When Oscar Was a Little Grouch

 When   OSCAR   W a s   a   Little   GROUch & Other Good - Night Stories is a  SESAME STREET  story book featuring  OSCAR THE GROUCH  storybook that contain s 3 stories :

Stories included

 * " When  Oscar  Was a Little  Grouch  "
 *  Oscar  babysit s for his  niece  Filthomena  & tells  her  about  his  childhood, including the 1 st  trash can  which  he  wore to kinder Grouch en.


 * " Tina Twiddlebug ' s Big Adventure "
 * In the Twiddlebug community in Elmo ' s windowbox ( which is also populated by several worms  ), Mayor Thaddeus Twiddlebug proposes the construction of a playground for the children . The project move s along smooth l y until Tina Twiddlebug ( no relation ) says she wants a jungle gym for her son Timmy . The notion is greeted simultaneously with approval & confusion , since none of them know what to use f or a jungle g y m . Tina ' s next proposal is unprecedented : she will fly into t he big wide world ( an attempt seldom attempted by Twiddlebugs ) to find one . An intimated Tina flies cautiously around Elmo ' s room , appraising different objects , before finally selecting a stray piece from Elmo 's set of jacks . Tina is proclaimed a hero & Mayor Thaddeus give s her a medal.


 * " Goo d Night, Bert ! "
 * An exhausted Bert only wants to sleep, but Ernie keep s him awake with imaginative contemplation , jokes ( & goin g " B o h - d ee - o h - d o h " u p h i s o w n knee s ) & a simulated earthquake . Bert finally has to use Ernie ' s own techniques to achieve blissful slumber.