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Sesame Beginnings was a special collection of products and videos. It was created from the popular children's TV show, Sesame Street. This collection was made for babies and their parents. The goal was to help families play and learn together.

Product Line

The Sesame Beginnings products first came out in Canada in mid-2005. They were sold only at certain Canadian stores like Loblaws, Fortinos, and Zehrs. At first, you could find clothes, health items, home goods, and seasonal products.

Soon after, the products became available in the United States. Random House published books for the line. Target was the main store selling these items in the US. Other companies also made Sesame Beginnings products. These included Fisher-Price for baby toys and Crown Crafts for bedding.

All products in the Sesame Beginnings line had a special level from 1 to 5. This helped parents know which products were best for their child's age:

  • Level 1: For babies from birth to 6 months old.
  • Level 2: For babies from 6 to 12 months old.
  • Level 3: For toddlers from 12 to 18 months old.
  • Level 4: For toddlers from 18 to 24 months old.
  • Level 5: For children from 24 to 36 months old.

DVD Series

The first Sesame Beginnings videos were released in stores on April 23, 2006. These videos featured baby versions of your favorite Sesame Street characters. For example, you could see Baby Elmo and Baby Big Bird.

Books

Before Sesame Beginnings, some Sesame Street books showed the characters as babies. These older books used photos of puppet models. But Sesame Beginnings books were different. They used flat, colorful drawings of the characters.

Here are some of the books from the Sesame Beginnings collection:

  • Cookie Kisses (with Baby Cookie Monster, Level 1)
  • Sesame Beginnings to Go: At the Store (with Baby Grover, Level 2)
  • Sesame Beginnings to Go: Away We Go (with Baby Zoe, Level 2)
  • Sesame Beginnings to Go: In My Stroller (with Baby Elmo, Level 1)
  • Snap! Button! Zip! (with Baby Zoe, Level 3)
  • Hello! Good-bye! (with Baby Ernie, Level 3)
  • So Big! (with Baby Elmo, Level 2)
  • Baby Faces (with Baby Zoe, Level 1)
  • Peekaboo! I See You! (with Baby Big Bird, Level 2)
  • Sesame Beginnings on Muppet Wiki, a Wikia wiki
  • NPR Talk of the Nation: 'Sesame Beginnings' Targets Baby TV Viewers, April 3, 2006
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