I’m currently taking a bit of a break from being a professional puppeteer, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t still interest me!
Puppets can be anything from the smallest, simplest little creations to the elaborate full-body suits that the Jim Henson Workshop created for the new hit movie, “Where The Wild Things Are”:
Vanity Fair actually got to take a look inside the Henson workshop to see how the massive puppets were created.  The design process began with sketches and small maquettes before the huge puppets could be built.
The monster suits ended up being between eight and nine feet tall, covered in …read more

When I was studying for my Masters in Reading and Language Arts I took a fascination in Picture Books not only because I knew that someday I would be a mother but also because I loved using them in my middle school classroom. I used Rose Blanche when we read Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, and The Other Side when we read Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry . My students loved the analysis and the change of pace.
It is obvious that some of the most controversial picture books were not originally created for children’s eyes …read more