Sounds like a nice little read, full of the trademark Muppet charm.

Might have to keep an eye out for this one.

sounds way more inspiring than sadkermit.com

sounds pretty good. it sounds A LOT better than the most recent muppet movie, "the muppets' wizard of oz".  i thought that movie wasn't very good...i think i was dissapointed that ashanti was dorothy instead of miss piggy...what would have been wrong with using her??

i don't know what's on tv nowadays as far as muppets go, but, it'd be good to see them back on tv and/or in some good movies.  

the muppet 3-d at mgm is a good show, but, i feel it needs to be updated...it's the worst 3d effect of the four at wdw (philharmagic, it's tough to be a bug, & honey i shrunk the audience).

It's articles like this that just leave me missing Jim Henson even more. He left us far too soon.

Sounds cute. I'm not one for inspirational books...but it's a different story if Kermit is involved.

This sounds like a similar vein to "It's Not Easy Being Green", which I enjoy thoroughly and own in both print and audiobook.  THanks for sharing, Jim - I can't wait to pick up a copy!

I knew the Muppets wouldn't die easily; even though they haven't done much easily, it's so difficult to kill the true spirit of the Muppets.   I firmly believe that the world would be a much better place if Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Jim Henson were still alive; the latter had the power to make day-to-day life a glorious event. Vive le Muppets!

The Muppets today are just a shell of their former selves. While the book looks nice, all it does is remind me of happier times.

I appreciate the opinions that all these responders have regarding the Muppets.  They're a great treasure.  However, none of you have any idea what you're talking about.

I've been with the Muppets for years and you are way off base.  Chill out and watch.

I love how people on this site (not Jim) are self appointed experts (not just about the Muppets) - the arrogance...get inside, know the info and then don't talk about it.

OK here is my self appointed expert opinion LOL. I love The Muppetts. Actually some of my personal favorites are the lesser known ones that were used on early episodes of Saturday Night Live and even on Ed Sullivan. However I was a bit disappointed to learn that The Walt Disney Company had brought out Jim Henson Productions. Actually somebody please correct me: did they buy out that company or just the rights to the characters? My reasoning is this, and please plutosfriend, I don't mean to offend, it seems to me (just my opinion) that the executives at The Walt Disney Company were waving the white flag about their own company's creativity. I know why they did it though. It was good business sense. But it does make me wonder if the executives were throwing in the towel on their own people's creativity? Just my opinion, take it for what it's worth LOL. I do however think it's totally cool that the Jim Henson facilities is in the old Charlie Chaplin studio location. It looks like a beautiful facility from that photo. I am a huge Chaplin fan and have had the privledge of visiting locations in Niles, California where much of the extreior footage for the various Little Tramp films were shot.

Hey Jim, this is Mary :) I just wanted to say that Mom got me this book for Easter! I haven't read through the entire book yet but I skimmed a few chapters and read most of the stuff about Kermit's life. It's really cute!

I really liked the stuff about Jim Henson. The Muppets just keep getting more lovable!

I love the Muppets as much (or more) as Disney, yet for some reason I don't like the idea of them together.

If Miss Piggy had played Dorothy, who would have played the witches?  Janice?  The Muppets aren't exactly overloaded with female characters...and I don't think the character arc would have been convincing coming from Miss Piggy, anyway.

My husband and I found this book about a month ago while waiting for our group to be called to get in line for a different book signing at the local Barnes & Noble.   Being a muppets fan from the time he was old enough to watch TV, my husband snapped it up and we simply had to purchase it.  He's read it three times already, and really loves it, not only for the nostalgia factor, but also because there are very real grains of truth and wisdom.  It's a lighthearted and fun read, and it even gets you to think!