The Sesame Street Treasury

The Sesame Street Treasury was a series of books sold in supermarkets consisting of fifteen volumes published in 1983 by Funk & Wagnalls. Using the usual writers and artists, each entry was a collection of stories and activities, most carried over from The Sesame Street Library, various books in the Sesame Street Storybooks series, and The Sesame Street Cookbook, among others. Excerpts from Linda Bove's Sign Language Fun and The Sesame Street 1981 Mother Goose Calendar were included in each volume.
In contrast to the earlier Library collection, each cover featured a View-Master photograph instead of a Joe Mathieu illustration. New material, found in every issue, included one-page character profiles (art by Mary Grace Eubank) and a two-page "Say it in Spanish!" feature (illustrated by Maggie Swanson). A handful of original stories were also included.
The inside covers placed characters in a square pattern arranged amongst the letters of the alphabet and the last page always featured Oscar and Big Bird commentary; art in both cases was by Joe Mathieu.
==15-volume set==
File:Book.treasury01.jpg|volume 1|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 1
File:Book.treasury02.jpg|volume 2|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 2
File:Book.treasury03.jpg|volume 3|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 3
File:Book.treasury04.jpg|volume 4|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 4
File:Book.treasury05.jpg|volume 5|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 5
File:Book.treasury06.jpg|volume 6|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 6
File:Book.treasury07.jpg|volume 7|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 7
File:Book.treasury08.jpg|volume 8|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 8
File:Book.treasury09.jpg|volume 9|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 9
File:Book.treasury10.jpg|volume 10|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 10
File:Book.treasury11.jpg|volume 11|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 11
File:Book.treasury12.jpg|volume 12|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 12
File:Book.treasury13.jpg|volume 13|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 13
File:Book.treasury14.jpg|volume 14|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 14
File:Book.treasury15.jpg|volume 15|link=The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 15
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Once each volume had its initial run, all fifteen volumes were offered as a gift set with an original box sleeve.
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==4-volume set==
The fifteen volumes were later reissued as a 4-volume set, available in a box sleeve featuring a previously used illustration by Joe Mathieu.
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==See also==
* Sesame Street Treasury (disambiguation)
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