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I learned so much about the brilliant Jim Henson and all of his creative ventures in this compressive and fascinating bio. What an impact he made in the TV & film industries. I even got to meet Jim and visit the incredible NYC Muppet HQ back in the day. Whenever he was starting a project, his mantra was always: “Let‘s do something to make the world a better place.” He left us too soon.😢
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Finally finished my #BookishMonopoly board! 😅 I‘m not as creative as @AkashaVampie and @Jari-chan , so I used a template by #ElaineHowlin and embellished it with a bunch of bookish stickers. My first roll was 8 and I landed on #Nonfiction. 🎲 So I chose this Jim Henson book that @Beatlefan129 reminded me was on my Kindle.
Thanks for hosting and inspiring me to play, @AkashaVampie ! Now I need to learn more of the rules!

I grew up with Sesame Street, The Muppets, and Fraggle Rock so I really enjoyed reading about the man who brought them all to life. Jim Henson was a truly exceptional person—creative, collaborative, generous, silly. At times this book could get a little bogged down in minutiae, going through the events of Henson‘s life in almost daily detail. But overall I enjoyed learning more about his life and the incredible contributions he made to puppetry.

review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#jim-henson-the-biography

1. I loved the tagged book when I read it a few years ago.

2. My favorite genre is Horror and Stephen King reigns supreme.

3. I love lots! Mary Roach, Carl Safina, David Sedaris, Rachel Carson, David Grann, Brian Jay Jones, David Attenborough, Jenny Lawson, David Sedaris, and I could keep going... 😀

Thank you for the tag @Eggs 💚

OH NO, I checked out too many audiobooks and I want to listen to them all right now.

#ProgressItNovember #CrushTheRush #NovelNovember

5⭐️

This was a Libby “available now” loan & WOW! I learned so much from this read. A longer listen and so worth every minute. I can‘t wait to 👀 my favourite🎞 (Labyrinth) later.

Mr. Henson was definitely way ahead of his time (thought & tv/movie technology wise) & I am deeply saddened that he never got the chance to “play” into his geriatric years🥺

Thanks, @AmberWB - my immediate reaction when I got your Kindle book gift was to flap my arms in the air a la Kermit the Frog! The Muppets are dear to my heart, so I‘m super stoked to have this book!

Thank you! 🐸 🙌🏻

#kindlitsy

Really brilliant. Not just a fascinating person but impeccably researched - from primary sources - and engagingly written. Despite the support and cooperation of the family this is not a hagiography- Henson comes across as incredibly human with great talents balanced by some significant flaws. Long but worth it.

Next nonfiction read from the library!

Listened to this at the suggestion of a Litten and it was really interesting! I didn‘t know much about Jim Henson - watched some muppets/muppet babies growing up but that was about it. He sounded like a remarkable person - we need more people in the world like him. It was a much longer audiobook than I‘d thought and the beginning was a touch slow. After that though, it was very intriguing

#BFC2 Hit my step count today. Yesterday not so much given that I‘d worked from home to help recover from my cold. I did fit in a 15 minute walk at lunchtime though, which I didn‘t do today - I work on the 36th floor and with my ears all messed up I‘ve been trying to limit the up and down in the elevator 😂 I do seem to be on the upswing though so hopefully I can get more active

Also been busy listening to the tagged audiobook

#SmallSteppers

A little #RainbowConnection to go with all the #RainbowStacks today!

I am left in awe of Jim Henson and all he created. I enjoyed this book immensely! Puppetry has always fascinated me and hearing about how some of my favorite characters came into being was inspiring. The last chapter almost brought me to tears. I'm thankful for a childhood filled with Muppets, Fraggles, Sesame Street, and so many other creatures from Henson's imagination. 💚

This is a long audiobook, but to me, it was worth every minute.

Today's audiobook while working is the Jim Henson biography. I've always been fascinated by Henson's creative genius. So far I'm really loving the book and learning quite a bit about a fascinating man who taught me so much through his wonderful Muppets. 💚

Any other Henson fans out there?

This book dragged a bit for me, but I'm not sure if it was due to the writing or the reader on the audiobook. Whatever the case, I felt like it did get a little too into the Henson family history at the start. After that it smoothed out, though there is some hero worship involved. I know Henson was a beloved personality, but at times this book gets a little messianic about him. Still a good presentation of his life story, which is what I wanted.

I went to the Museum of Moving Image over the weekend and they have a wonderful exhibit on Jim Henson! I just had to share this, since it is of my favorite character. 😍

What a lovely reason to do a giveaway! Thank you @robinb These are just 3 of the books I love that have #alltherightstuff !
Jim Henson - the Biography
Anne of Green Gables
The Telling

#giveaway @BarbaraBB

I became a member in February, but somehow I didn‘t really get into it at the start. I “rediscovered” Litsy in August and since then I‘ve been enjoying it very much!

I love the Muppets, Sesame Street and all things Jim Henson. This was a really interesting biography.

For you @TK-421 for your #Dreams quote

#QuotsyNov17

This man made my childhood magical! Big ♡

I'm liking this so far, but sometimes the author veers a little off topic. Like, why are we talking about the childhood of the person who invented the television right now? 🤷‍♀️

A few highlights from the Jim Henson exhibit yesterday (I was too wiped to post last night after we were done). This exhibit was absolutely incredible. I was raised on just about everything his studio worked on, and to be able to see Count Von Count, Red Fraggle, Kira, the clothes worn in the ballroom scene of Labyrinth, and so much more - and to wander through it with my parents and husband, who share it all with me - just made my heart so full.

SQUEEEEEEE!! Got #bookmail today and I CANNOT wait to start #reading . I did my university dissertation on Jim Henson and have always been a huge Muppet fan. I've got a substantial collection of #books on both Jim and his work so I'm super chuffed I get to add this to it.
#jimhenson #muppets #muppetfan #biography #puppetry #puppets #alltimehero #reader #readmorebooks #bookstagram #bookishwench #excitedmuch #newbooksftw #missyoujim #shhhimreading

I finally started this last night on audio. I was a little reluctant at the beginning because the narrator started doing Kermit impressions and I didn't like the first couple. He was okay after some warm ups. 😂

One of the best books I've read so far this year! A wonderful, through read about a creative and kind man who touched the lives of so many. A joy to read.

Using biographies feels like a dishonest way of doing the #propernames prompt, but I saw these while scanning the shelf and had to. Two artists with profound influences on my childhood, two complicated men with fascinating stories. #ReadJanuary

My lists are coming along. My goal for #LitsyAtoZ is to read my own books. I'm finding this difficult though, because there are so many books that start with the same letter! I don't remember, can we use the author's name as well as the book title? That might help! Some of my lists will overlap, but I set a lofty goal of 160 books this year, so I'm going to try not to overlap too much!

I had a hard time with today's #octphotochallenge of #mancrush , because my first instinct is to promote more Neil Gaiman. So, I added him because I crush on his writing. I added Jim Henson because I have always "had a crush" on his genius. John Lennon because I crush on his poetry and the fact that he was before his time. For my character crush, Harry Dresden, who walks on the wild side, but always seems to end up on the right side of things.

This is my favorite bookmark. It makes me smile whenever I come across it. #bookmarks #booktober @RealLifeReading

When I was 8 I took the $10 I received from my grandmother for my birthday and bought a stuffed Kermit. Looking forward to reading this biography.

Taking my son back to Maryland for his junior year, and decided to start reading this bio in honor of one of Maryland's most illustrious alumni. Jim Henson '60. Go Terps!

May's book haul, and there's more in the mail. Anyone have a nicer way of saying they need to go on a "book buying ban" cause it just sounds so mean. But I'm super exited to dive into these! ??