The Muppets Make Puppets!

{{book|writer=Cheryl Henson with [[Louise Gikow (editor/co-writer) and the Muppet Workshop|illustrator=John E. Barrett (photography), David Cain (illustrations)|date=1994|publisher=Workman Publishing Company|series=|isbn=0553013130}} The Muppets Make Puppets shows kids how to make their own puppets using ordinary materials they might have around the house, and how to bring the puppets to life once they're built.

The book includes sections on major aspects of the Muppet aesthetic, including eyes, noses, teeth, and hair and eyebrows. It also includes sidebars spotlighting historical aspects of puppetry, including short biographies of Bil Baird, Burr Tillstrom, Edgar Bergen, and Jim Henson; brief enties on Chinese hand puppets, Indonesian rod puppets; a look at Sam and Friends and the use of lip synch; and various sections on Muppet performance and performers. The book includes full color photos and step illustrations for over 50 individual puppets, many of which are supplied with names and character biographies, including both rod and hand puppets, shadow puppets, glove and sock puppets, and marionettes. These "home-made Muppets" include Princess Estirilla (a wooden spoon princess used in various talk show appearances promoting the book), Garbagia (a Cookie Monster-esque automatic garbage can monster), and Dixie Dragon. A section on accessories features George and Barbara Brush, hair and toilet brush spoofs of George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush.

The book came with a starter kit of accessories including a plastic grape (for noses), googly eyes, felt pupils, red fur fabric, and felt pieces, amongst other items.