Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets (Hardcover) by Kathleen Krull

from Sullywriter

Affectionate and appealing introduction to Henson's life for younger readers.

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This biographical picture book is best suited for elementary to middle school-aged readers, and serves as an excellent introduction to Jim Henson as a person and as a gifted puppeteer. His accomplishments would forever alter the previous boundaries and perspectives surrounding puppetry. While it ...

from klledet

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Cookie Monster, and all the other Muppets became famous because of their creator, Jim Henson. Henson, always having a creative imagination, wanted to make people of all ages laugh. He achieved this through his puppets. His dream was to share his puppet creations with ...

from mferaci

Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets is about Jim Henson who created the muppets. The story begins when he is young and explains how he became interested in puppets. I like the book because even though I know who Jim Henson is, the book pointed out some projects he worked on I did not know...

from matthewbloome

This is an exceptional biography of an exceptional guy. I really enjoyed it as did my wife when I read it to her. It's thorough and beautiful, really a wonderful tribute to a truly visionary artist.