Best first book on building Muppet style puppets?

[MuppetLabsBoy]

Thanks G. I'm glad you agree(OMG I'M SPEAKING IN RHYME!)
As a level 0 puppet maker myself, I found Mr. Kennedy's books very helpful. I am in the process of building my first puppet. Using a pattern from Puppet Mania called Sock Puppy I am modifying it to make....Sock Kermit

That's a good one. I modified that one a lot, you can make some pretty sick puppets from there. Also, the "Bowl of a Thousand Faces" is good to modify because there are endless possibilities. Plus, if you use velcro, you should be able to make different bodies that come on and off