Love the Fur You're In

Published	April 23, 2019
Publisher	Random House
Pages	112
ISBN	1524715859

Love the Fur You're In: Monster Wit and Wisdom with Art from 50 Years of Sesame Street Books is a collection of artwork and illustrations from Sesame Street storybooks.

Credits

• Pages 2-3
  • Sesame Street, early days
  • The Sesame Street Storybook, endpaper
  • Michael Frith, 1971

• Pages 4-5
  • Sesame Street scene
  • The Together Book
  • Roger Bradfield, 1971

• Page 7
  • Big Bird dancing
  • The Sesame Street Storybook
  • Michael Frith, 1971

• Page 8
  • Barkley asleep on stoop, dawn
  • I Think That It Is Wonderful
  • A. Delaney, 1984

• Page 9
  • Big Bird and Little Bird
  • Big Bird and Little Bird's Big & Little Book, second edition
  • A. Delaney, 1983

• Page 10
  • Bert dancing to Ernie's tune
  • Ernie & Bert Can... Can You?
  • Michael Smollin, 1982

• Page 11
  • Abby making magic
  • Elmo and Abby's Wacky Weather Day
  • Tom Brannon, 2011

• Pages 12-13
  • Bert and Ernie in messy room
  • Ernie's Big Mess
  • Joe Mathieu, 1981

• Page 14
  • Elmo on the magic carpet
  • Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?
  • Joe Mathieu, 1997

• Page 15
  • Grover and Mommy hugging
  • Monster Places
  • Tom Brannon, 1996

• Pages 16-17
  • Martians on the bus
  • The Monsters on the Bus
  • Joe Ewers, 2001

• Pages 18-19
  • Gang flying kites
  • The Sesame Street ABC Book of Words
  • Harry McNaught, 1988

• Page 20
  • Cookie and the genie
  • The Sesame Street Storybook
  • Kelly Oechsli, 1971

• Page 21
  • Gang reading with Snuffy
  • Oscar's Silly ABC's and Other Stories
  • Tom Brannon, 1987

• Page 22
  • Mumford in a magic mess
  • Sesame Street Talent Show
  • Joe Ewers, 1997

• Page 23
  • Elmo and kitty
  • Elmo Can... Quack Like a Duck
  • Maggie Swanson, 1997

• Pages 24-25
  • Ernie and Bert combing hair
  • I Can Do It Myself
  • Richard Brown, 1980

• Pages 26-27
  • Guy Smiley and friends
  • Brought to You by the Number 1
  • Tom Brannon, 1999

• Page 28
  • Gang jumping in puddles
  • Splish-Splashy Day
  • Joe Ewers, 1989

• Page 29
  • Oscar with favorite trash
  • The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems and Pictures
  • Normand Chartier, 1983

• Page 30
  • Zoe with a map
  • Are We There Yet?
  • Tom Brannon, 1998

• Page 31
  • Hoots with his saxophone
  • I Am a Bird
  • Tom Brannon, 1994

• Pages 32-33
  • Elmo and Anything Monsters talking on the phone
  • Elmo's 12 Days of Christmas
  • Maggie Swanson, 1996

• Page 34
  • Elmo with a stack of books
  • 1, 2, 3 by Elmo
  • Mike Pantuso, 2002

• Page 35
  • Snuffy
  • I Think That It Is Wonderful
  • A. Delaney, 1984

• Page 36
  • Big Bird at dawn
  • The Sesame Street Book of Poetry
  • Bruce McNally, 1992

• Page 37
  • Grover bandaging Elmo's knee
  • Wait for Me!
  • Joe Mathieu, 1987

• Pages 38-39
  • Gang on the Anna Jane
  • The Exciting Adventures of Super Grover
  • Joe Mathieu, 1978

• Page 40
  • Grover playing violin
  • The Sesame Street ABC Book of Words
  • Harry McNaught, 1988

• Page 41
  • Big Bird, Elmo, and Snuffy wishing on a star
  • Sesame Street Story Land
  • Tom Cooke, 1986

• Page 42
  • Zoe batting
  • Give It a Try, Zoe!
  • Tom Brannon, 2002

• Page 43
  • Ernie with lots of ice cream
  • The Day the Count Stopped Counting
  • Michael Smollin, 1977

• Page 44
  • Grover hugging himself
  • The Monster at the End of This Book
  • Michael Smollin, 1971

• Page 45
  • Big Bird "singing"
  • from I Am a Bird
  • Tom Brannon, 1994

• Pages 46-47
  • Elmo making faces
  • My Name Is Elmo
  • Maggie Swanson, 1993

• Pages 48-49
  • Cookie and cookie catapult
  • The Sesame Street Storybook
  • Michael Frith, 1971

• Page 50
  • Grover meditating
  • Imagine... Grover's Magic Carpet Ride
  • Tom Brannon, 1993

• Page 51
  • Big Bird and Snuffy
  • The Together Book
  • Roger Bradfield, 1971

• Pages 52-53
  • Sesame friends reading
  • The Sesame Street Library series, endpaper
  • Joe Mathieu, 1970s

• Page 54
  • Slimey in an apple
  • B is for Books!
  • Joe Mathieu, 1996

• Page 55
  • Bert on doctor's scale
  • The Sesame Street ABC Book of Words
  • Harry McNaught, 1988

• Pages 56-57
  • Grover under the bricks
  • The Monster at the End of This Book
  • Michael Smollin, 1971

• Page 58
  • Roosevelt Franklin and friend
  • The Together Book
  • Roger Bradfield, 1971

• Page 59
  • Oscar hiding in a stack of cans
  • Oscar's Book
  • Michael Gross, 1975

• Pages 60-61
  • Shadow Monsters
  • Follow the Monsters!
  • Tom Cooke, 1985

• Page 62
  • Grover napping under an apple tree
  • What Ernie and Bert Did on Their Summer Vacation
  • Joe Mathieu, 1977

• Page 63
  • Herry and friend
  • The Sesame Street Storybook
  • Mary Lou Dettmer, 1971

• Page 64
  • The Count counting Cookie's cookies
  • The Day the Count Stopped Counting
  • Michael Smollin, 1977

• Page 65
  • Betty Lou with giant pudding
  • The Together Book
  • Roger Bradfield, 1971

• Page 66
  • Frazzle
  • The Sesame Street Dictionary
  • Joe Mathieu, 1980

• Page 67
  • Big Bird smelling the flowers
  • The Sesame Street Book of Poetry
  • Bruce McNally, 1992

• Pages 68-69
  • Grover getting dizzy
  • Monster Places
  • Tom Brannon, 1996

• Pages 70-7 I
  • Sesame Street gang reading around stoop of 123
  • The Sesame Street Start-to-Read series, endpaper
  • Joe Mathieu, 1980s

• Page 72
  • Sherlock Hemlock looking at his portrait
  • The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook
  • Bob Taylor, 1973

• Page 73
  • Rosita
  • Brought to You by... Sesame Street!
  • Richard Walz, 2004

• Pages 74-75
  • Grover flying a biplane
  • The Sesame Street 1976 Calendar
  • Michael Smollin, 1976

• Page 76
  • Honkers in the rain
  • Splish-Splashy Day
  • Joe Ewers, 1989

• Page 77
  • Prairie Dawn and Grover in a tizzy
  • We're Counting on You, Grover!
  • Joe Ewers, 1991

• Pages 78-79
  • Ernie and Rubber Duckie on a boat
  • Imagination Song
  • Laurent Linn, 2001

• Page 80
  • Roosevelt Franklin, MD
  • Muppets in My Neighborhood
  • Harry McNaught, 1977

• Page 81
  • Cookie and a wave
  • The Sesame Street ABC Book of Words
  • Harry McNaught, 1988

• Pages 82-83
  • Gang under one umbrella
  • A My Name Is Alice
  • Joe Mathieu, 1989

• Pages 84-85
  • Grover and Betty Lou as plumbers
  • Muppets in My Neighborhood
  • Harry McNaught, 1977

• Page 86
  • Gang on the seesaw
  • I Am a Bird
  • Tom Brannon, 1994

• Page 87
  • Ernie packing a suitcase
  • Ernie's Big Mess
  • Joe Mathieu, 1981

• Pages 88-89
  • Slimey blasting off
  • Slimey to the Moon
  • Richard Walz, 1999

• Page 90
  • Oscar in his spacecraft
  • Oscar's Book
  • Michael Gross, 1975

• Page 91
  • Super Grover
  • The Exciting Adventures of Super Grover
  • Joe Mathieu, 1978

• Pages 92-93
  • Zoe in butterfly tutu
  • Imagination Song
  • Laurent Linn, 2001

• Page 94
  • Rodeo Rosie
  • The Sesame Street Dictionary
  • Joe Mathieu, 1980

• Page 95
  • Ernie with banana in his ear
  • the Sesame Street style guide

• Page 96
  • Cookie Monster and big sandwich
  • Food! by Cookie Monster
  • Mike Pantuso, 2002

• Page 97
  • Grover and "Fat Blue"
  • The Sesame Street Dictionary
  • Joe Mathieu, 1980

• Page 98
  • Herry painting
  • In & Out, Up & Down
  • Michael Smollin, 1982

• Page 99
  • The Count directing
  • The Day the Count Stopped Counting
  • Michael Smollin, 1977

• Pages 100-101
  • Ernie and the Twiddlebugs
  • Sesame Street 123: A Counting Book from 1 to 100
  • Joe Mathieu, 1991

• Page 102
  • Sherlock Hemlock and Cookie
  • The Case of the Missing Duckie
  • Maggie Swanson, 1980

• Page 103
  • Biff and Sully
  • The Sesame Street Dictionary
  • Joe Mathieu, 1980

• Page 104
  • Barkley asleep on stoop, night
  • I Think That It Is Wonderful
  • A. Delaney, 1984

• Page 105
  • Black-and-white archway
  • The Sesame Street Book of Fairy Tales
  • Joe Mathieu, 1975

• Page 109
  • Gang at sunset
  • The Sesame Street Book of Poetry
  • Bruce McNally, 1992

• Pages 110-111
  • Sesame Street, early days
  • The Sesame Street Storybook, endpaper
  • Michael Frith, 1971

• Back cover
  • Gang on the wall
  • The Sesame Street Storybook, cover
  • Michael Frith, 1971

Official Description

“Wise and witty advice from Sesame Street--illustrated with 50 years of art from Sesame Street children's books.

Brought to you by Sesame Street--a wise and funny guide to life featuring classic illustrations from five decades of Sesame Street children's books. For fans of all ages, especially those who grew up with Sesame Street, this hardcover book contains advice for being true to one's self and living life with a Sesame Street perspective--finding that sunny day! Written with great heart and great humor, it's also a look back across 50 years of Sesame Street book art that illustrates advice like: "Get out in the rain and dance!" "Don't hide your light under a trashcan lid." "Be someone's Super Grover!"--and much, much more. The rich, full-color art showcases classic characters such as Big Bird, Grover, Oscar, Ernie, Bert, Elmo, Cookie Monster, the Count--and Prairie Dawn, Betty Lou, Biff and Sully, Sherlock Hemlock, Guy Smiley, and others. The illustrations display a wide range of nostalgic art styles that took Sesame Street beyond television--and into the hands of generations of young book lovers. This wise and witty little book launches the 50th anniversary celebration of Sesame Street--a truly iconic part of our culture and an indelible part of growing up for countless children.”

See also

• Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary