I recently attended a puppet making workshop given by Sandy Shrout at my local library. Ok fine, the workshop was meant for kids, but I had a blast anyway.
With ordinary socks, some yarn, pom-poms, felt, a glue gun, and assorted craft items, you can make an endless number of puppet friends. I made Mable here who, you know, lives in the stable, y'all. She's got a thick Southern drawl and a healthy self image.
Some of the more age-appropriate attendees made dragons, monkeys, and puppy dogs puppets.
If you're not into sock puppets or want less work, you can alter a ready-made puppet to fit your needs. I made a puppet of my caveman character by simply exchanging his existing garb for a quick prehistoric wrap.
In other news, I'm also feeling love for some new librarian friends.
- Mr. Schu posted the Caveman, A B.C. Story trailer and an interview on his Watch. Connect. Read. blog, and
- Els Kushner from the Vancouver Public Library nominated Caveman for a Cybils!
And more love for the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association for putting Caveman on their 2011 Kids' Pick List!
Here's to making friends!
Our family librarian over here in Richardson introduced us to the Caveman today, and we were pleased to see that you live in DFW, not terribly far from us. I spend several mornings a week next town over in the Coppell library making drawings.
Congrats on Caveman. The visual humor and surprises were fun for all of us! My 4-year-old laughed out loud and my 8-year-old stopped roller-skating through the house and giggled over our shoulders as we read aloud.
We look forward to discovering more of your work:)
Cheers,
James in Garland
Posted by: Jim Public | January 19, 2012 at 09:47 PM
Well howdy, neighbor. Thank you for the lovely comments, and thank you to your family librarian for spreading the word about Caveman!
Posted by: Janee | January 21, 2012 at 10:06 PM