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Jon Stone

    Jon Stone was een sleutelfiguur in kinder televisie, die de manier waarop jonge kijkers zich bezighouden met educatieve inhoud en entertainment diepgaand heeft gevormd. Zijn meesterlijke schrijven combineerde speelse verbeelding met pedagogisch doel, waardoor onuitwisbare personages en gedenkwaardige momenten ontstonden. Stone's benadering van kinderprogramma's werd gekenmerkt door nauwgezette aandacht voor detail, oprechte empathie en een diep begrip van het kinderperspectief. Zijn nalatenschap leeft voort door zijn vermogen om generaties te inspireren en te onderwijzen met een innovatieve en gevoelige creatieve visie.

    Lovable Furry Old Grover's Resting Places
    The Monster at the End of this Book (Sesame Street) (Big Little Golden Book)
    Would You Like To Play Hide & Seek In This Book With Lovable, Furry Old Grover?
    The Monster at the End of This Book. Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover
    • "On the first page, what did that say? Did that say there will be a Monster at the end of the book???" Read along as Grover begs you not to turn the page—because there is a monster at this end of this book!Lovable, furry old Grover is distressed to learn that there's a monster at the end of this book! He begs readers not to turn the pages, but of course kids feel they just have to see this monster for themselves. Grover is astonished—and toddlers will be delighted—to discover who is really the monster at the end of the book!Many adults name this book as their favorite Little Golden Book. This all-time favorite is now available as a Big Little Golden Book—perfect for lap-time reading. Jon Stone (1931–1997) is the author of this book, but he was also Sesame Street's principal director until 1996. Working with Jim Henson, he helped create many of the Muppet characters, including Big Bird and Cookie Monster. He was also responsible for the show's format and setting. Stone contributed occasional announcer voices (such as the soap opera promo spoof "School in the Afternoon"), and served similar duty on two Muppet Meeting Films. Stone died of complications from Lou Gehrig's disease on March 30th, 1997. In his New York Times obituary, Joan Ganz Cooney describes Stone as "probably the most brilliant writer of children's television material in America".

      The Monster at the End of this Book (Sesame Street) (Big Little Golden Book)2004
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    • Read along as Grover begs you not to turn the page -- because there is a monster at this end of this book! Lovable, furry old Grover is distressed to learn that there's a monster at the end of this book! He begs readers not to turn the pages, but of course kids feel they just have to see this monster for themselves. Grover is astonished--and toddlers will be delighted--to discover who is really the monster at the end of the book!

      The Monster at the End of This Book. Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover2003
      4,8