Scheherryzade and the Arabian Nights

Written by	Constance Allen
Illustrator	Tom Brannon
Published	1991
Publisher	Astor Books
Series	All About Music
ISBN	0943351499

Scheherryzade and the Arabian Nights is a 1991 Sesame Street book and cassette set designed to expose children to classical music. The cassette features music by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, with vocals recorded by the Muppet performers.

• Frank Oz as Sinbad (Grover)
• Caroll Spinney as the narrator (Big Bird)
• Richard Hunt as assorted male voices
• Jerry Nelson as Scheherryzade (Herry Monster)
• Kevin Clash as the Cyclops
• Camille Bonora as the Queen of Arabia

In the story, the grouchy Queen of Arabia outlaws bedtime stories. Scheherryzade sees the Queen, and tells her a story about Sinbad the Sailor. Sinbad is shipwrecked on an island, where he encounters a giant bird and a Cyclops. The Queen is so pleased with Scheherryzade's story that she changes her mind and allows bedtime stories again.

Credits

• Directed by Eugenia "Geni" Sackson
• Produced by Lauren Keiser

Reissues

Book and Tape setWestern Publishing
#14425