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"Hi. I'm John and I'm excited to bring you this book. In it are a lot of puppets I designed when I was a kid and some I made just for practicing my puppet moves. I hope you can see, through my many examples, how you can make your own characters."
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John Kennedy offers 13 original puppet projects, along with 30 featured puppets. Each project has straightforward instructions, showing how to bring the creations to life.
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Puppet making has been a fantastic adventure for me, one that began when I was a child. Read the first page
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51 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A big disappointment.,
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This review is from: Puppet Mania!: The World's Most Incredible Puppet Making Book Ever! (Paperback)
I made the dreaded mistake of buying this book by judging it by it's cover. The puppet's that you are shown how to make in the book are not as professional as they appear on the cover. My intention was to purchase a book that would show me how to make more professional puppet's and this book does not do that, despite the look of the cover! As for the actual contents of the book it is basically a child's book, showing how to make puppet's using socks, paper plates and toilet roll tubes. The most professional looking one on the cover, is actually only a small puppet, made using a polystyrene dish and a sponge. If you are looking for a simple project book for your kids to make puppet's using items from around the house, then this is perfect. BUT, for the professional out there, do not buy this book it is rubbish and not worth wasting your money!
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4.2 out of 5 stars (14 customer reviews) 43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
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Ready, set, create...,
By Rune reader "runewright" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Puppet Mania!: The World's Most Incredible Puppet Making Book Ever! (Paperback)
I teach puppet making and puppetry to children and have MANY how-to puppet books in my collection. I was immediately attracted to the cover of this book because the puppets on the front were obviously not the usual sock puppets or glove puppets found in many books.In this book, John Kennedy, who has been working with puppets since he was eight and who has made puppets for use in television and the Muppet Review in Disney World, presents some fun ideas for those intermediate puppet makers who have already had success making simple puppets and want to move on to more technical puppets. In addition to step-by-step photos, patterns and instructions to make the dozen or so puppets, there are hints on how to manipulate them, create different expressions and change the basic puppet to make a variety of different characters. The feature I enjoyed most was John's comments throughout describing how he first came to create each type of puppet, many of which he designed when he was a child or young teen. In several instances he mentioned that the puppet shown had originally started out as something else and had grown into its present form gradually. I feel that it is important that children realize that even "professional" artists and craftsmen go through a developmental process before achieving a finished product. A fun book, but definitely not for beginning puppet makers or very young children, as the puppets are quite sophisticated and there is extensive use of the hot glue gun. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
a good start for begginers, great for elementary classrooms,
By Christopher Faulkenberry - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Puppet Mania!: The World's Most Incredible Puppet Making Book Ever! (Paperback)
If you are just into puppet making for fun and not really into the art of making them, this book is for you. The puppets built inside are very basic and developed sot hat anybody can make them. It's a fun book, but personaly I felt it was a little childish and didn't really touch base on some of other techniques. If you are looking to make a more muppet style puppet this book does not cover it. however his second book Puppet Planet is an excelent book that goes into more detail and more profetional style puppet making.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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A little something for everyone . . .,
By R. R. Rossilli, Jr. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Puppet Mania!: The World's Most Incredible Puppet Making Book Ever! (Paperback)
Although there isn't as much detailed insights in the building of muppet-type hand puppets, as you would hope from a Muppeteer, this book provides you with a lot of excellent ideas and interesting alternative puppet building techniques. I recommend it for the beginner or for the intermediate builder who is looking for a fresh look at the craft.
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