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An inspiring message for all ages: Find your inner bird.<br> <br> If you’re looking for wisdom and joy in your life, go straight to<i>Sesame Street</i>and heed the words of its most beloved and profound resident, Caroll Spinney, who has spent the past thirty-four years in a bird costume (and a trash can) as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.<br> <br> Three decades inside a giant puppet have taught Spinney a valuable and surprising lesson:<br> <br> Being a bird can make you a better person.<br> <br> In<b>The Wisdom of Big Bird</b>, the living legend of Sesame Street describes how we can all find our inner bird (or grouch).<br> <br> Each chapter illustrates a piece of useful wisdom Spinney has gleaned from a career in feathers. The lessons Big Bird teaches children every day on Sesame Street are the same ones that have brought Spinney success and satisfaction in his own life.<br> <br> Warm, witty, and affirming, Caroll Spinney’s memoir proves that being a bird can make you a better and happier person.<br> <br> “Every day on Sesame Street, we strive to give our innocent young audience the basis of a lifelong education. It is no accident that spending the past thirty-four years in the Bird suit teaching these lessons to others has taught me a few things, too.”—from<b>The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch)</b>