puppets and puppet plays

Presents full-color and black-and-white illustrated photographs and drawings depicting the history of puppetry throughout human history.

In Geppetto's hands a piece of wood becomes a living, mischievous marionette and eventually, after many trials and errors, a real little boy.

A history of puppetry around the world from earliest times to the present.

Step-by-step instructions for making over 100 simple, imaginative masks and puppets to use as dramatic props and personalities are illustrated with photos and drawings.

Surveys the tradition of puppetry and discusses such aspects of its art and technique as puppets, stages, scenery, props, lighting, sound, music, scripts, movement, and improvisation.

Aunt Nina's six kittens disrupt a puppet show given by her nieces and nephews.

Shows you how to make puppets that are fun, great-looking, and easy to make using common household odds and ends.

Jackson Stander is an all around good kid, but all of that is about to change when he comes across Slappy an evil ventriloquist dummy.

All the children in the third grade except Zeke Meeks are playing with the newest fad Puppet Pals finger puppets.

Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, with a talent for getting into and out of trouble, wants more than anything else to become a real boy.