Sesame Workshop to release Children’s E-Books

Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg of The Wallstreet Journal is reporting that that the Sesame Workshop (who bring us Sesame Street) is planning on releasing books for kids ages 2-6 in E-Book form. There aren’t a lot of details because you need to be a subscriber to read more than the preview of the article. There are, however, some tidbits revealed.

The report indicates that on Tuesday Sesame will launch this effort by posting 5 titles at SesameStreet.org. These books will be able to be read but not downloaded. “The Monster at the End of This Book,” (1971) – he best-selling Sesame Street book – will have the option of being read or listened to via audio-narration. The only other named book in the report is Elmo’s ABC Book, a 2001 releasewritten by Sarah Albee and illustrated by Carol Nicklaus. Each week a new choice will replace one of the five holdovers.