Diana Schoenbrun

Diana Schoenbrun is an illustrator, author, designer, and puppet builder. She worked with Puppet Heap and The Jim Henson Company to design and fabricate sets, props, and puppets. Her credits include The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted. As a puppet builder and "Miss Piggy specialist" for the Disney films, Schoenbrun focused on the building and maintenance of the Miss Piggy puppet.

Schoenbrun has designed and illustrated children's books for Penguin Random House Golden Books, including Take Your Octopus to School Day. She also wrote the 2011 book Puppet Play: 20 Puppet Projects Made with Recycled Mittens, Towels, Socks, and More.

Schoenbrun received a BFA in "Illustration" from the Rhode Island School of Design and a MFA in "Illustration" from the Fashion Institute of Technology.