While wandering around Target last night looking for a new shower curtain liner, I found a little gem of a book called Jim Henson’s Doodle Dreams. The front cover says, Inspiration for Living Life Outside the Lines. Being the Jim Henson admirer that I am, I just had to pick one up for myself.

The featured art is by Jim Henson while the text comes from writer/producer Jim Lewis. Lewis was a former Jim Henson Company staff writer.

According to Muppet Wiki:

“Lewis was the Muppets’ primary in-house writer, contributing to countless interviews, promotional material and Muppet appearances. He was responsible for a large amount of web content and a great many of the press quotes attributed to the Muppets, and he also wrote much of the Gonzo/Rizzo/Kermit material on the Muppets from Space DVD commentary. In this capacity, Jim Lewis contributed a great deal to maintaining the tone and consistency of the Muppet characters in the years since Jim Henson’s death.”

Jim Lewis has written for Kermit, Miss Piggy, and various other Muppets for more than 20 years. He helped Kermit the Frog with his recent, top selling autobiography, Before You Leap: A Frog’s Eye View of Life’s Greatest Lessons.

Doodle Dreams is a great stocking stuffer for any Jim Henson fan, and anyone who is inspired to live life outside the lines. Click me for more inspiration from two pop culture icons, Kermit & Debbie Harry.

“Life’s like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.”-Jim Henson