Meet Jim Henson (Scholastic)

Written by	Susan Canizares and Samantha Berger
Published	April 1999
Publisher	Scholastic
Series	Social Studies Emergent Readers
ISBN	0439045754

Meet Jim Henson is a 14-page picture book about Jim Henson.

• Page One - Jim and Kermit in front of the Muppet Mural at the Henson Townhouse; Kermit on the cover of Life magazine in 1990; Jim and Rowlf c. The Muppets on Puppets; a beardless Jim and Sam in a car pointing at the sky.
• Pages Two and Three - Jim in headband and microphone performing Kermit; a poser photo of Kermit playing banjo in the swamp; Kermit sitting in a director's chair wearing a red berret and holding a microphone; black and white Sam and Friends-era Kermit; marionette Kermit riding a bicycle in The Muppet Movie.
• Pages Four and Five - Two early sketches of Big Bird (as seen in Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles); black and white photo of Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt and Steve Whitmire; Calista Hendrickson works on Miss Piggy in the Muppet Workshop; Muppet group photo.
• Pages Six and Seven - Jim and Rowlf c. The Jimmy Dean Show; poser Rowlf in tux with sheet music at the piano; sketches of Rowlf; 1960s cut-out photo of Rowlf; Dr. Bob and Nurse Piggy with patient George the Janitor.
• Pages Eight and Nine - Frank Oz and Jim Henson take a break from performing Kermit and Piggy on location shoot for The Muppet Movie; Kermit and a Piggy in a boat from "Never Before, Never Again"; Michael Frith sketch of Miss Piggy; photo from Muppet Hits cover; Miss Piggy in a pink dress from photo shoot; Jim, Piggy and Foo-Foo.
• Pages Ten and Eleven - Jim, one of his daughers hugging Ernie and Prairie Dawn in the background; Jim laughting behind Frank Oz's shoulder for a posed photo; Sesame Street Season 23 cast photo; Ernie and Bert poser photo; sketches of Ernie and Bert; poser photo of Ernie taking a tub while Bert scrubs the bathroom floor.
• Page Twelve - Jim surrounded by Ernie, Bert, Gonzo, Sprocket, Animal, Boober Fraggle, Miss Piggy, Kermit and Gobo Fraggle.
• Pages Thirteen and Fourteen - 10 paragraphs about Jim Henson's career.

See also

• Jim Henson Biographies