Jon Stone (Author of The Monster at the End of this Book)

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Jon Stone

Born

in New Haven, Connecticut, The United States

April 13, 1931

Died

March 30, 1997

Genre

Children's Books

Influences

Jim Henson

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Stone graduated from Williams College in 1952. He received a master's degree from the Yale University School of Drama in 1955, at which time he joined a CBS training program. Before helping to create Sesame Street, he worked on the popular children's television show Captain Kangaroo for CBS. He also worked on several other Muppet projects before and during his time on Sesame Street, and was the author of several books including the popular "The Monster at the End of this Book". He was married for 9 years to actress Beverly Owen.

Stone was Sesame Street's principal director until 1996. Working with Jim Henson, he helped to create many of the Muppet characters, including Big Bird and Cookie Monster. He was also responsible for the show's forma ...more

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Average rating: 4.45 · 130,540 ratings · 3,797 reviews · 58 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone, Michael Smollin (Illustrator) 4.46 avg rating — 126,225 ratings — published 1971 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Another Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone, Michael Smollin (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 3,072 ratings — published 1996 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hide and Seek: with Lovable, Furry Old Grover by Jon Stone, Michael J. Smollin (Illustrator) 4.49 avg rating — 512 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Please Do Not Open this Book! (Bright & Early Playtime Books) by Jon Stone, Michael J. Smollin 4.53 avg rating — 146 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lovable, Furry Old Grover's Resting Places by Jon Stone, Michael Smollin (Illustrator) 4.44 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1984 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas Eve on Sesame Street by Jon Stone, Joe Mathieu (Illustrator) 4.34 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1981 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsters at the End of This Book (Sesame Street) (Big Golden Book) by Jon Stone, Michael J. Smollin (Illustrations) 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Monster at the end of this book - a little golden book by Jon Stone, Mike Smollin (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue's Fruit Field Trip! by Jon Stone, Michael J. Smollin 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Another Monster at the End of This Book (Little Golden Book) by Jon Stone (1-Dec-1999) Hardcover 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I told you and told you there was nothing to be afraid of.”
― Jon Stone, The Monster at the End of this Book

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“He knows the only way to fake emotion's
to fake (but not too well) lack of emotion

but not to get too tied up in its absence
(or, if you like, the pretence of its absence).”
― Jon Stone, School of Forgery

tags: acting, humour, impostors

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