C is for Cookie!

“C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me,
C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me,
C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me.
Oh, cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C.”

Many years ago, I remember watching opera singer Marilyn Horne, dressed as Cleopatra, singing this song on a Sesame Street episode. That little jingle immediately implanted itself deep in my brain and periodically resurfaced, resulting in my aesthetically-lacking but heartfelt warbling ode to cookies. When my daughters were preschoolers and I again could indulge in guilt-free viewing of Sesame Street, I was ecstatic when the “C is for Cookie” segment came along and I could join in with gusto. My daughters, now teenagers, roll their eyes for dramatic effect when I burst into song about cookies but I don’t let that stop me.

Believe it or not, Sesame Street celebrates it’s 40th anniversary on Nov. 10. 40 years of making learning fun for preschoolers and their parents. 40 years of demonstrating the educational power of television. 40 years of feeling at home in an ethnically-diverse urban neighborhood.

Join in and wallow in the fun of celebrating 40 years of Sesame Street.

- Diane