Like any work of popular nonfiction, we rely on the hard work of those who have come before us to help shape our narrative. This will be an ever-updating list of the books, videos, and websites cited for the podcast. We hope you’ll check out some of these amazing resources.

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Jones, Brian Jay. Jim Henson: The Biography. Ballantine Books, 2016.

Jones, Brian Jay. Jim Henson: The Biography. Ballantine Books, 2016.

Henson, Cheryl. The Muppets Make Puppets: How to Create and Operate Over 35 Great Puppets Using Stuff from Around Your House. Workman Publishing Company, 1994.

Henson, Cheryl. The Muppets Make Puppets: How to Create and Operate Over 35 Great Puppets Using Stuff from Around Your House. Workman Publishing Company, 1994.

Shemin, Craig. The Muppets Character Encyclopedia. DK Children, 2014.

Shemin, Craig. The Muppets Character Encyclopedia. DK Children, 2014.

Borgenicht, David. Sesame Street Unpaved: Scripts, Stories, Secrets, and Songs. Hyperion. 1998.

Borgenicht, David. Sesame Street Unpaved: Scripts, Stories, Secrets, and Songs. Hyperion. 1998.

Baird, Bill. The Art of the Puppet. Bonanza Books, 1973

Baird, Bill. The Art of the Puppet. Bonanza Books, 1973

Bacon, Matt. No Strings Attached: The Inside Story of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Macmillian General Reference, 1997.

Bacon, Matt. No Strings Attached: The Inside Story of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Macmillian General Reference, 1997.

Finch, Christopher. Jim Henson: The Works - The Art, the Magic, the Imagination. Random House, 1993.

Finch, Christopher. Jim Henson: The Works - The Art, the Magic, the Imagination. Random House, 1993.

Inches, Allison. Jim Henson’s Designs and Doodles: A Muppet Sketchbook. Harry N. Abrams, 2004.

Inches, Allison. Jim Henson’s Designs and Doodles: A Muppet Sketchbook. Harry N. Abrams, 2004.

St. Pierre, Stephanie. The Story of Jim Henson, Creator of the Muppets. Yearling, 1991.

St. Pierre, Stephanie. The Story of Jim Henson, Creator of the Muppets. Yearling, 1991.

Gikow, Louise A. Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street. Black Dog & Leventhal, 2009.

Gikow, Louise A. Sesame Street: A Celebration of 40 Years of Life on the Street. Black Dog & Leventhal, 2009.

Obraztsov, Sergei. My Profession. 1950.

Obraztsov, Sergei. My Profession. 1950.

Disch, Thomas M. Fun with Your New Head. Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd. 1968.

Disch, Thomas M. Fun with Your New Head. Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd. 1968.

Finch, Christopher. Of Muppets and Men: The Making of the Muppet Show. Alfred A. Knopf. 1981.

Finch, Christopher. Of Muppets and Men: The Making of the Muppet Show. Alfred A. Knopf. 1981.

Editors, Charles River. American Legends: The Life of Jim Henson. 2014

Editors, Charles River. American Legends: The Life of Jim Henson. 2014

Davis, Michael. Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street. Penguin Books, 2009.

Davis, Michael. Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street. Penguin Books, 2009.

Batchelder, Marjorie. The Puppet Theatre Handbook. Harper & Brothers, 1947.

Batchelder, Marjorie. The Puppet Theatre Handbook. Harper & Brothers, 1947.

Collier, John Payne. Punch and Judy: A Short History with the Original Dialogue.  Dover Publications, 2006.

Collier, John Payne. Punch and Judy: A Short History with the Original Dialogue. Dover Publications, 2006.

Falk, Karen. Imagination Illustrated: The Jim Henson Journal. Chronicle Books, 2012.

Falk, Karen. Imagination Illustrated: The Jim Henson Journal. Chronicle Books, 2012.

Meletzer, Brad. I am Jim Henson. Dial Books, 2017.

Meletzer, Brad. I am Jim Henson. Dial Books, 2017.

The Art of the Muppets: A Retrospective Look at Twenty-Five Years of Muppet Magic. Bantam Books, 1980.

The Art of the Muppets: A Retrospective Look at Twenty-Five Years of Muppet Magic. Bantam Books, 1980.

Dale, Timothy. Jim Henson and Philosophy: Imagination and the Magic of Mayhem. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2015

Dale, Timothy. Jim Henson and Philosophy: Imagination and the Magic of Mayhem. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2015

Lesser, Gerald S. Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street. Random House, 1975.

Lesser, Gerald S. Children and Television: Lessons from Sesame Street. Random House, 1975.

Kamp, David. Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution that Changed America. Simon & Shuster, 2020.

Kamp, David. Sunny Days: The Children’s Television Revolution that Changed America. Simon & Shuster, 2020.

Batchelder, Marjorie. Puppets and Plays: A Creative Approach. Harper, 1956.

Batchelder, Marjorie. Puppets and Plays: A Creative Approach. Harper, 1956.

The Muppet Show Book. Bantam Books, 1984.

The Muppet Show Book. Bantam Books, 1984.