THE BOOKS OF MICHAEL J SMOLLIN
  Mike Portrait   Michael J Smollin - Author & Illustrator

As author and illustrator of over 40 children's books beloved for their charm and imagination, he has inspired children around the world to the joys of life and the excitement of exploration. You have probably seen his illustrations bring a great sense of humor to many books published by Random House, Jim Henson Productions and The Western Publishing Company. Now that children's book illustrations are widely collected, Michael's original illustrations are highly valued for their creativity, technical execution, large scale, beauty, and rich colors.

 
2006 &
1977
Please Do Not Open This Book! illlustrated by Michael Smollin   Please Do Not Open This Book!
 
author: Jon Stone 
illustrated by Mike Smollin

Published 197? & 2006 - Random House
ISBN-10: 0375836837
ISBN-13: 978-0375836831
 
1999 & 1996  Another Monster At The End Of This Book illlustrated by Michael Smollin   Another Monster At The End Of This Book

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS BOOK
 
author: Jon Stone 
illustrated by Michael Smollin

Published: 1996 & 1999 - Random House
[PZ7.S87785 An 1996] 
Not yet available at the Library of Congress

 

1999 & 1977 &
1971

The Monster At The End Of This Book illlustrated by Michael Smollin   The Monster At The End Of This Book
featuring Grover, a Jim Henson Muppet,
as performed on Sesame Street by Frank Oz

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS BOOK
 
author: Jon Stone 
illustrated by Mike Smollin

Published 1971, 1977 & 1999 - Western Publishing Co
[PZ7.S87785 Mo]

ALL TIME BESTSELLER

 
1998 Please send an image of this original cover if you have one. Reisue cover shown
Count
 

The Count Counts Scary Things

author: Stephanie St. Pierre
illustrated by Michael Smollin
Published: 1998 - Random House [PZ8.3.S143 Co 1998 ] 
Not yet available at the Library of Congress

 
1995 MOTHER GROUCH NURSERY RHYMES illlustrated by Michael Smollin   Mother Grouch Nursery Rhymes
pop-up bo ok

author: Anna H. Dickson 
illustrated by Michael Smollin 

Published: 1995 - Random House 
In cooperation with The Children's Television Workshop 
part of benefit to The CTW Educational Project 
LoC Catalog Card Number: 94-67317
ISBN: 0-679-85459-2 

 
1985 GOLDILOCKS - BABY PIGGY'S DREAM illlustrated by Michael Smollin   Goldilocks - Baby Piggy's Dream
Starring the Muppet Babies

author: Louise Gikow 
illustrated by Michael Smollin 
 
Published: 1985 - Muppet Press/Random House 
LoC Catalog Card Number:
84-22348 ISBN: 0-394-8723-1 

 
1982 1992 Sesame Street Storytime Calendar illustrated by Michael Smollin   The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982

one of 7 consecutive calendars
created by Michael Smollin

Published: 1981 - Random House
In cooperation with The Children's Television Workshop, part of benefit to The CTW Educational Project

 
1984 Lovable Furry Grover's Resting Places illustrated by Michael Smollin   Lovable Furry Old Grover's Resting Places 

author: John Stone 
illustrated by Michael Smollin

Published: 1984 - Random House
pictureback book
[PZ7.S87785 Lo 1984 ]

 
1983 Strawberry Shortcake's Party Fun illustrated by Michael Smollin   Strawberry Shortcake's Party Fun

created by Michael Smollin

Published: 1983 - Random House
[GV1205 .S58 1983]

 
1983 Ernie and BertsDelivery Service cover illustration  

Ernie & Bert's Delivery Service
featuring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets

created by Michael Smollin
Published: 1983 - Random House
[PZ7 .E7283 1983]
ISBN: 0394857615

 
1982 Ernie's Bath Book illustrated by Michael Smollin   Ernie's Bath Book
A Waterproof Bathtime Book


created by Michael Smollin

Published: 1981 - Random House
In cooperation with The Children's Television Workshop
part of benefit to The CTW Educational Project
ISBN: 0394854020

ALL TIME BESTSELLER (1,146,930)

 
1982 Ernie & Bert Can, Can You? illustrated by Michael Smollin   Ernie & Bert Can - Can You?
featuring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets

illustrated by Michael Smollin

Published: 1982 Henson, Jim
[PE1271 .E76 1982]

ALL TIME BESTSELLER (1,617,461)

 
1982 IN & OUT UP & DOWN illustrated by Michael Smollin   In & Out, Up & Down

illustrated by Michael Smollin

Published: 1982 Henson, Jim
[PE1591 .I5 1982 ]

ISBN: 0-394-85151-X

ALL TIME BESTSELLER (1,146,930)

 
1982 The Sesame Street Players Present Mother Goose illustrated by Michael Smollin   The Sesame Street Players Present Mother Goose
featuring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets

created by Michael J Smollin

Published: 1982 - Random House
[PZ8.3.M85 Sm 1982]

 
1981 Santa's Workshop created by Michael Smollin  

Santa's Workshop

created by Michael Smollin

Published: 1981 - Random House [PZ7.S6647 San 1981 ]
ISBN-10: 0394867475
ISBN-13: 978-0394867472

 
1981

Sesame Street 1981 Calendar illustrated by Michael J Smollin

  The Sesame Street 1981 Mother Goose Calendar

one of 7 consecutive calendars
illustrated by Michael J Smollin

Published: 1980 - Random House
In cooperation with The Children's Television Workshop, part of benefit to The CTW Educational Project

 
1980 Maybe You Should Fly A Jet Maybe You Should Be A Vet illustrated by Michael Smollin  

Maybe You Should Fly A Jet  ! Maybe You Should Be A Vet!
 
author: Theo LeSieg - Dr. Suess
illustrated by Michael J Smollin

Published 1980 - Beginner Books 
A Division of Random House Inc
[HF5381.2 .S48 1980] 

 

 
1980 1980 Sesame Street Calendar, The World Games illustrated by Michael Smollin   The Sesame Street Calendar
1980 World Games

one of 7 consecutive calendars
created by Michael Smollin

Published: 1979 - Random House
In cooperation with The Children's Television Workshop, part of benefit to The CTW Educational Project

 
1980 Strawberry Shortcake's Cooking Fun illustrated by Michael J Smollin  

Strawberry Shortcake's Cooking Fun

created by Michael J Smollin

Published 1980 - Random House
[TX652.5 .S57]

 
1980 Strawberry Shortcake's Cooking Fun illustrated by Michael J Smollin  

Learning Colors With Strawberry Shortcake (die cut)

created by Michael J Smollin

Published: 1979 - Random House
spiral bound
Out of Print--Limited Availability

 
1979 I Can Count To 100 illustrated by Michael Smollin   I Can Count To 100 ... Can You?

author:  Katherine Howard
with pictures by Michael J Smollin

Published 1979 - Random House
ISBN: 0-394-84090-9

ALL TIME BESTSELLER (1,124,542)

 
1979 Tickle Yourself With More Puzzles cover illustration  

Tickle Yourself With More Puzzles -
funny pictures by Michael Smollin

created by Michael Smollin and the Electric Company
Published: 1979 - Random House Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 0-394-84225-1
Out of Print--Limited Availability

 
1979 Missing Cover  

Tickle Yourself With Puzzles

created by Michael Smollin and the Electric Company

Published: 1979 - Random House Books For Young Readers
ISBN:
Out of Print--Limited Availability

 
1979 Tickle Yourself With Riddles  cretaed by Michael Smollin   Tickle Yourself Again With Riddles *** And Funny Pictures by Michael Smollin

created by Michael J Smollin and the Electric Company

Published: 1979 - Random House Books in conjunction with the Childrens Television Workshop and the Electric Company, Rare, Out of Print--Limited Availability
ISBN-13: 9780394841526 ISBN: 0394841522

 
1979 Tickle Yourself With Riddles cover illustration   Tickle Yourself With Riddles -
funny pictures by Michael Smollin

created by Michael Smollin and the Electric Company

Published: The Electric Company
Out of Print--Limited Availability
ISBN:

 
1979 1978 Sesame Street Calendar, Around The World In 365 Days illustrated by Michael Smollin   The Sesame Street 1979 Calendar
See America

one of 7 consecutive calendars
created by Michael Smollin

Published: 1978 - Random House
In cooperation with The Children's Television Workshop.

 
1978 1978 Sesame Street Calendar, Around The World In 365 Days illustrated by Michael Smollin   The Sesame Street 1978 Calendar
Around The World In 365 Days

one of 7 consecutive calendars
created by Michael Smollin

Published: 1977 - Random House
In cooperation with The Children's Television Workshop.

 
1978 Big Bird's Red Book illustrated by Michael Smollin   Big Bird's Red Book - featuring Jim Henson's Muppets

A Little Golden Book
written by: Rosanne and Jonathan Cerf
illustrated by Michael J Smollin

Published: 1977 - Random House: Golden Book - 9" tall
ISBN: 0-307-01029-5

 
1977 The Day The Count Stopped Counting illustrated by Michael Smollin   The Day The Count Stopped Counting

featuring Jim Henson's Muppets
author: David Korr
illustrated by Michael Smollin

Published 1979 - Random House
[PZ7.K8375 Day]
Published 1977 - Western Publishing Co
ISBN: 0307123588

 
1977 The Great Cookie Theif illustrated by Michael Smollin  

Wanted: The Great Cookie Thief

This is a soft cover Cookie Monster "goes west" book.
written by: Emily P Kingsley
illustrated by Michael J Smollin

Published: 1977 - Western Publishing Company
SESAME STREET/ GOLDEN BOOKS, Paperback
ISBN: 0307580121

 
1977 1977 Sesame Street Calendar, A Fairy Tale Collection illustrated by Michael Smollin   The Sesame Street 1977 Calendar
A Fairy Tale Collection

one of 7 consecutive calendars
created by Michael Smollin
 
 
Published: 1976 - Random House
In cooperation with The Children's Television Workshop.

 
1976 HIDE & SEEK GROVER illustrated by Michael Smollin   Hide & Seek Grover

author: Jon Stone 
illustrated by Michael Smollin

Published: 1976 - Random House 
In cooperation with The Children's Television Workshop
part of benefit to The CTW Educational Project 
LoC Catalog Card Number:
76-8120 ISBN: 0-394-83292-2

ALL TIME BESTSELLER (1,683,969)

 
1976 The Sesame Street 1976 Calendar,
A Bicentennial Celebration illustrated by Michael Smollin   The Sesame Street 1976 Calendar
A Bicentennial Celebration

one of 7 consecutive calendars
created by Michael Smollin

Published: 1975 - Random House
In cooperation with The Children's Television Workshop.

 
1975 A Day In The Life Of Ernie and Bert cover illustration   Can You Tell Me How To Get To
Sesame Street (die cut)

written by: Chrisphoer Cerf
illustrated by Michael J Smollin
Published: 1975 - Playschool, Inc. 1975 - Spiral Bound
Out of Print--Limited Availability

 
1974 Sesame Street Picture Book Part One cover illustration  

Sesame Street Picture Book Part One
(titled in Japanese) -or-
Sesame Street Magazine Part One

A collection of various illustrations by many different artists including Ivan Chermayeff, Thomas B Allen, Don Leake, Allen Davis and others.

cover and select inside illustrations by
Michael J Smollin
Published: 1974
Children's Television Workshopl, Inc.
Out of Print--Limited Availability

 
1972 Cookie Monster's Circle Book illustrated by Michael Smollin  

Cookie Monster's Circle Book (die cut)

created by Michael J Smollin

In cooperation with The Children's Television Workshop, part of benefit to The CTW Educational Project

Published 1977 & 1999 - Western Publishing Co
A Golden Shape Book
Out of Print - Rare

 
1972 Big Bird's Blunder Book cover illustration   Big Bird's Blunder Book

This is a soft cover Cookie Monster "goes west" book
written by: Kingsbury Bennett as Told to Albert G. Miller
illustrated by Michael J Smollin
Published: 1972 - Western Publishing Company

 
1972 Sesame Street Presents The Amazing Mumford And His Amazing Subtracting Trick illustrated by Michael Smollin   Sesame Street Presents The Amazing Mumford And His Amazing Subtracting Trick and featuring lovable, furry, old Grover

written by: Norman Stiles
illustrated by Michael J Smollin

Published: 1972 - Random House
In cooperation with The Children's Television Workshop.
ISBN: 0-394-83292-2

 
1971 A Day In The Life Of Ernie and Bert cover illustration   A Day In The Life Of Ernie & Bert

written by: Sharon Lerner
illustrated by Michael J Smollin
Published: 1971 - Playschool, Inc. 1971 - Spiral Bound
Out of Print--Limited Availability

 
1993 The Little Mermaid Cover  

Walt Disney Presents The Little Mermaid

Adapted By Michael Teitelbaum
Illustrated by Michael J Smollin
Published: 1978 - Western Publishing Company
Hard cover, 7" tall.
ISBN: 0307001067

 
1992 Charlie Comes to Town Cover  

Charlie Comes to Town

written by: Diane C Ohanesian
illustrated by Michael J Smollin
Published: 1992 - Creative Child Press - Small Hardback

 
1992 Three Toots For Freddy Cover  

Three Toots For Freddie

written by: Gary Palmer
illustrated by Michael J Smollin
Published: 1992 - Playmore/creative Child Press
Small Hardback 

 
1990 Missing Cover  

Laugh-Along Songs: Songbook

created by Michael Smollin
Published: 1990 - Random House
[M1997 .L36 1990]
Not yet available at the Library of Congress

 
1985 Missing Cover  

Toys Are For Playing

created by Michael J Smollin
Published: 1985 - Fisher-Price Toys- board book
Out of Print--Limited Availability
ASIN: B000GP2SMW

 
1980 The Sweet Smell Of Strawberryland Cover  

The Sweet Smell Of Strawberryland (Sniffy Book)

created by Michael J Smollin
Published 1980 - Random House
[PZ7.S6647 Sw]
ISBN: 0-394-84387-8

 
1979 Your Friends From Sesame Street Cover  

Your Friends From Sesame Street (Cloth Book)

illustrated by Michael J Smollin
Published: 1979 - Random House - cloth book.
ISBN: 394841379 [0394841379]
Out of Print--Limited Availability

 
1978 Good Night Sesame Street  Cover   Good Night Sesame Street

A Fisher-Price Talk-To-Me Book" This quarto sized children's book is bound in boards in a spiral binding and is ready to be played on a Fisher-Price ""Talk-To-Me Player""
written by: David Korr
illustrated by Michael J Smollin
Published: 1978 - Fisher-Price Toys

 
1976 Ernie and Bert Coloring Book Cover   Ernie and Bert Coloring Book

Big Coloring Book
created by Michael J Smollin
Published: 1976 - Western Publishing Company:
76 1130-2

 
1976 The In-And-Out-And-All-About Coloring Book Cover   The In-And-Out-And-All-About Coloring Book

Big Coloring Book
created by Michael J Smollin
Published: 1976 - Western Publishing Company:
76 1128-1

 
? Missing Cover   Baby's Nursery Bookshelf (Sesame Street)

created by Michael J Smollin
Out of Print

 
? Missing Cover   The Alligator's Color Book

created by Michael J Smollin
Out of Print--Limited Availability

 
  Grownup's Books  

 
1983 The Hampton's Cookbook illustrated by Michael Smollin   The Hamptons Health Spa Diet Cookbook

1983 Florence Kulick and Florence Matthews
illustration and design by Michael J Smollin
foreword by Morton B. Glenn
 
Published 1977 The Permanent Press - Sag Harbor New York
[RM222.2 .K85 1983 ]
[LCCC no.: 82-084011]
ISBN: 0-932966-28-4

 
1960 Linda Lovely & The Fleebus illustrated by Michael Smollin   Bob and Ray's Story of Linda Lovely and the Fleebus

written by Bob Elliot and Ray Goulding
illustrated by Michael J Smollin
 
Published 1960 Dodd, Mead & Company - New York
[LoC Catalog Card Number: 60-13904 ]