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Friends Ernie and Bert, two very different personalities, learn to appreciate their individuality.

The eternal question: Are you a Bert or an Ernie? You’ll find out thanks to The Importance of Being Ernie (and Bert). And this book will show you how to be best friends with those who wear their stripes a little differently. Bert and Ernie have been friends and roommates on Sesame Street for decades, despite very different approaches to life’s challenges and joys. One collects jokes, the other collects paperclips. One loves pigeons, the other his Rubber Duckie. One sees the bathtub half-full, the other needs to empty it so he can give it a good scrub. But they both agree that having a best buddy is worth all the daily ups and downs. There are no better experts on living together and learning together. Their guide to friendship will make the perfect gift for any Bert or Ernie in your life. An Imprint Book "This might be one of the happiest books you’ll ever pick up." —Nerdist For more fun from folks who live on Sesame Street, check out Cookie Monster's The Joy of Cookies and Oscar the Grouch's The Pursuit of Grouchiness.

Meet your favorite Sesame Street friends in this adorable photographic board book starring Bert and Ernie! Best friends Bert and Ernie star together in this colorful, photographic board book. Babies and toddlers will love turning the sturdy pages to see what these two pals--with very different personalities--like to do. One thing they both enjoy is hanging out with Elmo, Grover, Big Bird, and their other Sesame Street friends! Look for these other great books in the series: Elmo, Big Bird, Abby, Cookie, Grover, Oscar, and The Count. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, aims to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder through its many unique domestic and international initiatives. These projects cover a wide array of topics for families around the world.

A fun, child-friendly introduction to the basics of going green with Sesame Street

Ernie wears several disguises trying to fool Bert into thinking he is someone else.