Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (book)

Written by	Russell Hoban
Illustrator	Lillian Hoban
Published	1971
Publisher	Parents' Press Magazine
ISBN	0819304042

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas was written by Russell Hoban and illustrated by his then-wife, Lillian Hoban. The book was the source material for the Muppets' Christmas special Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas in 1977.

The book is directly featured as a prop and plot device in the 2008 stage musical adaptation. In the framing story, Russ reads the book to his daughter Jane, a family tradition that started when she was a little girl.

In 2023, Exile in Bookville sold copies of the book signed by Emmet and Alice Otter.

Other editions

2017 reissue
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
9781524714574