Ray Sipherd

 Ray   Sipherd  ( b . 1 9 3 5  ) w as  1  of  SESAME STREET  ’ s ear l y  write r s , working on the  show  f r o m  1 9 6 9  t o  1 9 8 6. His work on  SESAME STREET  earned 3| 3  Emmy award s.

Sipherd also wrote  several  SESAME STREET   book s.

Sipherd, a graduate o f Yale University , created the award - winning N  P  R  program  All   Thing s   Considered . In addition, he has penned a number of mystery novel s for adult audience s , such as  Dance   of   the   Scarecrow s  , & published a collection of short stories title d  T h e   Christ mas   Store . Currently, Sipherd serve s as a senior staff edit o r f or Rea der ' s Digest  Condense d Book s.

Story book s

 *  The  SESAME   STREET  Story book  ( 1 9 7 1  )
 *  The   Count  ’ s Poe m  ( 1 9 7 8  )
 *  Ernie  ’ s Tele phone C a ll  ( 1 9 7 8  )
 *  Down on t h e Farm with  Grover  ( 1 9 8 0  )
 *  BIG   BIRD  ’ s Animal Alphabet  ( 1 9 8 0  )

Album Credit s

 *  Let a  FROWN  Be Your Umbrella  ( 1 9 7 4  )