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{PDF EPUB} the Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook by Tony Geiss Tony Geiss Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook by Tony Geiss Tony Geiss. Tony Geiss (November 16, 1924 - January 21, 2011) was a staff writer and songwriter for Sesame Street and related productions, often teamed with Judy Freudberg. Geiss conceptualized the Honkers (based on his own childhood habit of honking his nose) [1] and Abby Cadabby. [2] Contents. Geiss' early TV career was spent in London scripting The David Frost Show , and first joined Children's Television Workshop as a writer on the health series Feelin' Good . He also scripted television specials and revues for the likes of Dick Cavett and Bill Cosby. In the 1980s, after scripting Follow That Bird as his cinematic debut, Geiss and Freudberg co-wrote the Don Bluth animated features An American Tail and The Land Before Time . He was also credited as head writer for several Sesame Street home videos. Geiss' father Anthony Geiss was a painter and an animator, while mother Marjorie Thirer was a press agent. Geiss grew up in Greenwich Village, spending two years as a radar technician for the US Navy, before attending Cornell University from 1943 to 1946. He began acting in theatre productions in his freshman year, and met his wife Phyllis Eisen on campus. ISBN 13: 9780394838434. The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook: Featuring Jim Henson Muppets. Tony Geiss. This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. A collection of 12 read-aloud stories featuring the Sesame Street Muppets. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Shipping: FREE Within U.S.A. Customers who bought this item also bought. Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace. 1. The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook: Featuring Jim Henson Muppets. Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Tom Cooke (illustrator). Brand New!. Seller Inventory # VIB0394838432. 2. 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Yes, I am going to Sesame Street again, only because a) I always get so many positive responses to these old Muppet books and b) it's Wednesday and we're a mere five days away from kindergarten and less than 24 hours away from meet-the-teacher and c) well, I just feel like it, so bear with me. When has Joe Mathieu ever failed to get us through a hump-day, huh? Speaking of which, my favorite story here from when I was wee was "Grover, Messenger of Love", illustrated by the aforementioned Joe, and it still just kills me with silly. Part Romeo and Juliet . part The Fantasticks . and ALL furry, lovable 'ole Grover. Grover was skipping happily down the lane, strumming his lute, when he heard the sound of someone crying. It was a beautiful princess weeping by her garden wall. "Do not cry, beautiful princess. I, Grover, will play you a happy tune on my cute little lute," he said. "It won't help," she wailed. "I am crying because of this stupid wall." I can't imagine a Sesame Street book using the word "stupid" nowadays, but c'est la vie. So yeah, said stupid wall keeps the lovely Lucretia from her handsome Lorenzo and it's up to Grover to transport messages and gifts from one side of the wall to the other till he is run positively ragged. Good fun. In these pages you'll also find three stories where Oscar has a nightmare that flowers cover his trash can and all the world is clean; Cookie has a bad dream where cookies don't exist; and Count dreams he's forgotten how to count. Not sure what's up with the nightmare theme and how that's supposed to help kids go to sleep but anyways. There's also a story about Ernie losing his rubber duckie, Betty Lou lending a hand, Grover and his twenty-six scoops of ice cream, and my other favorite, "Silly Annabelle" about a little girl who tames a dragon through song. I've always liked these books with a bunch of different artistic takes and styles on the same characters. Great time capsule. Tony Geiss. Tony Geiss is a producer, staff writer, executive producer and songwriter of Sesame Street , Madeline and related productions, he teams up with Judy Freudberg. Geiss conceptualized the Honkers (based on his own childhood habit of honking noses), Abby Cadabby and Ken Strawberry. Geiss' early TV career was spend in London scripting The David Frost Show and first joined Children's Television Workshop as a writer on the health series Feelin' Good. He also scripted television specials and revues for the likes of Dick Cavett and Bill Cosby. In the 1980s, after scripting Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird as his cinematic debut, Geiss and Freudberg co-wrote the Academy Award-winning Don Bluth Animated features An American Tail and The Land Before Time . Freudberg and Geiss also wrote the Screenplay for Madeline: Lost in Paris , again with Don Bluth. They won Academy Award categories include Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Original Song and Best Picture, his first Academy Award was for Don't Eat the Pictures. He is also credited as head writer of for several Sesame Street home videos and Madeline . His Father Anthony Geiss was a painter and an animator, while his Mother Marjorie Thirer was a press agent and Composer. Geiss grew up in Greenwich Village, spending two years as a rardar technician for the US Navy, before attending Cornell University from 1943 to 1946. He began acting in theater productions in his freshman years. His Wife Phyllis Eisen was met on Campus. They gave birth to 12 Children, 6 Girls and 6 Boys. He began writing at Disney in Movies like Song of the South , Lady and the Tramp , The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland . He also began composing and songwriting in Alice in Wonderland , Mary Poppins and Lady and the Tramp . The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook by Tony Geiss. Harcourt, Brace & World, INC., 1955. With The Day the Cow Sneezed on the cusp of a reprint (it releases September 1) and all the amazing prints that are being shilled on his estate's Etsy page, I figured I'd better keep digging to make sure I'd covered all the Flora backlist in our collection. That said, meet one of my husband's favorite children's books. He grew up in San Antonio, where Mexican culture thrives north of the border, so the book has a special place in his heart. Utilizing loads of words in Spanish, it's the story of a family of firework makers who are commissioned to make the "very tallest, the every widest, and the very finest firework castle ever made by mortal man." It must make more noise than thunder; more smoke than a volcano; and throw off more sparks than there are stars in heaven, to celebrate the birthday of Santiago our beloved patron saint. An old Mexican tradition, I saw one of these castillos in San Miguel a few years back, but it wasn't quite as spectacular as the one depicted on these pages. Here, we follow Pepito, the small son in the family as he learns the trade. making the paper mache animals and skeletons, constructing the bamboo structure, and tying the fuses. But it would not be a true Flora without some flaming mishap and a botched robbery. In the end, Pepito comes of age and saves the day, in a book that is as spiritedly illustrated as it is fun to read. Flora was a madman and a genius. Any of his books I'd trade my left arm for. (Notice I said, left, not right. A girl's gotta have some shame.) If you feel like getting a copy for your family, stay away from the 1994 reprint. Some of the original character gets lost in translation. And to see some full page spreads, head on over to the Curious Pages. Great Monday Give: Baby Animals. Good Monday everyone. In case anyone was wondering how my son's first week of school went, ponder no further. Or, if you're just here for the free stuff, read on. Yes, it's Monday again. The day when I walk to our bookshelves and pluck a vintage book from our collection to gift to one lucky reader. Today's free thing is a vintage copy of the Gyo Fujikawa board book classic, Baby Animals . To be entered to win this sweet book, all you have to do is comment on this post by Sunday, September 5th (September? ACK!) at 11:59 PM. A winner will be randomly selected and announced the next morning. That said, the winner of last week's give of her very own copy of We Like Kindergarten is GinaChick. Congrats and send me your info to webe(at)soon.com. On an end note, remember that the second Eyewitness Reports charity auction starts later on this morning featuring original art from famous and infamous children's book artists. Proceeds benefit 826LA, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit writing and tutoring center fronted by a fully-functioning convenience store for time travelers.
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