Books in Golden/Sesame Street imagine books series

A one-of-a-kind spectacular pop-up celebration of Sesame Street in honor of its 40th anniversary — featuring all the characters children have come to know and love.It’s a rare person who doesn’t want to know how to get to Sesame Street. The ground-breaking children’s television show has an indelible hold on our hearts and imagination. On November 10, 2009, Sesame Street marks its 40th anniversary, and Candlewick is proud publish the first full-scale pop-up book in over ten years featuring its beloved characters. Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Count von Count, Bert and Ernie, Super Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Abby Cadabby, Zoe, and Elmo are all here. Complete with spectacular pops and other novelties — and highlighting the letters, numbers, early learning skills and other concepts Sesame Street is known for — this is truly a delightful gift for preschoolers, and a nostalgic keepsake their parents will treasure.

Brand New Readers return to Sesame Street with short, funny, can’t-wait-to-read stories focusing on STEM concepts.As Abby and Elmo discover, whether you’re balancing an apple on a toy boat or loading a picnic basket, sometimes a good appetite can help solve your problem. Abby also learns that finding the right basket for your bike isn’t always easy, and that visiting Oscar the Grouch can be an open-and-shut case! Abby and Elmo and the BasketAbby and Elmo’s PicnicAbby’s BoatAbby Comes to Visit

When Brand New Readers visit Sesame Street, kids can't wait to read about it — all by themselves!What is Cookie Monster’s favorite color to eat? How many ways can Cookie, Elmo, Abby, Big Bird, and pals move along in a parade? From washing up to making his bed, Cookie’s day is as full as his belly!Each set offers four simple, funny stories starring favorite Sesame Street characters.