Joe Mathieu

Oscar's pet worm Slimey describes some of the many subjects that can be found in books.

A class of kindergarteners sets out bravely in search of a lion, going through mud, long grass, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the lion forces a headlong retreat.

"Sally and Nick are playing in the rain and getting really muddy! So when the Cat in the Hat offers to show them how animals get clean, the kids are keen to find out. But can Sally and Nick really get rid of the mud by taking dust baths, like a sparrow? Or by licking themselves, like a lion? And where are they going to find an oxpecker to pick it off them, like a hippo has? (Besides, oxpeckers tickle!) Maybe there's a better way for a kid to get clean?"...

"It's Hanukkah on Sesame Street, and Grover invites his friends to a Hanukkah party at his house." --

Simple text and illustrations describe the parts of a trailer truck and the job and typical journey of a truck driver.

Rhyming text and illustrations briefly point out what animals have teeth, their uses, and how to care for them.

A boy and rabbit both have two eyes that see all kinds of things, from blue and red to a bird and a bed.

The Sesame Street Muppets watch a holiday television program showing how children around the world celebrate the New Year.

Norval the Fish is hosting a seaside talkshow for the Fish Channel-and the Cat in the Hat and Thing One and Thing Two are Cameracat and Crew! Among Norval's special guests are his old friend Clam-I-Am (a shy gal who lives in the sand and likes to spit), along with horseshoe and hermit crabs, jellyfish, sand fleas, starfish, seagulls, and miscellaneous mollusks. Seaweed, seaglass, tides, tidal pools, dunes, driftwood, and waves make cameo appearances,...

Max the duck wishes he could do something for the other animals living at Irene's house, but when his aunts arrive for a visit he gets more than his fill of being helpful.