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• The Lion & the Mouse

  Pinkney, Jerry

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  A big, strong lion gets caught in a hunter's net. Can the tiny mouse help get him out? This is a great story about finding friendships in unexpected places.

• Days With Frog and Toad

  Lobel, Arnold

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  All you need to make a Frog and Toad puppet show is a frog puppet and a toad puppet and one of the wonderful Frog and Toad books. Their adventures are always silly and fun, and you can ad lib to your hearts' content. Young readers can read these…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wide-mouthed Frog

  a Pop-up Book

  Faulkner, Keith, 1948-

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  Do you have a frog puppet with a BIG mouth? This is a fun pop-up book, and it's even more fun when you act it out with puppets.

• The Mitten

  Aylesworth, Jim

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  How many animals can squeeze into one lost mitten? You can use a big, stretchy hat or sweater instead of a mitten. Based on a Ukranian folktale.

• Rabbit's Gift

  a Fable From China

  Shannon, George, 1952-

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  Rabbit finds a carrot in the snow. But he's already eaten his dinner, so he gives it to one of his friends. But she's already eaten too, so she passes it on to another friend. You can use any puppets you like to tell this sweet story that has a bit…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• PAPER BAG PRINCESS

  Munsch, Robert N., 1945-

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  Do you have a dragon puppet, a girl puppet, and a brown paper bag? That's all you need to retell Robert Munsch's charming picture book as a puppet show.

• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

  Martin, Bill, 1916-2004

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  The simplest puppet story for little ones. Find out which puppet will come out of hiding next...

• Owl Babies

  Waddell, Martin

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  Such a sweet book, great for a quiet storytime. You can buy an Owl Babies finger puppet set, complete with three baby owl finger puppets and their owl mother, or improvise with homemade stick puppets.

• The Monkey and the Crocodile

  a Jataka Tale From India

  Galdone, Paul

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  One of my favourite puppet stories, about a hungry crocodile who tricks a monkey into climbing onto his back, only to get outsmarted in the end by the clever monkey. Based on an Indian Jataka tale.

• Little Owl Lost

  Haughton, Chris

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  Poor little Owl has fallen out of his nest and doesn't know where his mother is. Don't worry, Squirrel knows who Owl's mother is . . . or does he?

• The Gunniwolf

  Harper, Wilhelmina, 1884-1973

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  A hungry wolf catches a girl in the forest. But she soothes him to sleep with her favourite song... Don't have a wolf puppet? Use a crocodile instead, or whatever sharp-toothed puppet predator you have on hand.