Oscar-the-Grouch's Alphabet of Trash



 OSCAR - THE - GROUCH 's Alphabet of  Trash  is a 1977 Sesame Street storybook in which  OSCAR THE GROUCH  presents his  grouchy  version of the alphabet. Some of the letters provide glimpses into his lifestyle :

D is for " dust ", & Oscar  dusts his furniture -- by dumping dust  on  to his bed & nightstand.

E is for " eggshells ", which Oscar  puts into his bed at night "to get a crummy night's sleep".

G is for " garbage  ", & the  Garbage   Grouch  arrives w/  Oscar 's weekly supply.

N is for a " no - good necktie ", which helped Oscar  win the "Worst-Dressed  Grouch  of the Year" award.

P is for " patched-up porcupine " : " Some people sleep w/ teddy bears, but I  prefer a porcupine because it's so prickly ".

V is for " violin " : " I  love to play the  Grouch  Sonata late at night ", which he does on his screechy old fiddle , resulting in people tossing  garbage  at him to stop the noise.

W is for " worm  ", &  Oscar  presents his  pet  ,  Slimey.

X is for " X - rays ", which Oscar  has X - rays of himself , Cookie Monster , a goat , & Sam the Robot.