The actors would read the stories to children visiting the set. On the album Sesamstraat is Jarig, he is mentioned as an actual cat. However, on the show, he only appeared on the street once (as an animated character) when Jet Boeke visited the street in December, 2001. For the last 15 years a lot of the stories have been reruns. They are now read by different cast members, first by Rudy, and later by Frank. The Dutch publisher Gottmer Kinderboeken has published over 50 Dikkie Dik books. In 2009, the Netherlands issued a sheetlet of three €0.44 stamps honoring Dikkie Dik.