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Cookie Monster and the Cookie Tree
Cookie Monster and a clever, selfish witch are forced into a seemingly impossible sharing cookies.
24 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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David Korr
32 books3 followersDavid Korr was a writer for Sesame Street from 1974–2001, as well as an author of Sesame Street books.
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April 30, 2018
This book was part of my Sesame Street book collection growing up and while it stood out when I was younger, it was because it was a bit creepy, whether it be the witch, the talking tree, or just the way Cookie Monster was portrayed. While I will be taking my childhood and how I feel children would respond to this book into account, I will be reviewing this book as a 26-year-old adult and incorporate my reception of rereading it.
In this story, a witch has grown a cookie tree that she wants all to herself. Knowing that Cookie Monster is on his way, she casts a spell that prohibits anyone from eating cookies from this tree unless they share them. Unable to eat any under this provision, Cookie Monster tries to find people on Sesame Street to share with, but his reputation leads everyone to believe that it is merely a trick. Meanwhile, the witch is unable to eat any cookies from the tree, because she herself will not share. Will either Cookie Monster or the witch have the opportunity to enjoy the cookies off of the cookie tree?
I like the fact that this story captures Cookie Monster perfectly. Cookie Monster wants nothing more than to enjoy cookies. He is being prohibited from doing such and is now being tested on whether or not he would be willing to share cookies to order to have some himself. While I will not mention how the story specifically ends, I will say that it is Classic Cookie Monster. What I did not like is how while the other characters on Sesame Street have a right to not believe Cookie Monster after he has eaten their cookies time and time again, their attitudes were unbelievably sarcastic and rude (except for Oscar, who is always grouchy, pun slightly intended). The Count was especially snarky in how he "counted" the people he "tried to fool." While it created an even bigger challenge for Cookie Monster, it can certainly rub people who actively watch Sesame Street the wrong way about characters that will at least give Cookie Monster a chance or an opportunity to speak his piece.
There are areas in which this book holds merit and I feel that this is a good Cookie Monster adventure, but there are so many great Sesame Street books that I preferred more than I did this one.
In this story, a witch has grown a cookie tree that she wants all to herself. Knowing that Cookie Monster is on his way, she casts a spell that prohibits anyone from eating cookies from this tree unless they share them. Unable to eat any under this provision, Cookie Monster tries to find people on Sesame Street to share with, but his reputation leads everyone to believe that it is merely a trick. Meanwhile, the witch is unable to eat any cookies from the tree, because she herself will not share. Will either Cookie Monster or the witch have the opportunity to enjoy the cookies off of the cookie tree?
I like the fact that this story captures Cookie Monster perfectly. Cookie Monster wants nothing more than to enjoy cookies. He is being prohibited from doing such and is now being tested on whether or not he would be willing to share cookies to order to have some himself. While I will not mention how the story specifically ends, I will say that it is Classic Cookie Monster. What I did not like is how while the other characters on Sesame Street have a right to not believe Cookie Monster after he has eaten their cookies time and time again, their attitudes were unbelievably sarcastic and rude (except for Oscar, who is always grouchy, pun slightly intended). The Count was especially snarky in how he "counted" the people he "tried to fool." While it created an even bigger challenge for Cookie Monster, it can certainly rub people who actively watch Sesame Street the wrong way about characters that will at least give Cookie Monster a chance or an opportunity to speak his piece.
There are areas in which this book holds merit and I feel that this is a good Cookie Monster adventure, but there are so many great Sesame Street books that I preferred more than I did this one.
February 24, 2018
A ten-star feedback scale would allow me to express my enjoyment more justly. It is not among my best books of all time and I take issue with bad grammar. No matter that the Cookie Monster character has poor speech, I do not believe children's literature is the place to transfer it. Children's books are always for learning, whether they are out-and-out lesson textbooks or not. However, I prefer “Cookie Monster And The Cookie Tree”, 1977, by far to many other books that had to settle at three stars on this spindly five-star feedback scale.
I would give the ‘Sesame Street’ television show screenwriter and author, David Korr, an A+ for humour, originality, and the in-your-face conversational flow that ‘Sesame Street’ books achieves excellently and unforgettably. Lately, I see that our family owned a good few, originally in the care and condition of my little brothers. The art echoes the hilarity visually and the scenery is well-drawn too. It is simple but focuses on character expressiveness. It is by Joe Mathieu.
I don't like a story ending on greed prevailing. While I often suspend many aspects of a book for the core of humour or enjoyment I should derive from it, I say again that children's literature is a place to be careful of the messages and language skills a book delivers. This is one of my brother's books, which is missing the back cover; the way many people say their copies are worn. I guess I didn't read their little collections because I had ample books of my own. It is a pleasure to read. I will mail it to the brother who has children, with the other brothers' assured blessing. I look forward to reading the rest of our ‘Sesame Street’ stories and praised some of them highly.
I would give the ‘Sesame Street’ television show screenwriter and author, David Korr, an A+ for humour, originality, and the in-your-face conversational flow that ‘Sesame Street’ books achieves excellently and unforgettably. Lately, I see that our family owned a good few, originally in the care and condition of my little brothers. The art echoes the hilarity visually and the scenery is well-drawn too. It is simple but focuses on character expressiveness. It is by Joe Mathieu.
I don't like a story ending on greed prevailing. While I often suspend many aspects of a book for the core of humour or enjoyment I should derive from it, I say again that children's literature is a place to be careful of the messages and language skills a book delivers. This is one of my brother's books, which is missing the back cover; the way many people say their copies are worn. I guess I didn't read their little collections because I had ample books of my own. It is a pleasure to read. I will mail it to the brother who has children, with the other brothers' assured blessing. I look forward to reading the rest of our ‘Sesame Street’ stories and praised some of them highly.
March 24, 2024
A selfish witch, determined not to share the cookies growing on her cookie tree, sees Cookie Monster approaching and casts a spell ensuring that only those who intend to share the cookies can pick them. As Cookie Monster attempts to convince his Sesame Street buddies that he does indeed want to share cookies with them (in order to get some himself), the witch finds that her spell has backfired, as she too isn't able to pick some of the tree's 'fruit.' Is there a way that both Cookie Monster and the witch can get what they want...?
Cookie Monster and the Cookie Tree is the second Little Golden Book featuring Sesame Street characters that I have read recently, following upon Michaela Muntean's Which Witch Is Which? As someone who didn't watch the television program as a girl (we didn't have a TV in my childhood home), I first discovered these books as an adult, through a list of witchy picture-books. Witchy stories being an interest of mine, I sought them out accordingly. All in all, I found this a sweetly humorous tale, one in which two greedy souls find that the only way they can get want they want is to collaborate. Of course, that only goes so far, and the conclusion here will leave the reader with a chuckle. Recommended to young Sesame Street fans, and to anyone seeking fun children's stories about sharing.
Cookie Monster and the Cookie Tree is the second Little Golden Book featuring Sesame Street characters that I have read recently, following upon Michaela Muntean's Which Witch Is Which? As someone who didn't watch the television program as a girl (we didn't have a TV in my childhood home), I first discovered these books as an adult, through a list of witchy picture-books. Witchy stories being an interest of mine, I sought them out accordingly. All in all, I found this a sweetly humorous tale, one in which two greedy souls find that the only way they can get want they want is to collaborate. Of course, that only goes so far, and the conclusion here will leave the reader with a chuckle. Recommended to young Sesame Street fans, and to anyone seeking fun children's stories about sharing.
May 21, 2017
Did I add this book to the "classics" shelf? You bet I did. Is it highly recommended by me? It sure is. Cookie Monster and the Cookie Tree is one of the great works of 20th-Century literature and don't you even deny it.
I first read it as a kid, probably a very small one. I'm taking a guess that I've read it 10 times but who knows. Could be 30. Could be 100. I read it out loud to my pitbull today and she gave it five stars too.
I first read it as a kid, probably a very small one. I'm taking a guess that I've read it 10 times but who knows. Could be 30. Could be 100. I read it out loud to my pitbull today and she gave it five stars too.
February 23, 2018
My kids LOVED this book! Now my grandson loves it, too. Of course being Mr. H he has tons of questions. Does Cookie Monster like other cookies? Why don’t they want to share? How does the broom fly? Can we make Gran’s broom fly? After all Gran has gray hair, too. 🤣
May 25, 2017
An enjoyable story with humour and the cookie monster!!
February 11, 2017
Oh, how I loved this book...just seeing the cover now gave me warm fuzzies.
April 5, 2012
This is a great book to teach sharing. It is also a great book for fans of Sesame Street. You can also discuss the five senses even though it is only mentioned once in the book. You can teach the importance of respect, being a good friend, or just you basic manners. So overall, this story is funny and a great way to teach social skills.
April 28, 2019
A great book that created a great discussion with my kids. We all were laughing at some of the humor in this book. An enjoyable read that teaches sharing.
November 29, 2024
The illustrations in this Sesame Street book are wonderful and if you’re a child of the 70/80s these drawings are just as you remember them. Cookie Monster wants Cookies and he is going to do everything to get Cookies and Oscar the Grouch has the best one-liner.
July 11, 2022
Funny, cute, and in character Cookie Monster story. I would have given it four stars but the ending rubbed me the wrong way a tiny bit.
January 29, 2023
A very inciting story, but must be read with the voices
February 11, 2018
This book was one of my favorites as a small child. It was probably the first book where I recognized sarcasm and tongue-in-cheek humor. I dare say it probably influenced my own sense of humor as a teen and adult. The jokes in the book became inside joke fodder for my family and part of the inner language between my sisters and me.
December 31, 2015
I have been reading this book since I was a child and using it as a read aloud for all of my children since having them. I believe I also used to read it aloud onto tapes to practice my characterisation skills :) I am sure my mother got very sick of hearing my voice and this book!
So, from a sentimental point of view, this book it right up there. It is tattered, torn and abused from overuse but continues to hold a very fond place in my heart. Admittedly, I am not nearly as good at reading it as I once was but regardless!
My four year old continues the tradition of loving the book about the Cookie Monster and the Witch with the Cookie Tree and the "not very good idea" spell that leads to all sorts of trouble for all of them.
The story is definitely original, the speech bubbles are fun... there are a couple of pages that make me a little bored reading (when Cookie Monster is asking all his friends to help him share... and none of them believe him) but the last page is TOTALLY worth it. That fat Cookie Monster is a sight to behold!!!
Overall, a fun read and well worth a look if you are a kid or have them and like to read to them.
So, from a sentimental point of view, this book it right up there. It is tattered, torn and abused from overuse but continues to hold a very fond place in my heart. Admittedly, I am not nearly as good at reading it as I once was but regardless!
My four year old continues the tradition of loving the book about the Cookie Monster and the Witch with the Cookie Tree and the "not very good idea" spell that leads to all sorts of trouble for all of them.
The story is definitely original, the speech bubbles are fun... there are a couple of pages that make me a little bored reading (when Cookie Monster is asking all his friends to help him share... and none of them believe him) but the last page is TOTALLY worth it. That fat Cookie Monster is a sight to behold!!!
Overall, a fun read and well worth a look if you are a kid or have them and like to read to them.
March 11, 2014
This is a favorite I our house! I've even read it to adult friends and to my martial arts students ( 6th grade and below). It teaches a great lesson but you also can't help but help feel a wide range of emotions for poor old Cookie Monster which is an excellent teaching opportunity. My all time favorite part of this story is that I've read it with my daughter so many times I can recite it by heart and so can she. She even mimics the voices I used for each character. ;-)
March 13, 2014
I had completely forgotten about this book when it popped up on my recommendations- so happy to have found it online to share! I wasn't terribly happy about the fact that I had forgotten Cookie Monster's particular variety of the English language, but it was a short enough book that I'm sure it didn't leave a lasting impression. I'll definitely have to keep that in mind for future sesame street adventures...
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July 9, 2022
Cookie Monster discovers a cookie tree in the forest, but a witch has cast a spell that no one may have a cookie from it unless they share.
Share cookies? Anathema!
So what's a poor Cookie Monster to do when no one believes he'd be willing to share cookies?
This story is delightfully goofy and downright hilarious.
Share cookies? Anathema!
So what's a poor Cookie Monster to do when no one believes he'd be willing to share cookies?
This story is delightfully goofy and downright hilarious.
December 8, 2010
A favorite from my own childhood, it's been on my list for years. I finally found a copy in a thrift store and gladly paid a buck. My kids are as excited about it as I. Cookie monster finds a cookie tree that won't let him eat unless he shares.
April 11, 2011
This was my FAVORITE book as a child! My dad would read it to me & always did the voices :). I believe we ended up having to tape up the book because we wore it out from reading it so much. But my parents said they found another copy of it at a garage sale. Oh the memories :)
October 15, 2011
My absolute FAVORITE book from childhood! I love reading it to my boys, and they love all the voices!
February 25, 2015
Loved this one when I was a kid
June 21, 2013
oh no cookie monster with a cookie tree so much for all my cookies. Save me some cookie monster plz you have to learn how to share
November 12, 2013
TASTED LIKE NOT A COOKIE BUT STILL A COOKIE?!?!?!?!?!?!
July 16, 2014
I read this book to ruins. I would like to find a new copy.
November 15, 2014
Another favorite.
October 6, 2016
Entertaining children's story
March 22, 2017
This was a favorite of mine when I was a child. Still need to find a copy to read to my girls.
December 4, 2017
Love this book! I've read it at least twenty times to my grandbabies!
March 31, 2020
This book is about the famous Sesame Street character, The Cookie Monster, and his lesson with sharing. One day, a selfish witch went up to the cookie tree that she owned and told it to not let anyone eat cookies off of it unless they share them. Not knowing about this, one day, Cookie Monster went up to the tree and tried to eat a cookie from it, but the tree told him of its new rules. Cookie Monster then went all over Seasame St. and asked each of his friends if they wanted to share a cookie with him, but knowing his usual tricks of stealing people's cookies, they all declined. Cookie Monster went back to the tree and asked the witch to be the person he shared with. She said yes, and the two shared cookies until Cookie Monster tricked her and ended up eating all of the cookies himself.
The theme of sharing is prominent in this book, which is important for young kids to read.
I rated this book 3 stars because I thought the theme was good for children. I thought there was a little too much going on on the pages, though. There was the actual text, lots of photos, and even speech bubbles. I think this made the book a little bit overwhelming for first-time readers.
The theme of sharing is prominent in this book, which is important for young kids to read.
I rated this book 3 stars because I thought the theme was good for children. I thought there was a little too much going on on the pages, though. There was the actual text, lots of photos, and even speech bubbles. I think this made the book a little bit overwhelming for first-time readers.
March 18, 2019
Cookie Monster finds a Cookie Tree, but he cannot eat the cookies because the tree belongs to a witch who put a magic spell on the tree. The Cookie Tree will only give its cookies to someone who will share.
Cookie Monster hurries back to Sesame Street where he tells his friends about the Cookie Tree, but they don’t believe him. And the witch cannot get cookies from the tree, either, because she doesn’t want to share.
What will happen to the cookies on the Cookie Tree? Will Cookie Monster find a way to get cookies or will the witch cast a new spell?
Young readers who are fans of Sesame Street will delight in Cookie Monster’s dilemma as they learn the importance of sharing. Colorful illustrations feature many of the Sesame Street characters young readers will instantly recognize; this Little Golden Book is perfect for bedtime storytime.
Recommended.
Cookie Monster hurries back to Sesame Street where he tells his friends about the Cookie Tree, but they don’t believe him. And the witch cannot get cookies from the tree, either, because she doesn’t want to share.
What will happen to the cookies on the Cookie Tree? Will Cookie Monster find a way to get cookies or will the witch cast a new spell?
Young readers who are fans of Sesame Street will delight in Cookie Monster’s dilemma as they learn the importance of sharing. Colorful illustrations feature many of the Sesame Street characters young readers will instantly recognize; this Little Golden Book is perfect for bedtime storytime.
Recommended.
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