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Book

Book cover.

  • Released: September, 1996 (the book has a copyright date of 1990, although it is unknown if it went to press at that time)
  • ISBN: 0765197308


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's dream sequence from Muppets Take Manhattan, the group includes Skeeter, a character introduced in the animated Muppet Babies series.

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 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 Mike Frith was doing in the 1980s on such projects as the Miss Piggy Calanders.


Contents

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, by the Brothers Grimm - Piggy as Snow White, Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, Rowlf, 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
Illustrated by Tom Brannon
Art Direction by 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


See also

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