Sesame Street Turns 40

Ernie & Bert, Elmo, Big Bird, Maria, and Bob. Were these some of the people in your neighborhood? If so, you probably grew up watching Sesame Street . The beloved children's television program turns 40 this year. Check out some of the books at St. Kate's that will bolster your knowledge Sesame Street and children's television in general.

Books at the St. Paul campus library:

• The Sesame Street Dictionary - PE1629.R21 H3 1980
• Getting to Sesame Street: The Origins of Children's Television Workshop - PN1992.77.S43 P6
• Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street - PN1992.77.S43 D38 2008
• Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street - PN1992.77.S43 L4
• Sesame Street and the Reform of Children's Television - PN1992.77.S43 M67 2006