11 Facts About Street Gang

Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street is a non-fiction book chronicling the history of the children's television program Sesame Street.

Street Gang is journalist and writer Michael Davis's first book, published by Viking Press in 2008.

Street Gang begins with a description of Muppet creator Jim Henson's 1990 funeral, from the perspective of co-creator Joan Ganz Cooney.

Street Gang was made into an audio book, narrated by Caroll Spinney, the same day it was published.

Sesame Street Gang was created after a dinner party hosted by Cooney and her husband in early 1966, attended by Carnegie Foundation vice-president Lloyd Morrisett and Cooney's boss at New York City educational television station WNDT, Lewis Freedman.

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Davis describes the production of the show's first special, the decompensation and death of Calloway, the death of Lee and the groundbreaking way Sesame Street Gang dealt with it, the creation of Elmo and biography of his portrayer, Kevin Clash, and the wedding of Maria and Luis.

Street Gang discusses the development of Sesame Street's newest character, Abby Cadabby, and the show's international influence.

Street Gang considers Davis' use of language breathless and his portrayals of the show's creators overly flattering.

O'Donnell views Davis as balanced in his account because although Davis praises Sesame Street Gang, he describes the public criticism the show has received and relates the personality flaws of the people who helped create it.

The magazine stated, "A dozen of New York's top publishers are eager to get their hands this week on the story of how Sesame Street Gang emerged as the iconic program that shaped the minds of countless kiddies around the globe".

Audio version of Street Gang, narrated by Caroll Spinney, was released at the same time as the book.