Written by	Ellen Weiss
Illustrator	Larry DiFiori (illustrations) Iain Smyth (paper sculptures)
Published	1998
Publisher	Golden Books
Series	Jim Henson's Scary Scary Monsters
ISBN	0307332004

Jim Henson's Scary Scary Monsters is a pop-up book that launched a group of original characters appearing in a series of books.

• New Friend, Blue Friend
• Norbert Is Nosy
• Shooby Is Short
• Smooch Is a Smoocher
• Zuzu Is Zany

Two of the characters from the series, Zuzu and Norbert, were produced as plush dolls.

In addition to the originally created Shooby, Smooch, Zuzu and Norbert, an existing Muppet character was also included in the fold. Splurge, having first appeared in the special Hey Cinderella!, appeared in the series and was featured in his own story, New Friend, Blue Friend.