Step-by-step instructions for creating puppets, from simple handkerchief varieties to more advanced puppets for performers wanting to expand their cast of characters. Includes scripts for three plays and simple designs for stages and props. Over 60 black-and-white diagrams and illustrations. Unabridged republication of 101 Hand Puppets: A Guide for Puppeteers of All Ages, published by David McKay, Inc., New York, 1962.
Here's a sample of other books in this Dover category
The Complete Book of Marionettes by Mabel and Les Beaton How to construct and manipulate puppets, build little theaters, set up and furnish a stage, light scenes, and more. Over 200 illustrations.
Making Puppets Come Alive: How to Learn and Teach Hand Puppetry by Larry Engler, Carol Fijan Lucid, easy-to-follow book teaches beginners how to create a full working range of puppet motions and emotions. Also covers elements of good puppet theatrical technique.
