The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone

Jon Stone died of complications from Lou Gehrig's disease on March 30th, 1997. The special was created as a tribute to Joe Raposo, who passed away from lymphoma in February 1989. In April 1990, Stone hosted and directed a television special titled Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music. Stone contributed occasional announcer voices (such as the soap opera promo spoof 'School in the Afternoon'), and served similar duty on two Muppet Meeting Films. He was also responsible for the show's format and setting. Working with Jim Henson, he helped to create many of the Muppet characters, including Big Bird and Cookie Monster.

Stone was Sesame Street's principal director until 1996.

He was married for 9 years to actress Beverly Owen. He also worked on several other Muppet projects before and during his time on Sesame Street, and was the author of several books including the popular 'The Monster at the End of this Book'. Before helping to create Sesame Street, he worked on the popular children's television show Captain Kangaroo for CBS. He received a master's degree from the Yale University School of Drama in 1955, at which time he joined a CBS training program. Stone graduated from Williams College in 1952. In his New York Times obituary, Joan Ganz Cooney describes Stone as 'probably the most brilliant writer of children's television material in America'. Stone died of complications from Lou Gehrig's disease on March 30th, 1997. Stone contributed occasional announcer voices (such as the soap opera promo spoof ' School in the Afternoon'), and served similar duty on two Muppet Meeting Films. Working with Jim Henson, he helped create many of the Muppet characters, including Big Bird and Cookie Monster. Jon Stone (1931–1997) is the author of this book, but he was also Sesame Street's principal director until 1996. This all-time favorite is now available as a Big Little Golden Book-perfect for lap-time reading. Many adults name this book as their favorite Little Golden Book. Grover is astonished-and toddlers will be delighted-to discover who is really the monster at the end of the book!

Lovable, furry old Grover is distressed to learn that there's a monster at the end of this book! He begs readers not to turn the pages, but of course kids feel they just have to see this monster for themselves. Read along as Grover begs you not to turn the page-because there is a monster at this end of this book! 'On the first page, what did that say? Did that say there will be a Monster at the end of the book?'

The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone