Baby
• Ernie and the Twiddlebug Town Fair
• Oscar's Grouchy Day
• Baby Animals on the Farm
• It's Christmas!
• Bye-Bye, Blankie
• I Can Dress Myself
• Bye-Bye High Chair
• Bye-Bye Crib
• Bye-Bye, Thumb-Sucking
• I Can Share
• I Can Help
• I Can Take a Nap
• Learn at Home the Sesame Street Way
• Who's Who at the Zoo?
• Sign Language Fun
• Big Bird presents Hans Christian Andersen
• The Best Gift of All
• Grover's Overtures
• New Kid in the Neighborhood
• The Runaway Soup and Other Stories
• Big Bird's New Nest
• The House of Seven Colors
• Grover's Book of Cute Things to Touch
• Sesame Street Playtime Book
• Follow the Leader
• Tales of Sesame Gulch
• Sesame Stories
• Farmer Grover
• Big Bird's Color Game
• Sesame Stories
• Every Morning at Play Group
• The Adventures of Ernie & Bert at the South Pole
• Welcome Home, Big Bird
• Grover's Day at the Beach
• Who's Hiding?
• Baby Piggy and the Thunderstorm
• Hide-and-Seek Camping Trip
• Nursery Rhymes ABC
• Sleepytime Ship
• Big Bird's Animal Game
• Baby Kermit Toes to Nose
• Get Ready: Seasons
• I Want a Hat Like That
• Elmo's Little Playhouse
• Baby Gonzo's Unfinished Dream
• Bye-Bye, Bottle
• My First Muppet Dictionary
• Rosita's Block Party
• Ernie's Window
• Baby Gonzo's Treasure Hunt
• Story Land

External linksEdit

• Official Site