Street Gang : The Complete History of Sesame Street

from GBev2009

A largely disappointing book. Most of the book is about the genesis and development about Sesame Street which is interesting from the educational standpoint of the show, but the discussion of the time the actual show was on the air is sparse. There are some nice anecdotes and not so nice ones as ...

from Othemts

The title says "Complete History" but I'd adjust that to read "The Thorough Behind the Scenes History" of Sesame Street. In fact this book contains a lot of pre-history of Sesame Street. It is 100 pages into the book before Davis begins even covering the creation and planning for the series. The ...

from bookwormteri

For being about a humorous and affectionate series, this was one DRY book. I love Sesame Street, and this book was very thorough, but tough as hell to read in spots. The character creation was fascinating, as was hiring the performers and learning their backstories. But that does not save this bo...

from Rosa.Mill

This book was not was I was expecting. This book is about the people behind Sesame Street, everyone from the creators and producers to the actors and puppeteers. This book doesn't pull any punches. They talk about the good, the bad and the ugly in each person's life. It was well written and very ...

from kristenn

Interesting, fun, and frequently poignant. There's an extensive history of children's television prior to Sesame Street, which was a nice bonus and a good foundation for the main story. I watched the show in the mid to late 70s, so a lot of the later characters and controversies were new to me. (...