(3) K-3 Ordinary People Change the World series. Illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. Puppeteer Henson narrates his own biography, chattily relating childhood anecdotes (as a bearded adult) that shaped his life and his lasting legacy of the Muppets. There's some gentle moralizing ("keep believing and keep pretending"), but it's well delivered via this series' child-friendly design: a small trim size and cartoon art with occasional comics-style frames and speech-bubble text. Photographs are appended. Reading list, timeline. Bib.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher. Krull's straightforward text highlights key events and includes anecdotes to round out Henson's motivational life story. Johnson and Fancher's colorful paintings capture the vitality in their subject's life and work. This celebration of Henson and his love of puppetry is a timely way to mark the late artist's seventy-fifth birthday and introduce the man and his puppets to a whole new generation. Bib.

Reviewer: Cynthia K. Ritter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2011