Fractured Fairy Tales - Puppet Plays & Patterns

While books are the substance of a storyhour, fingerplays and rhymes make it a program. Here are 24 original fingerplays to delight children. Just a very few seem a bit forced. Seventeen are presented to use as glove puppets and seven as finger puppets. They are separated into these two categories in the table of contents, and the rhymes are listed alphabetically. The patterns can also be used for creating flannel board figures. Directions for making the attractive puppets are clear and simple.

Preschool teachers and children's librarians will find this very helpful when planning storyhours. In addition to the rhyme, Phelps has included annotated lists of books to use with each topic, props for the room, activities to extend learning and a project that gives the children something to take home. Topics include aliens and rockets, penguins, tools, the wind, and sneezes, to name a few. This is a good addition for everyone who presents a preschool storytime.