Philip Balsam is a Canadian songwriter and author. With fellow Canadian Dennis Lee, he wrote most of the songs for the television series Fraggle Rock. The two also wrote the songs for the Jim Henson tv special, "The Tale of the Bunny Picnic". A songwriter is someone who writes, in part or in full, the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ... Dennis Lee (born August 31, 1939) is a Canadian childrens writer and poet who lives in Toronto, Ontario. ... The core cast. ... Jim Henson James Maury Henson, commonly known as Jim Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990), was one of the most important puppeteers in modern American television history. ...