1 2 3 Sesame Street

by Susan Hood

Elmo visits Bert and Ernie in their apartment, then spies a dog and follows it down the street.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Picture Books

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Susan Hood is the award-winning author of many books for young readers, including Ada's Violin; Lifeboat 12; The Last Straw: Kids vs. Plastics; Shaking Things Up; Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team; and We Are One: How the World Adds Up.

Susan is the recipient of an E. B. White Read-Aloud Picture Book Honor, the Christopher Award, the Américas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, the Golden Kite Award, and the Bank Street Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, given annually for “a distinguished work of nonfiction that serves as an inspiration to young people.”

COMING IN MARCH, 2022!
Susan's newest book is Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis. Co-authored with Anna's (a.k.a. Zhanna's) son Greg Dawson, this biography in verse celebrates the life-saving power of the arts.

Reviews

[Ashley Wyatt · Rating 3 out of 5]

At least Elmo actually sees the puppy in this one . . .

[Dianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

My two-year-old has spent a ridiculous amount of time poring over the pictures of Bert and Ernie's apartment in this book. There isn't really any story to it, but it's just the thing for a young fan of Bert and Ernie.

[Angie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Synopsis: Elmo spots a loose black dog and enters Bert & Ernie's home to track it down and find it a home"

My Review: This was a cute book and Munchkin loved finding the dog that was hiding on the pages as well as pointing out rooms and items that he recognizes. However the story ends rather abruptly without ever catching the dog or finding it a home. There are additional pages after the story to work on identifying sight words and other reading exercises.

[Finny · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mommy says: More appropriate for the preschool set.

[Hope Breighner · Rating 2 out of 5]

Where's the puppy?! What a cliffhanger. Story ends unresolved.