Grizzly leads a tour of Grouchland with Elmo following close behind in a colorful "Pictureback Shape Book."

Based on the motion picture screenplay by Mitchell Kriegman and Joseph Mazzarino "Whoosh! Elmo and his blanket are whisked away to Grouchland. What's worse, the greedy Huxley steals Elmo's blanket! Elmo must use all of his courage to rescue his blanket before dark. Can a little monster stand up to a big selfish villain? With full-color photographs from the movie.

Experience the zany excitement of The Muppets film again and again with this hilarious read-along storybook featuring easy-to-follow narration, wacky sound effects, and original character voices! Walter has always felt like he doesn't quite fit in with the rest of the folks in Smalltown, USA. What Walter wants more than anything else is to go to Hollywood and meet the Muppets. His brother Gary knows how Walter idolizes Kermit, so he and his girlfriend, Mary, decide to take Walter on a trip to California. But when they arrive, they discover that the Muppets have broken up, the Studios are in ruins, and the Muppets Theater is about to be purchased by a greedy oil tycoon who believes that the theater is sitting on top of a large untapped oil source. The only way to save Muppet Studios is to reunite the Muppets and put on a fund-raiser show. Can Walter, Gary, and Mary help Kermit get the Muppets back together and save their theater?

Cookie Monster really wants a cookie. What's the magic word? Elmo knows! Toddlers will have loads of fun as they help Elmo think of the right words to say in Elmo's Good Manners Game.

When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.

Grizzy isn't like the other grouches. She's too nice and gets kicked out of class for lacking proper grouchy manners! But with a little help from Elmo and Oscar, Grizzy discovers that she can be a good grouch after all!

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