Sesame Street: I'll Miss You, Mr. Hooper

by Norman Stiles, Joe Mathieu (Illustrator)

Big Bird and the rest of the Sesame Street gang try to come to terms with Mr. Hooper's death.

Genres: Picture Books

19 pages, Hardcover

First published September 12, 1984

About the author

Norman Stiles is a writer best known for his work on the show Sesame Street, eventually becoming the show's head writer for over 15 years.

Reviews

[Karol]

A sweet story for children to relate to the death of someone they knew.

[Erika]

I recently brought a box of my childhook books back from home and this is the first one I picked up. I remember getting it when my grandpa died and I was five. I took a whistle to school that day and blew it as hard as I could when we were in the library. I got taken to the principal's office but when mom found I did it because I wanted grandpa to hear me in heaven she decided I needed this book.

I wish the cover image was on hand because it is very sweet. I really liked this book. All the grownups try to explain to Big Bird why Mr. Hooper died and the end answer is just because. There is a note in the book to tell why small children like this answer, and it worked for me. I'm definitely keeping this for future litle ones.

[Beth E]

This book is based on the Sesame Street episode where Big Bird learns that Mr. Hooper died. The book is just as sweet and touching.