Jim Henson biographies

A list of biographies about Jim Henson.

Jim Henson: From Puppets to Muppets by Geraldine Woods (1987)

Jim Henson: Muppet Master by Nathan Aaseng (1988)

Jim Henson: Creator of the Muppets by Rita Petrucelli (1989)

The Story of Jim Henson by Stephanie St. Pierre (1991)

The Value of Imagination by Ann Donegan Johnson (1991)

Behind the Creation of the Muppets by Bob Italia (1991)

Jim Henson: The Works by Christopher Finch (1993)

Meet Jim Henson by Louise Gikow (1993)

The Importance of Jim Henson by Deanne Durrett (1994)

Meet Jim Henson by Susan Canizares and Samantha Berger (1999)

Jim Henson: Young Puppeteer by Leslie Gourse (2000)

Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles by Alison Inches (2001)

Inventors and Creators: Jim Henson by Deane Durrett (2002)

Meet the Muppet Man by Alan Trussell-Cullen (2003)

Jim Henson: Puppeteer and Filmmaker by James Robert Parish (2006)

Who Was Jim Henson? by Joan Holub (2010)

Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets by Kathleen Krull (2011)

Imagination Illustrated: The Jim Henson Journal by Karen Falk (2012)

Jim Henson: The Biography by Brian Jay Jones (2013)

I Am Jim Henson by Brad Meltzer (2017)

The Story of Jim Henson by Stacia Deutsch (2021)

See also

• Autobiographies
• It's Not Easy Being Green (2005) – Book of quotes
• Jim Henson's Doodle Dreams (2008) – Book of sketches
• Jim Henson's Red Book (2010-2014) – Daily blog of Henson's personal journal
• Doodling with Jim Henson (2011) – Drawing book
• Where Did I Go Right? – Bernie Brillstein's autobiography features Henson's life and career extensively
• Unreleased biography by Ron Powers (1994)
• Other behind-the-scenes, non-fiction books