Describes innovative ways for teachers to use puppets as valuable and developmentally appropriate teaching tools, explaining how puppets can support emergent literacy skills, introduce children's literature, manage the classroom, and assist in the development of lesson plans.

Why puppets? -- Puppet basics -- Using puppets in the classroom -- Puppet faces and stages -- Puppets and children with special needs -- Puppet lessons : plans and suggestions -- Making and purchasing puppets -- Appendix, puppet patterns.