Changes: Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales

Written by	Louise Gikow
Illustrator	Tom Brannon and John E. Barrett
Published	1990
Publisher	Macmillan Publishing Company
ISBN	0765197308

Revision as of 01:07, 29 July 2011

Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales is a large format book containing photos by John Barrett of the Muppet Babies photo puppets in their versions of classic nursery rhymes and fairy tales. It is interesting to note that although the characters appear somewhat true to their origins in Miss Piggy's dream sequence from The Muppets Take Manhattan, the group includes Baby Animal, who only appeared in puppet form in A Muppet Family Christmas, and Baby Skeeter, who was introduced in the animated Muppet Babies series and never appeared in puppet form on film.

Each photo is accompanied by text from the featured story, surrounded by illustrations by Tom Brannon. Each one contains a rat, possibly meant to be a Baby Rizzo.

The book is based on photographs taken for the Muppet Babies Storybook Calendar 1990. The care taken in the set and costume design for these images is reminiscent of the work of Michael K. Frith in the 1980s on projects such as the Miss Piggy Calendars.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by the Brothers Grimm - Piggy as Snow White, and Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, Rowlf, Scooter, Skeeter, and Animal as the Seven Dwarves at the woodland cottage.
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - Kermit as Jim Hawkins and Gonzo as Long John Silver in a treasure cave.
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - Animal as Mowgli in the jungle with exotic animals.
Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge - Scooter and Skeeter skating by a windmill.
Robin Hood by Paul Creswick - Kermit as Robin Hood, Piggy as Maid Marian, Rowlf as Friar Tuck, Scooter as Alan-A-Dale, and Fozzie as Little John.
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - Piggy as Alice, Gonzo as the Mad Hatter, Fozzie as the March Hare, and the baby rat as the Dormouse.
Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi - Gonzo as Pinocchio.
Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm - Kermit as Hansel and Piggy as Gretel.
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum - Kermit as the Scarecrow, Gonzo as the Tin-Man, Piggy as Dorothy, Fozzie as the Cowardly Lion, and the baby rat as Toto.
King Arthur and His Knights retold by Sidney Lanier - Kermit as Arthur, Piggy as Guenevere, with Skeeter and Gonzo.
Heidi, by Johanna Spyri - Piggy as Heidi with two sheep in the mountains.
Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie - Kermit as Peter Pan, Piggy as Wendy, Scooter as John, Animal as Michael, and the baby rat as Tinkerbell.

Credits

Art Direction: Lauren Attinello
Photographer: John E. Barrett
Photo Assistants: Ellen Hoffmann, Laurie Steiner
Production Coordinator: Robin Cynar
Stylist: Danielle Obinger
Costumes: Barbara Davis
Props and Sets: Brian Hess, Bill Wiggins
Graphic Design: Richard Pracher
Special thanks to John Attinello, Arley Berryhill, Didi Charney, Don Creech, Bob Flannagan, Christine Moyes, Lyndon Mosse, Norman Tempia

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+{{book|writer=[[Louise Gikow]]|illustrator=[[Tom Brannon]] and [[John E. Barrett]]|date=[[1990]]|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishing Company]]|series=|isbn=0765197308}}
+'''''Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales''''' is a large format book containing photos by [[John Barrett]] of the [[Muppet Babies (puppets)|Muppet Babies]] [[Photo Puppet|photo puppets]] in their versions of classic nursery rhymes and fairy tales. It is interesting to note that although the characters appear somewhat true to their origins in [[Miss Piggy|Miss Piggy's]] dream sequence from ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'', the group includes [[Baby Animal]], who only appeared in puppet form in ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]'', and [[Baby Skeeter]], who was introduced in the animated ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' series and never appeared in puppet form on film.
+Each photo is accompanied by text from the featured story, surrounded by illustrations by [[Tom Brannon]]. Each one contains a [[Rats|rat]], possibly meant to be a Baby [[Rizzo the Rat|Rizzo]].
-* Released: September, [[1996]]
-* ISBN: 0765197308
+The book is based on photographs taken for the [[Muppet Babies Storybook Calendar 1990]]. The care taken in the set and costume design for these images is reminiscent of the work of [[Michael K. Frith]] in the 1980s on projects such as the [[Miss Piggy Calendars]].
+==Contents==
-'''Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales''' is a large format book containing photos by [[John Barrett]] of the [[Muppet Babies]] puppet posers in their version of classic nursery rhymes. It's interesting to note that although the characters appear somewhat true to their origins in [[Miss Piggy|Miss Piggy's]] dream sequence from ''[[Muppets Take Manhattan]]'', the group includes [[Skeeter]], a character introduced in the animated ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' series.
+* ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' by the [[Brothers Grimm]] - [[Muppet Babies (puppets)#babypiggy|Piggy]] as [[Snow White]], and [[Muppet Babies (puppets)#babykermit|Kermit]], [[Muppet Babies (puppets)#babyfozzie|Fozzie]], [[Muppet Babies (puppets)#babygonzo|Gonzo]], [[Muppet Babies (puppets)#babyrowlf|Rowlf]], [[Muppet Babies (puppets)#babyscooter|Scooter]], [[Muppet Babies (puppets)#babyskeeter|Skeeter]], and [[Muppet Babies (puppets)#babyanimal|Animal]] as [[the Seven Dwarves]] at the woodland cottage.
+* ''[[Treasure Island]]'' by [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] - Kermit as [[Jim Hawkins]] and Gonzo as [[Long John Silver]] in a treasure cave.
+* ''[[The Jungle Book]]'' by [[Rudyard Kipling]] - Animal as Mowgli in the jungle with exotic animals.
+* ''Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates'' by Mary Mapes Dodge - Scooter and Skeeter skating by a windmill.
+* ''[[Robin Hood]]'' by Paul Creswick - Kermit as Robin Hood, Piggy as Maid Marian, Rowlf as Friar Tuck, Scooter as Alan-A-Dale, and Fozzie as Little John.
+* ''[[Alice's Adventures In Wonderland]]'' by [[Lewis Carroll]] - Piggy as Alice, Gonzo as [[the Mad Hatter]], Fozzie as [[the March Hare]], and the baby rat as [[Alice in Wonderland characters#The Dormouse|the Dormouse]].
+* ''[[Pinocchio]]'' by Carlo Collodi - Gonzo as Pinocchio.
+* ''[[Hansel and Gretel]]'' by the Brothers Grimm - Kermit as Hansel and Piggy as Gretel.
+* ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' by [[L. Frank Baum]] - Kermit as [[the Scarecrow]], Gonzo as [[Tin Thing|the Tin-Man]], Piggy as [[Dorothy Gale|Dorothy]], Fozzie as [[the Cowardly Lion]], and the baby rat as [[Toto]].
+* ''[[King Arthur|King Arthur and His Knights]]'' retold by Sidney Lanier - Kermit as Arthur, Piggy as Guenevere, with Skeeter and Gonzo.
+* ''[[Heidi]]'', by Johanna Spyri - Piggy as Heidi with two [[sheep]] in the mountains.
+* ''[[Peter Pan]]'', by J. M. Barrie - Kermit as Peter Pan, Piggy as Wendy, Scooter as John, Animal as Michael, and the baby rat as Tinkerbell.
+==Credits==
-Each photo is accompanied by text from the featured story, surrounded by illustrations by [[Tom Brannon]]. Each one contains a rat, possibly meant to be a Baby [[Rizzo]].
+*Art Direction: [[Lauren Attinello]]
+*Photographer: [[John E. Barrett]]
+*Photo Assistants: Ellen Hoffmann, Laurie Steiner
+*Production Coordinator: Robin Cynar
+*Stylist: [[Danielle Obinger]]
+*Costumes: [[Barbara Davis]]
+*Props and Sets: Brian Hess, Bill Wiggins
+*Graphic Design: Richard Pracher
+*Special thanks to John Attinello, Arley Berryhill, Didi Charney, Don Creech, Bob Flannagan, [[Christine Moyes]], [[Lyndon Mosse]], [[Norman Tempia]]
+==See also==
-The book is based on photographs taken for the [[Muppet Babies Storybook Calendar 1990]]. The quality taken in putting together each photo and its presentation, from lighting and color palettes, set construction to costumes, and right down to the tiny details, is reminiscent of what [[Michael K. Frith|Mike Frith]] was doing in the 1980's on such projects as the [[Miss Piggy Calendars]].
+* ''[[Muppet Babies' Classic Nursery Rhymes]]''
-===Contents===
-* Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, by the Brothers Grimm - [[Baby Piggy|Piggy]] as Snow White, [[Baby Kermit|Kermit]], [[Baby Fozzie|Fozzie]], [[Baby Gonzo|Gonzo]], [[Baby Rowlf|Rowlf]], [[Baby Scooter|Scooter]], Skeeter and [[Animal]] as the dwarves at the woodland cottage.
-* [[Treasure Island]], by Robert Louis Stevenson - Kermit as Jim Hawkins and Gonzo as Long John Silver in a treasure cave.
-* The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling - Animal as Mowgli in the jungle with exotic animals.
-* Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge - Scooter and Skeeter skating by a windmill.
-* [[Robin Hood]], by Paul Creswick - Kermit as Robin Hood, Piggy as Maid Marian, Rowlf as Friar Tuck, Scooter as Alan-A-Dale and Fozzie as Little John.
-* [[Alice's Adventures In Wonderland]], by [[Lewis Carroll]] - Piggy as Alice, Gonzo as the Mad Hatter and Fozzie as the March Hare.
-* [[Pinocchio]], by Carlo Collodi - Gonzo as Pinocchio.
-* Hansel and Gretel, by the Brothers Grimm - Kermit as Hansel and Piggy as Gretel.
-* [[The Wizard of Oz]], by L. Frank Baum - Kermit as the Scarecrow, Gonzo as the Tin-Man, Piggy as Dorothy and Fozzie as the Cowardly Lion.
-* King Arthur and His Knights, retold by Sidney Lanier - Kermit as Arthur, Piggy as Guenevere, with Skeeter and Gonzo.
-* Heidi, by Johanna Spyri - Piggy as Heidi with two sheep inthe mountains.
-* Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie - Kermit as Peter Pan, Piggy as Wendy, Scooter as John and Animal as Michael.
-===Credits===
-Retold by [[Louise Gikow]]<br />
-Illustrated by Tom Brannon<br />
-Art Direction by [[Lauren Attinello]]<br />
-Photographer: John E. Barrett<br />
-Photo Assistants: Ellen Hoffmann, Laurie Steiner<br />
-Production Coordinator: Robin Cynar<br />
-Stylist: Danielle Obinger<br />
-Costumes: Barbara Davis<br />
-Props and Sets: Brian Hess, Bill Wiggins<br />
-Graphic Design: Richard Pracher<br />
-===See also===
-* [[Muppet Babies' Classic Nursery Rhymes]]
 [[Category:Muppet Babies Books|Muppet Babies Classic Childrens Tales]]
+[[Category:Nursery Rhymes]]
+[[Category:Fairy Tales]]

Written by	Louise Gikow
Illustrator	Tom Brannon and John E. Barrett
Published	1990
Publisher	Macmillan Publishing Company
ISBN	0765197308