Recommended puppetry books for both the beginner and the professional puppet performer. Topics include puppet movement and manipulation, directing puppet shows, voices for puppets, as well as books on directing a puppet performance.
Fun Puppet Skits for Schools and Libraries - Fun short ( one-to-three-minute) puppet skits in this collection are easily performed, without elaborate staging, props or rehearsal time.
101 Hand Puppets - A Beginner's Guide to Puppeteering by Richard Cummings - Simple, step-by-step instructions for creating every kind of puppet imaginable-from such simple handkerchief varieties for beginners as Spook-a-boo the Ghost, to special puppets such as a Box of Demons for advanced performers wanting to expand their cast of characters.
Storytelling with Puppets by Connie Champlin - This book covers such topics as puppet types and styles, developing a puppet collection, participatory storytelling, and presentation formats.
Magic with Hand Puppets by Bill Kustes - Kids love puppets. But what if your puppet could also do magic tricks? This book by Bill Kustes is packed with great ideas for turning your puppet into a magician. The tricks are simple enough to be performed by adults or youngsters.
Puppet Plane by John Kennedy - The author shares twelve new puppet projects, each using a variety of techniques, many of which have never been presented in a book before
Puppets and Puppet Theatre by David Currell - Is essential reading for everyone interested in making and performing with puppets.
Strings, Hands, Shadows: A modern Puppet History by John Bell - Puppets can be traced as far back as ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome and are found today in cultures worldwide, across the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia. John Bell shows how puppets have been used to relay myths, poke fun at political figures, express moral stories, and entertain adults and children alike.
The Complete Book of Puppetry by George Latshaw - An expert conducts readers through every stage of the puppeteer�s art in this enthusiastic and abundantly illustrated guide. The author explains how to construct several types of puppets and presents a series of exercises for developing distinctive voices for characters and for translating human body language into puppet movement. Other chapters focus on designing stages and puppet environments, writing and adapting plays, directing productions, and performance-related tips.
One - Person Puppetry ' Streamlined and Simplified by Yvonne Armar Frey - Simple one-person puppetry techniques, warm-up techniques, and plans for entertaining patter between plays (songs, parodies, jokes, riddles, etc.). In addition, included are original scripts for 38 simplified tales, including humorous "fractured" fairy tales, folktales from around the globe, and adaptations of Aesop's Fables.
Movement in Puppetry Performance by Nikki Tilroe - An introduction to basic principles and approaches to puppetry movement. The text contains several movement exercises which should be carried out in addition to reading.
Perky Puppets With a Purpose: A Complete Guide to Puppetry & Ventriloquism in Christian Ministry by Mark Rose Pearson - This is an all-inclusive guide designed for the use of puppets in Children's Christian Ministry. The first part of the book focuses on the basics of puppetry, including such topics as ventriloquism, puppet movements, and developing a puppet's character. The next section includes instructions for constructing various types of stages, props, and numerous puppets.
A Manual of Hand Puppet Manipulation - One of North America's most outstanding hand puppet artists discusses her approach to the art. Complete with exercised, numerous hints, and gentle, supportive encouragement. Also included are some of the author's other essays plus several of her scripts. A treasure for the budding, and established, puppeteer.
The Marionette Actor by Ralph Chesse - In this book, Chesse pioneers an approach to classic drama, documents the working of the government-sponsored years with the Federal Theatre Marionette Units in California, and concludes with his fourteen-year adventure in television, producing the award-winning program, "Brother Buzz."
Success with Ventriloquism by Liz VonSeggen - Audio Tape - Easy step-by-step instructions including different voices, lip control, difficult letters, choosing a puppet, tips for performing, etc.
Developing Character Accents by Liz VonSeggen and Bob Rumba - Audio Tape offering helpful instructions in developing ethnic accents. Suitable for puppeteers and ventriloquists.
Directing Puppet Theatre Step-by-Step by Carol Fijan, Christina Starobin and Frank Ballard - This may well be the definitive book on the art of directing puppet theater. Both authors are teachers and professional puppeteers and emphasize the importance of a trained director to ensure a successful puppet theater play. They describe the types of puppets, how to choose a script, how to write dialogue, how to design the stage, and how to choose a cast.
Fun with Character Voices DVD by Liz VonSeggen and Taffy the Duck - Liz and Taffy the duck share techniques for creating different voices from the six basic types of voices. In an hour, learn to produce the gutteral voice, the goofy voice, the whispered voice, the nasal voice, the melodic voice, and the falsetto voice. You will also learn to alter and mix these types of voices and to modify volume, pitch, timing, emphasis and diction.
Puppets, stop the flap! by Pegg Callahan - Step-by-step system for improving mouth manipulation. Not only will you learn proper mouth movement but also techniques of performance which will bring the mouth puppet to life.
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