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| Written by | Sharon Lerner |
| Illustrator | Joe Mathieu |
| Published | 1985 |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Series | Step into Reading: A Step 1 Book (first issue) |
| ISBN | 0394874994 |
Big Bird Says... is a 1985 Sesame Street book for early readers, published in 1985 as part of the Step into Reading series. It was originally published as Step 1, and later re-issued as Step 2.
Big Bird invites the reader to play a game of "Big Bird Says", which takes the form of a rhyme. Big Bird and his Sesame friends illustrate the actions that the reader should take, which quickly go from easy:
- "Big Bird says to touch your nose. Shut your eyes. Then touch your toes."
to difficult:
- "Pull a wagon. Bounce a ball. Walk on stilts five feet tall."
to silly:
- "Big Bird says to catch a goose. Find someone whose tooth is loose."
The illustrations feature a variety of Sesame characters, including Grover, Betty Lou, Grover's Mommy, Frazzle and Barkley, among others.
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