Written by | Dan Elliott |
Illustrator | Joe Mathieu |
Published | 1983 |
Publisher | Random House |
Series | Sesame Street Start-to-Read |
ISBN | 0394854403 |
Ernie's Little Lie is a 1983 Sesame Street storybook featuring Ernie.
Plot
Ernie decides to paint a picture for an art contest Mr. Hooper is judging. After he finishes his rubber duckie picture, Ernie's cousin Fred mails him a realistic tiger painting. Ernie briefly considers entering that picture instead of his own, but then decides not to, but then Bert decides to enter Ernie's painting and mistakenly enters the picture that was mailed to Ernie. The picture is highly praised and wins first prize at the contest. Ernie wants to clear up the confusion, but everybody likes the painting that he didn't do. Eventually, Ernie explains what had happened, and Mr. Hooper agrees that the prize (a deluxe set of paints) should be mailed to Ernie's cousin.
Characters
- Ernie
- Bert
- The Mailman
- Fred (mentioned only)
- Big Bird
- Oscar the Grouch
- Mr. Hooper
Other editions
- Adapted in the Sesame Street Start-to-Read Video series in 1991.
Translations
Translated book and audio sets
See also
- Sesame Street book and audio sets discography
- Sesamstraat Book and Audio Sets Discography
- Grover Gaat Naar School, a Dutch album containing this and five other Sesamstraat stories.