Storytelling Made Easy with Puppets [Paperback]

Jan M. VanSchuyver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 18, 1993

Want to use puppets in storytelling but think you lack the confidence or talent? Then this is the book for you! Jan VanSchuyver explains how you can enliven storytelling and book sharing without fancy productions or complicated puppets. Her hands-in approach includes scripts and ideas for group activities accompanied by tried and true techniques for creating and using puppets to introduce books, lead songs, and tell stories. Problems with and solutions to working with children, whose reactions are often unpredictable, are an integral part of this resource.

Editorial Reviews

Review

?This book lives up to its title in a joyful way. The novice should be inspired to try it....The experienced puppeteer/storyteller will enjoy the attention to detail in sharing how to mix the stories, the puppets, the children, and staging to get the most out of intimate storytimes.?-The Puppetry Journal

About the Author

JAN M. VANSCHUYVER, M.L.S., has been a performer, teacher, and consultant on puppetry and storytelling for two decades.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood (February 18, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0897747321
• ISBN-13: 978-0897747325
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,077,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read and follow!, February 20, 2002

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Sha Rehberg (Winterville, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Storytelling Made Easy with Puppets (Paperback)

I bought this book as a resource for storytelling in the classroom. The puppet scripts and suggestions are very helpful. When using puppets, you do not have to use a puppet voice or be a pro-puppeteer. Any early childhood education teacher could benefit from this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Storytelling, October 13, 2011

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Gloria Viruet - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Storytelling Made Easy with Puppets (Paperback)

Book was just what I was looking for since I wanted skits for one person. Some skits required just one puppets and the skits weren't that long. Easy to memorize skits.