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Prompt Service
I ordered a Muppet book from them that was quite cheap.It was in great condition and very low-priced.I received it promptly and was very pleased with the service.

fabulous ideas
This book has so many great ideas using many easy to find objects. It even includes a little packet with 2 pairs of eyes, some faux fur, a few feathers and other sundries. The day this book arrived, my daughter and I made 3 puppets. In the next several days we made many more out of socks, oven mitts and other things that were just laying around the house. If you hate to throw things away, you'll love this. After reading the book, you'll start looking at your trash with new eyes. Old paper towel rolls, band-aid tins, fabric scraps, plastic spoons, small plastic bottles you might throw out, sponges, pot scrubbers, erasers--all these things can be transformed into puppets. beautiful book, whimsical puppets....
but children will not be able to reproduce the puppets pictured.Maybe that is the point, that you can make puppets out of anything.So the book is good for inspiration.But don't expect to be able to make the puppets quite like they do! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. General    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Juvenile literature    6. Puppet making    7. Puppets    8. Puppets & Puppetry    9. Puppets and puppet plays    10. Children's stationery & miscellaneous items    11. Juvenile Fiction / General    12. Puppetry, miniature & toy theatre    13. Ages 3-6   

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Wocka, wocka, wocka!
I LOVE THIS BOOK!As a more 'mature' muppets fan, I can highly recommend this book, both for it's practical craft suggestions and as a darn fine book to look at.The photos are superb and nearly all my favourite characters were featured.So far, we have only had one failure among our craft attempts.The 'wax paper butterflies' ended up being 'runny crayon blobs' but we still had fun making them!This book will definitely be a keeper long after my kids have outgrown the projects.

Not just for the kiddies!
I never considered myself a "crafty" person before I got my hands on this book! My roommate got it over a year ago and I had to get my own copy because we soon won't be living together anymore. It is true what the other reviewers have said that there isn't a lot for little kids in this book (though there are at least 20 good things for children) but there are a zillion crafts-for-kids books out there. This book is for EVERYBODY!Really, these projects could be handled by children, but many of them take patience that some children don't have. The projects in this book may take longer than projects in other books, but the end result is probably much better, too. After all, these projects come from the Muppet Workshop, and we all know the Muppets they make are not like ordinary craft puppets. My favorite project in this book is the "Eggshell Mosaic" which involves selecting your favorite drawing/picture (I did Sailor Moon, my friend did Tigger... there is a stencil in the book of Fozzie Bear), making a tracing of this picture onto cardboard, dying eggs the colors you will need to color in your tracing, and gluing the broken colored eggshell pieces into place! It looks like a fancy tile design you might see in a subway station. Everyone who has seen our eggshell mosaics is impressed! All of the projects have easy-to-follow instructions and helpful hints on how you may want to do your project. It is loaded with color photos of examples, and step-by-step drawings. I must have at least ten bookmarks in my copy, all marking projects that I can't wait to do! I can't stress enough what a great book this is. These must be the things Muppet Workshop people do with their children on the weekends. I don't have kids yet, but when I do, I am sure we will wear this book out until it is ragged.

Thank you, Muppets!
This is a great kids' craft book.The projects are colorful and substantial.The instructions are meticulously presented.Adults will also enjoy doing these crafts!This is a good book...no lame, boring projects here!Nope!This is Muppet quality fun stuff!Read more

Subjects:  1. Handicraft    2. Children's 4-8 - Crafts / Hobbies    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Decorative arts & crafts, other art forms    6. Handicrafts    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies    8. Juvenile literature    9. Children: Grades 1-2   

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A Big Help From The Library
Baby Piggy loves her pacifier.She uses it every day.Then, one day, her baby-sitter asks her if she can play without it.Piggy tries to play without it for a few minutes, but she gets upset, so her baby-sitter gives it back.Until one day, Piggy realizes that none of her friends use a pacifier.From that day on, Piggy gaveup her pacifier and her baby-sitter took it away.I got this book from our old local library and it helped my sister to say bye-bye to her pacifier.

No more Pacifier!!
This book helped my daughter get ready to say "bye bye" to her My daughter tossed her binky after 2 weeks with this book!
I bought my daughter this book two weeks ago. She is two months shy of 3 years old. She has always been tremendously comforted by her binky. We have been limiting her binky use to naps and bedtime and extreme distress for quite a while now, but have been anxious for her to get rid of it. After a week of reading this book, she turned to me and said, "I'm not ready, Mommy." I told her she'd be ready one day. One week later, yesterday morning, she woke up saying, "Mommy, I'm ready to say Bye Bye Binky!" I am convinced it's because of this book. I asked her what she wanted to do with the binky and she said "Throw it in the trash." And that she did. She was aware that Baby Miss Piggy doesn't throw hers in the trash, but we kind of glossed over that part. My daughter appreciated that the first time Nanny suggests that Baby Piggy is too old for the pacifier, she said she still wanted it and did get it back. I think it helps, too, that the book has a part where Baby Piggy says she feels kind of silly because her friends don't use a pacifier anymore. I know my daughter gave up her binky on her own two months ago at preschool for that very reason. At first I thought this book would be too babyish for my daughter, but it clearly wasn't. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Babies    2. Children's Baby - Boardbooks    3. Children: Babies & Toddlers    4. Concepts - General    5. Fiction    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Movie Tie - In    8. Pacifiers (Infant care)    9. Pigs    10. Social Situations - General    11. Juvenile Fiction / Movie or Television Tie-In   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 3-4    2. Folklore    3. Holidays    4. Juvenile literature    5. Seasons   

Subjects:  1. Alphabet    2. Alphabets    3. Children's stories    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Humorous stories   

Subjects:  1. Juvenile fiction    2. Life skills    3. Literacy    4. Puppets   

Subjects:  1. Juvenile fiction    2. Moderation    3. Puppets    4. Television   

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Kermit Rides Again
Back in my day, we had what was called "Nursery School."Unfortunately, I was a drop-out.All I can remember is that we played Cowboys and Indians with the Kindergarten class, and they always got to be the cowboys.Naturally, at the end of the game the Indians all got shot.I also remember falling off the monkey bars and getting my mouth rinsed out with soap. Sheesh! Great book for introducing preschool!
My 3-year-old just started preschool, and this book was a wonderful introduction.It is written from a child's perspective and uses clear, simple language to describe a typical day at preschool, including rules andactivities.It made my child feel comfortable about preschool before herfirst day. The adorable, captivating muppet baby illustrations enable herto read the book to herself, which she does over and over! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Baby - Boardbooks    2. Children: Babies & Toddlers    3. Concepts - General    4. Fiction    5. First day of school    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Movie Tie - In    8. Nursery schools    9. School & Education    10. Schools    11. Juvenile Fiction / Movie or Television Tie-In   

Subjects:  1. Babies    2. Child development    3. Children's Baby/Preschool    4. Children: Preschool    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Preschool Picture Story Books    8. Puppets    9. Table etiquette    10. Juvenile Fiction / General    11. Picture books   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    2. Fiction    3. Movie Tie - In    4. Puppets    5. Thumb sucking    6. Juvenile Fiction / Movie or Television Tie-In    7. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 2-3    2. Fairy tales    3. Sale Children - Children's Books - Baby / Pre-School    4. Short stories    5. Toys, Dolls, & Puppets    6. Sale Books   

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Reviews (5)

This book is great
I read it over and over and over to my son - who's 11 years old now.He would crack up laughing every time I read it and of crouse had it memorized in no time flat! I think he was really into this book until he was about 3! We saved the book for all those years and were delighted to introduce it to his little sister 2 years ago!She has proven to love the book just as much but she is a little more rough and has torn the book already! :-) so we are ordering another copy and hope to save it for child number 3?? or grandchildren in MANY years to come

Say it again.
Buy this book only if you love the silly little sayings that make your children laugh because the wonderful rhymes in this book will definitely be repeated over & over & over & over. My three year old's favorite is "Take off your Socks, Mr. Fox." and we hear it almost every time he changes clothes.It is a very simple book and very funny. We usually save it for the last story of the night because it is so short.

Most fun book to read on the shelf!
You'll find yourself saying "See you later Alligator" to all your work collegues and making up new rhymes with your child.Read more

Subjects:  1. Bedtime    2. Children's Baby/Preschool    3. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    4. Children: Babies & Toddlers    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Stories in rhyme    9. Board books    10. Children's stationery & miscellaneous items    11. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Lift the Flap    2. Children: Preschool    3. Fiction    4. First day of school    5. Puppets    6. School & Education    7. Social Situations - New Experience    8. Specimens    9. Toy and movable books    10. Early learning / early learning concepts   

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A great book about sharing
This is a very cute book.A witch owns an enchated cookie tree.Seeing Cookie Monster from Sesame Street on the horizon, the witch makes a quick spell to allow the tree only to give cookies to those who share the cookies.Cookie Monster ("Me need someone to share with")tries to convince all of his friends on Sesame Street to go back to the cookie tree so that they can share the cookies.Back at the cookie tree, the witch has become extremely unhappy with her spell:since she has no one to share with, the cookie tree won't allow her to have any cookies.Eventually things work out for everyone!This is a delightful story with great humor from Cookie Monster and your favorite characters from Sesame Street.A fun story with a great lesson for everyone!

Talk about learning to share!
This is one fun book, especially if you take on the character's voices.I read it so many times to my children when they were little, that after the book got destroyed, I was still able to quote it almost word-for-word!Time has dulled my memory, so wanted another book to refresh it.It's a delightful Sesame Street Book!

Love it! Luuuvvv it!
This book was hilarious.My daughter could not wait for me to get to the next page so that she could see what was going to happen next.It's even more fun when you do the actual voices of the characters (you have to be a fan of Sesame Street to pull this off).The book is also a teaching tool for sharing.It makes reading fun, and now my daughter can read it to me, word for word! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 1-2    2. Cookies    3. Fiction    4. Monsters    5. Sharing    6. Witches   

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Great Book For Helping
This is a wonderful book.Even though I am ten, I have read this book at my local library.In this book, Baby Kermit's baby-sitter is always working when she comes over to stay with him.One day, Baby Kermit desides to help his baby-sitter do chores around the house.When she cleans, he cleans.When she sweeps, Kermit holds the dustpan and so on.When a baby-sitter comes over to stay with your child, have him or her help clean up the house to make it a surprise for you. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Baby/Preschool    2. Children: Preschool    3. Fiction    4. Helpfulness    5. Movie Tie - In    6. Parent and child    7. Preschool Concepts    8. Puppets    9. Juvenile Fiction / Movie or Television Tie-In   

Subjects:  1. American - General    2. Celebrities    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Interviews    5. Juvenile literature    6. Puppets    7. United States    8. Non-Classifiable    9. Sale Books   

Subjects:  1. Children's Baby/Preschool    2. Children: Preschool    3. Fiction    4. Movie Tie - In    5. Puppets    6. Sharing    7. Juvenile Fiction / Movie or Television Tie-In   

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Great Book For Expressing Hygiene
This is a fantastic book.It is in the daycare room at my school. Baby Piggy explains that she doesn't need her baby-sitter to help her get dressed because she is a big girl and she can dress herself without having her baby-sitter dress her.At the end of the story, Baby Piggy's baby-sitter is very proud.Have your child show his or her baby-sitter how he or she can get dressed all by themself. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Baby/Preschool    2. Children: Preschool    3. Clothing and dress    4. Fiction    5. Growth    6. Movie Tie - In    7. Puppets    8. Puppets and puppet plays    9. Juvenile Fiction / Movie or Television Tie-In