Sharon Lerner

 Sharon   Lerner  is an author ,  producer  , lyricist &  writer. She also serve d as CTW VP & Creative Director for all  SESAME STREET  toy s, book s & record s f or 10 year s.

Lerner was 1 of the 1 st 10 people hired at CTW, originally as an educator & researcher & eventually joining the product s group to create  SESAME STREET  product s.

Lerner was immortalized in The  SESAME   STREET  Dictionary under the entry for " unusual ", as drawn by Joe Mathieu. She is the author  of many  SESAME STREET  Book s, including  BIG   BIRD  ' s Busy Boo k ( 1975 ) ,  BIG   BIRD  ' s Copycat Day ( 1 9 84 ) , ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Big_Bird_Says..._A_Game_to_Read_and_Play  BIG   BIRD  S ay s. . . A Game t o Read & Play ] ( 1985 ) & [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Follow_the_Monsters! Follow t h e M o n s t e r s ! ]'' ( 19 85 ).

Lerner currently write s chil dren ' s book s for Random House , including a 2009 re telling of  Black   Beauty . Lerner also write s political satire song s with Emily Kingsley for a cabaret in New York City.

Book s

 *  BIG   BIRD  ' s Busy Book
 *  BIG   BIRD  ' s Copycat Day
 *  BIG   BIRD  S ay s . . . A Game to Read & Play
 * Follow t h e M o n s t e r s !
 * The  SESAME   STREET  Library Volume s


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 * The  SESAME   STREET  Treasury Volume s


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Song s

 * Co - lyricist, " (  I  Can ' t Get  NO  ) C o - Opera tion "

Non - HENSON  Credit s

 * Between the Lions ( write r , animation & live action film  producer  , lyricist )
 *  Black   Beauty  re told by Sharon Lerner ( illustrate d  by Susan Jeffers & published by  Random House  )