Don't Forget the Oatmeal!

Don't Forget the Oatmeal! is a 1980 Sesame Street storybook that centers on Ernie and Bert's shopping expedition. Bert ties a string around his finger to ensure that he won't forget the oatmeal, the most crucial item that was not written in a long list. The pair go to the supermarket but are soon distracted by Cookie Monster, who finds that the store is having a cookie sale. 
Cookie Monster gorges himself on all manner of cookies, with a few peas for good measure, leaving a trail of crumbs, broken cookies, and empty boxes in his wake. Bert dutifully reminds Cookie to pay for what he consumed and broke, but forgets all about the oatmeal in the process. 
==Notes==
*Miss Piggy can be seen on the cover of "Stars" magazine at the checkout counter, along with an issue of Sesame Street Magazine
*Rubber Duckie is pictured on a box of soap pads.
*Oscar made a cameo appearance in the 1993 reissue of the book.
==Reissues==
The book was reissued in 1993 with the same text, but with new illustrations by Tom Cooke. 
Image:Book.oatmeal2.jpg|1993 reissue
ElmoPresentsDontForgettheOatmeal.jpg|2002 reissue
==Book and audio editions==
The book and audio edition features Jim Henson as Ernie, and Frank Oz as Bert and Cookie Monster. 
File:DontForgetTheOatemalBRSet.jpg|1983Sesame Street RecordsBR 00016 (record)BT 00016 (tape)First edition cover
Image:noimage-big.png|1983Sesame Street RecordsBR 00016 (record)BT 00016 (tape)Second edition cover
==Translations==
Image:Erlingogberntpaahandletur.jpg|Norway, 199782-7106-288-3
Image:N'oublie pas le gruau!.jpg|Canada, 1984Laffonttranslated by Pauline NormandISBN 2891493079
DenkanDieHaferflocken.jpg|Germany, 2002Tessloff Verlag GmbH + Co.ISBN 3788606797
Bert-en-Ernie-doen-boodschappen.jpg|The Netherlands, 1983Zuidnederlandse UitgeverijISBN 9024328977
Vergeetdehavermoutniet.jpg|The Netherlands, 1986Lekturama
==See also==
*Sesame Street book and audio sets discography
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