Jim Henson: Young Puppeteer

Written by	Leslie Gourse
Illustrator	Robert S. Brown
Published	2000
Publisher	Aladdin Paperbacks, Simon & Schuster
Series	Childhood of Famous Americans
ISBN	0689833989

Jim Henson: Young Puppeteer is a biography of Jim Henson written for the target age group of 9-12.

• Cover illustration by Meryl Henderson
• Interior illustrations are photographs manipulated by Robert S. Brown. Some photos are Henson/Muppet related, others are stock photos made to look like illustrations of Henson's early life.

Contents

• Chapter 1: Jim Henson is Born ... 11
• Chapter 2: Early Family Relationships & Childhood Games ... 18
• Chapter 3: Early School Days ... 32
• Chapter 4: Cub Scout Projects with Puppets ... 49
• Chapter 5: T. Kermit Scott Moves to Town ... 59
• Chapter 6: Church ... 68
• Chapter 7: Leaving Stoneville and Leland ... 71
• Chapter 8: Early Work with Puppets ... 74
• Chapter 9: Jim Gets His Own Television Show ... 84
• Chapter 10: Both the Henson Family and the Muppet Business Grow ... 101
• Chapter 11: The Muppets Find a Home on Sesame Street ... 113
• Chapter 12: Sesame Street Keeps Growing and Collecting Honors ... 135
• Chapter 13: An Unforeseen Disaster ... 147
• For Further Reading ... 159

See also

• Jim Henson biographies