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Making Puppets

j735.59224 / HEN
The Muppets make puppets.
Cheryl Henson and the Muppet Workshop. 1994.
Learn the art of puppet making from the artists at Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop and find out how to use ordinary household objects like boxes, spoons, paper cups, and old gloves to create puppets with personality.

j745.59224 / ORT
The Grolier KidsCrafts puppet book.
Lyn Orton. 1997.
Use felt fabric and other craft supplies to create a talking fox glove puppet, a Chinese-style puppet, finger puppets, stick puppets, and simple marionettes. Then, learn how to build theaters for all of your puppet performers.

j745.592 / LON
Make your own performing puppets.
Teddy Cameron Long. 1995.
With this book you can learn how to put on puppet plays about a dragon attacking a castle, a spaceship traveling through outer space, or a farmer taking care of his animals. This book even shows you how to make tickets for your show and refreshments for audience members.

j791.53 / LAD
The most excellent book of how to be a puppeteer.
Roger Lade. 1996.
Learn everything you need to know to put on your very own puppet performances. Follow the instructions for making basic glove puppets, rod puppets, shadow puppets, marionettes, and Japanese Bunraku-style puppets, then construct your own theaters for staging puppet performances.

j745.59224 / MAS
Masks & puppets.
Caroline Pitcher (consultant). 1984.
This colorfully illustrated book provides instructions for how to make puppets and masks from paper plates, cardboard tubes, and other ordinary and inexpensive items.