Puppet Magic

by Lowe, Joy L.; Matthew, Kathryn I.

• ISBN13: 9781555705992
• ISBN10: 1555705995
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Neal Schuman Pub

Summary

Excite and engage your young patrons, introducing them to the joy and wonder of books, reading, and language. This guide helps you turn your favorite stories or poems into memorable puppet presentations and gives you annotations of nursery rhymes, poems, stories, folktales, fables, and songs that are terrific for puppet storytelling. Lowe and Matthew show you how to select and purchase puppets, develop performance techniques, store and preserve these unique tools, and integrate them with children's literature. You'll also appreciate the tips for creating your own puppets with easy-to-find materials. And once your puppets are ready, you'll find step-by-step guidance for incorporating them into your programs. Additional resources include a guide to puppet retailers and materials distributors, a puppet-book index that matches puppets to specific book titles, and a bibliography of additional titles and tools for the novice puppeteer.

Author Biography

Kathryn I. Matthew is associate professor at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
Puppet Patterns
Up, Up with Puppets!
Introduction	p. 3
Puppets in the Library	p. 3
Types of Puppets	p. 5
Types of Puppet Shows	p. 8
Purchasing Puppets	p. 15
Building Your Puppet Collection	p. 16
Purchasing Puppets Checklist	p. 17
Hand Puppets	p. 18
Finger Puppets	p. 18
Glove Puppets	p. 19
Easy Handmade Puppets	p. 21
Selecting Materials	p. 21
Puppet-Making Toolkit	p. 21
Making Puppets	p. 24
Felt Hand Puppets	p. 25
Paper Plate Puppets	p. 27
Sock Puppets	p. 30
Stick Puppets	p. 31
It's Magic! Bringing Puppets to Life	p. 33
Selecting and Preparing Material	p. 33
Copyright and Permissions	p. 35
Publicity	p. 35
Manipulating Puppets	p. 36
Rehearsing with Puppets	p. 37
Presentation	p. 38
Storing Puppets, Books, and Props	p. 39
Learn and Share Easy Puppet Stories
Visiting Classic Friends	p. 43
The Golden Girls	p. 43
Little Bo-Peep	p. 44
Little Miss Muffet	p. 44
Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary	p. 45
Polly, Put the Kettle On	p. 45
The Boy Band	p. 47
Jack, Be Nimble	p. 48
Little Tommy Tucker	p. 48
Simple Simon	p. 48
Wee Willie Winkie	p. 49
Oldies but Goodies	p. 52
Old MacDonald Had a Farm	p. 52
The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly	p. 59
A Frog, Three Goats, and a Troll	p. 68
The Frog Prince	p. 68
The Three Billy Goats Gruff	p. 77
Dynamic Duos	p. 82
The Lion and the Mouse	p. 82
The Tortoise and the Hare	p. 88
Meeting Twentieth-Century Friends	p. 97
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes	p. 97
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter	p. 100
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon	p. 104
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig	p. 109
Verdi by Janell Cannon	p. 113
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle	p. 118
The Puppet Patterns Pantry
Basic Felt Hand Puppet	p. 129
Basic Hand Puppet	p. 130
Paper Plate Puppet and Kitten	p. 131
Dog Sock Puppet	p. 132
Goat Stick Puppet	p. 133
Boy Band	p. 133
Old MacDonald	p. 134
Old Lady	p. 138
Frog Prince	p. 141
Three Billy Goats	p. 142
Lion and Mouse	p. 145
Hare	p. 147
Peter Rabbit	p. 148
Stellaluna	p. 150
Sylvester	p. 151
The Very Hungry Caterpillar	p. 152
Puppet Planet
Puppet Resources	p. 161
Bibliography	p. 167
Puppets and Stories Chart	p. 169
Index	p. 171
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