With some the nominations it is pretty easy to decipher there meaning; but others have such complex titles that you have to be in the entertainment industry to really get a grasp on what it all really means.     Either way, it is a huge congratulation to the folks at Sesame Street for another season of great work.    Just like last year, the show received 16 Daytime Emmy nomination, but they ended taking home 8 awards.   Let’s see if they are just as fortunate this year when the awards are given out in June 23^rd.

This app is a narrated story that included Elmo, Big Bird, Zoe, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, and other Sesame Street friends celebrating the 100^th day of school.   Even if you kid is not in school yet or if they are and the 100^th day of school is has already passed, this is a great app to have.  Following along while the narrator reads the book aloud is great way to promote reading.

If you do not have a Nokia Phone and are interested in having a 100^th Day of School book you can always purchase it online from the Sesame Street e-book store.

Simple Ways to Celebrate 100^th Day of School

All across the country the 100^th day of school is promoted in classroom.    Children, parents, and teachers can find great ways to celebrate.   Some activities that you can do at home with your child may include counting to 100; you can count by 1s, 2s,5s, and 10s to make it interesting.     If you child is learning to write, you can also practice writing the number 100 on a sheet of paper.

This is definitely a beautiful cause that anyone would be proud to be part of.   You can view some of the art exhibited in the YouTube video posted below.   Some of the art you wouldn’t think of putting in your preschooler’s room because they are a bit edgier than what you are used to watching on Sesame Street.  Nevertheless, there were some great pieces that were some cool and fun.  You can see some humorous and thoughtful renditions of some the characters like Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Grover, The Count, and Snuffy.

Sesame Place is a place for Muppets and their fans.  Next months those fans can celebrate Big Birds birthday.   Big Bird’s birthday has been listed as March 20.  Sesame Place will be celebrating Big Bird’s birthday on March 10^th and 11^th.     Sesame Place has been celebrating the birthday of the Sesame Street Mupets annually. Last year there was a birthday celebration for Big Bird at Sesame Place also.   Elmo’s birthday was the most the recently celebrated.  Visit the Sesame Place website for additional information.

Sesame Street has previously launched several other eBooks that available through apps on iPhone, iPad, and iPod.  These eBook have been interactive and included audio.  Some have allowed readers that allowed readers to read along at their own pace, others have included animations that have allowed to the book to come alive as the children read.

In the new age of technology fueled lives e-books will probably become more of the rule than the exception.   Hopefully the interactivity of the books will bring about more of the interest in reading that carry through from preschool years through adulthood.   Because we all know that reading will open children to a wealth of knowledge.