The Wisdom of Big Bird

 The   WISDOM   of  BIG BIRD  ( &   the   Dark   GENIUS   of   OSCAR THE GROUCH )  was published in 2003. Although the work ' s secondary title is " Lesson s from a Life i n  FEATHER S  ", the book is partly an autobiography that begin s shortly before  CAROLL SPINNEY  joined the fledgling cast of  SESAME STREET  Muppeteer s. Interspersed with  SPINNEY  ' s remembrance s are lesson s he  learned from playing BIG BIRD &, t o a less er extent ,  OSCAR THE GROUCH . In addition to the hard back edition, a large - print version was release d on Octo ber 1 st , 2003.

 CAROLL SPINNEY  held a signing of the book at the Muppet s, Music & Magic event at the Brooklyn Music Academy of Music in 2004.

Content s

 * Introduction :  MY  Life as a BIRD
 * Chapter 1 : Listen to Yourself
 * Chapter 2 : Ask Him  What  He  Mean s
 * Chapter 3 : Take a Pay Cut
 * Chapter 4 : Find Your Inner BIRD
 * Chapter 5 : Try Adding More FEATHERS
 * Chapter 6 : Become Who You Always Were
 * Chapter 7 : Listen to Your Cabbie
 * Chapter 8 : Be a  GROUCH 
 * Chapter 9 : Be Flexible
 * Chapter 10 : Give It a Month
 * Chapter 11 : Wing It
 * Chapter 12 : Make ' Em Laugh
 * Chapter 13 : Go To China
 * Chapter 14 : Write Your Own Story
 * Chapter 15 : Pretend You Can Dance
 * Chapter 16 : Hear The Music
 * Chapter 17 : Watch Your Step
 * Chapter 18 : Be Persistent
 * Chapter 19 : Eat Your Veggies
 * Chapter 20 : Be Honest With Your Audience
 * Chapter 21 :  DON ' T  Let Your FEATHER S Get Ruffle d
 * Chapter 2 2 : Find Compassion
 * Chapter 2 3 : Be Good To Each Other
 * Chapter 2 4 : Give Some thing Back
 * Chapter 2 5 : Find Your Place In The World
 * Chapter 2 6 : Remember The Future
 * Acknowledge men t s