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“Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?”

For nearly 52 years, children around the globe have tuned in to the educational antics of the Sesame Workshop’s colorful characters.

In June , year-old Jim Henson started a written log of his activities in what became known as “The Red Book.” He noted what had happened up until that.

In June , year-old Jim Henson started a written log of his activities in what became known as “The Red Book.” He noted what had happened up until that.

James Maury Henson (September 24, – May 16, ) was an American puppeteer, animator, actor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notability as the.

A comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irreplaceable Jim Henson.

More than two decades after his death, Jim Henson remains a pop-culture figure so singular and fascinating that his life commands upwards of

I devoured this book and have been recommending it to people ever since it came out.

Big Bird, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, and many other characters have featured prominently in the lives of youngsters (and their parents) for decades. The brainchild of Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, Sesame Street harnesses the widespread power of television and enraptures kids with its powerful messages, engaging lessons, and whimsical characters.

Yet there would be no Big Bird, Elmo, Oscar, Bert, or Ernie without Jim Henson.

Likewise, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Jen the Gelfling, even Yoda of Star Wars fame, would be pieces of untouched felt if not for Henson&#;s creativity. Brian Jay Jones, in his New York Times bestselling biography, chronicles the life of James “Jim” Maury Henson, from his humble beginnings