![]() ![]() I would leave a printed sample of my work wherever I had been. ![]() Joe Mathieu: Actually, I had been freelancing as a children’s illustrator for about a year ( I graduated from RISD in ’71) and I was constantly showing my portfolio to anyone who would see me. ToughPigs: How did you get your start as an illustrator for Sesame Street? I’m sure you’ve all fallen in love with your fair share of Sesame Street books, which is why we’re so proud to present our interview with illustrator Joe Mathieu, along with some samples of his artwork, which you can click on to see in a larger format. He’s drawn practically every Sesame character, both puppet and human, and is responsible for such classic books as Cookie Monster and the Cookie Tree, The Ernie and Bert Book, The Exciting Adventures of Super Grover, and many more (which you’ll read about below). ![]() Joe Mathieu has been illustrating Sesame Street books for the last 38 years and shows no sign of stopping. And if you were to pore through your collection, the name you’d see most (y’know, after Big Bird and Ernie and Grover) is Joe Mathieu. As Sesame Street fans, just about every one of us has a stack of Sesame books that rival any library or used book store. ![]()
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