The Reading Warehouse

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world's biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary and Mary from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets' former stomping grounds. To stage the greatest Muppet Telethon ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary, and Gary help reunite Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Animal, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, and the rest of the gang. But now that they are back together, can the Muppets put on the show of their lives and save the studio in time?

Annie Auerbach is the author of more than one hundred books for children, including the New York Times bestseller Bob's Egg Hunt. She holds a BA from UCLA and has a background in theater and film. Although she currently lives in Oregon with her husband and son, she loves to travel and go on adventures as exciting as those of the characters she writes about.

Katharine Turner is a British writer who lives in Los Angeles, California. She loves reading books, watching movies, the otters at The Los Angeles Zoo, pina coladas and getting caught in the rain.

Barry Waldo started telling stories at a young age in rural Arkansas. He went from his first job at Showbiz Pizza Place to getting an MBA at The University of Chicago Booth School. After working at Disney, he led a team crafting the story for Mattel's Monster High and worked with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers to launch the bestselling Monster High book series by Lisi Harrison. He's also worked with Shana and Ahmet Zappa to create the world of Star Darlings, and with will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas.

When Barry found himself on a rainy train ride from London to Scotland, listening to a young Scottish gent explain how he was developing a zombie Christmas musical, Anna and the Apocalypse was born. Barry lives in Scotland with his husband.

Eddie Lopez, a northern California native, earned his BFA in theater from the California Institute of the Arts. He has worked professionally in Los Angeles as an actor and is currently with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He began recording audiobooks for family road trips at the age of eight on his home cassette deck.