If you’ve ever wanted to make a puppet that looks as good as Kermit, but is your own design, then you will want to buy The Foam Book.
Every forum post that was ever asked by a new puppeteer about making money in the craft is often told in reply: you can’t. Puppet makers regularly report that they do not cover their costs, are reliant on other forms of income (many are in web design actually), and implement several puppetry-related money makers in order to earn anything from their work. Paul Louis, of Youtube/Ehow/etc. puppet-building fame, has just released an ebook on making money with puppets. Not only is it something that every puppeteer would want to read, but it’s also from someone everyone would want to hear from.
One thing I love doing is learning about all the different types of puppetry, whether it be traditional or modern. Several years ago, I came across the Vietnamese water puppets, and was instantly fascinated. Never before had I seen puppetry done on water, and ever since, I’ve wanted to learn more about the style. So when I found a book on eBay about it, I immediately had to have it.
