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Sesame Street I Want to Be ... Treasury

Sesame Street Staff · 2011

Explore the age guidance, content cautions, positive qualities, and supporting notes for Sesame Street I Want to Be ... Treasury by Sesame Street Staff. This book is content notes include Products & advertising; positive qualities include Creativity & curiosity, Educational value.

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Strongest cautions

  • Products & advertising2/5

Strongest positives

  • Creativity & curiosity4/5
  • Educational value4/5
  • Good role models4/5

What’s in it?

Products & advertising2/5
Why this rating?

The characters are branded merchandise, but the content is educational.

What’s good in it?

Courage & resilience2/5
Why this rating?

Trying new things and exploring new roles is encouraged.

Creativity & curiosity4/5
Why this rating?

The stories encourage imagination and thinking about personal aspirations.

Diverse representation3/5
Why this rating?

Sesame Street characters represent a broad range of personalities and species in a friendly way.

Educational value4/5
Why this rating?

Introduces preschoolers to jobs, community roles, vocabulary, and imaginative thinking, with learning woven into accessible stories rather than formal instruction.

Kindness & empathy3/5
Why this rating?

Characters exhibit helpfulness and support for one another.

Positive messages4/5
Why this rating?

Positive messages about exploring interests and career possibilities are central.

Good role models4/5
Why this rating?

The characters provide positive, curious, and collaborative role models for children.

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  1. What was the most imaginative idea in the story, and what would you add to it?
  2. Did products, possessions, or buying things matter to the story? What message did that send?
  3. Which choice in Sesame Street I Want to Be ... Treasury would you have made differently, and why?
  4. Who changed the most in Sesame Street I Want to Be ... Treasury, and what caused that change?
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