Muppets Meet the Classics

BOOK SERIES | DISNEY / PENGUIN WORKSHOP

By Erik Forrest Jackson
Illustrated by Owen Richardson

Muppets Meet the Classics sends Kermit, Miss Piggy and the rest of the Muppets crashing into some of literature’s best-known stories -- preserving the bones of the originals while giving them the chaos, jokes and theatricality of the Muppet world.

Published by Disney and Penguin Workshop, the critically acclaimed series includes two books for younger readers and adults firmly in touch with their inner kids.

THE PHANTOM
OF THE OPERA

Published 2017 | Penguin Workshop

Gaston Leroux’s gothic tale moves to a distinctly Muppetized Paris Opera House, with Kermit as Raoul, Miss Piggy as Christine and Uncle Deadly haunting the proceedings as the Phantom.

The adaptation keeps the mystery and romantic melodrama of Leroux’s novel intact while filling the opera house with Muppet mayhem. Entertainment Weekly praised it as a “fun, unexpectedly gripping meld” of the Muppets and Leroux’s story.

FAIRY TALES FROM
THE BROTHERS GRIMM

Published 2018 | Penguin Workshop

For the second volume, the Muppets take over the Brothers Grimm, reimagining 18 familiar fairy tales with Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo and the rest of the company in the starring roles.

The collection ranges from a Muppetized Cinderella to Rapunzel and the Frog Prince, transforming the classics while keeping their original fairy-tale DNA recognizable underneath the comedy. Kirkus Reviews called the result a collection likely to make the Grimms roll over “with laughter.”

Series out of print; copies remain
available through secondhand booksellers.