Here are some puppetry books you may enjoy, available from Amazon.com
- Puppet History & Puppeteers
- Puppet Making
- Performing & Teaching
- Puppet Scripts
- Ventriloquism
- Hand Shadows
- Puppet Therapy & Education
- Doll & Toy Making
- Puppet Movies and Shows
Puppet History & Puppeteers
American
American Puppetry: Collections, History and Performance
Jim Henson: The Works - The Art, the Magic, the Imagination
No Strings Attached: The Inside Story of Jim Henson's "Creature Shop"
The Goblins of Labyrinth : 20th Anniversary Edition
Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles: A Muppet Sketchbook
It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider
Jim Henson: Puppeteer And Filmmaker (Ferguson Career Biographies)
Rehearsing With Gods: Photographs and Essays on the Bread & Puppet Theater
Paul Mcpharlin And the Puppet Theater
The Dwiggins Marionettes: A Complete Experimental Theatre in Miniature
Theatre of Wonder: 25 Years in the Heart of the Beast
European
A History of European Puppetry: From Its Origins to the End of the 19th Century
Popular Puppet Theatre in Europe, 1800-1914
The Victorian Marionette Theatre (Studies Theatre Hist & Culture)
Paul Klee: Hand Puppets (Emanating)
The Hand-Carved Marionettes of Gustave Baumann : Share Their World
Behind the White Screen (Greek Fiction and Memoirs)
African
Playing With Time: Art and Performance in Central Mali (Traditional Arts of Africa)
Asian
The Traditional Theatre of Japan: Kyogen, Noh, Kabuki And Puppetry
Ningyo: The Art Of The Japanese Doll
The Illusion of Life: Burmese Marionettes
Shadows of Life: Nang Talung (White Orchid Books)
Dancing Shadows of Bali: Theatre and Myth
Voices of the Puppet Masters: The Wayang Golek Theater of Indonesia
Power Plays: Wayang Golek Puppet Theater of West Java (Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series)
Shadows of Empire: Colonial Discourse and Javanese Tales
Inside the Drama-House: Rama Stories and Shadow Puppets in South India
World & General
Puppetry: A World History
Dumbstruck: A Cultural History of Ventriloquism
Puppets, Masks, and Performing Objects
Strings, Hands, Shadows: A Modern Puppet History (DIAgram (Detroit Institute of Arts))
Dummy Days: America's Favorite Ventriloquists from Radio and Early TV
Puppets and Marionettes: A Collector's Handbook & Price Guide (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Punch and Judy: A Short History with the Original Dialogue
Puppets Around the World (Discover Other Cultures S.)
Puppet Making
General
Complete Book of Puppets and Puppeteering
Puppets Unlimited: With Everyday Materials (Craft Without Limits)
Hand puppets
The Foam Book : An Easy Guide to Building Polyfoam Puppets
101 Hand Puppets: A Beginner's Guide to Puppeteering
Hand Puppets and String Puppets
Hand Puppets: How to Make and Use Them (Dover Craft Books)
Puppets From Polyfoam : Sponge-ees
Marionettes
Cloth Marionettes: Sewing, Stringing, Staging
The Complete Book of Marionettes
Everybody's Marionette Book (Puppets and Puppetry Series) (Puppets and Puppetry)
Hand Puppets and String Puppets
Making and Manipulating Marionettes
Shadow
Making Shadow Puppets (Kids Can Do It)
Worlds of Shadow: Teaching with Shadow Puppetry
For Kids
TARGET="new"Christian Crafts - Paper Bag Puppets (Christian Craft)
Fantastic Theater: Puppets and Plays for Young Performers and Young Audiences
Finger Puppets: Fun Factory Series
How to Make Puppets With Children (Craft Book Series)
Make Your Own Puppets & Puppet Theaters (Quick Starts for Kids!)
Puppet Mania: The World's Most Incredible Puppet Making Book Ever
Simple Puppets From Everyday Materials
Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softy Friends from Cast-Off Socks and Gloves
The Usborne Book of Puppets (How to Make Series)
Stop Motion
Stop-Motion Armature Machining: A Construction Manual
The Stop-Motion Filmography: A Critical Guide to 297 Features Using Puppet Animation
Stop-Motion Puppet Sculpting: A Manual of Foam Injection, Build-Up and Finishing Techniques
Performing & Teaching
Complete Book of Puppets and Puppeteering
Directing Puppet Theatre Step by Step
How to Do "the Three Bears" With Two Hands: Performing With Puppets
How to Make Puppets and Teach Puppetry
Making Puppets Come Alive: How to Learn and Teach Hand Puppetry (Dover Craft Books)
Puppetry Handbook for Christian Leaders
Puppets And Masks: Stagecraft & Storytelling
Storytelling With Puppets
Puppet Scripts
Amazingly Easy Puppet Plays: 42 New Scripts for One-Person Puppetry
Artstarts: Drama, Music, Movement, Puppetry, and Storytelling Activities
Fractured Fairy Tales: Puppet Plays & Patterns
The Greek Myths: Puppet Plays for Children from Ovid's Metamorphoses
Multicultural Folktales for the Feltboard and Readers' Theater
One-Person Puppetry Streamlined and Simplified: With 38 Folktale Scripts
Playwriting for Puppet Theatre
Puppet Scripts for Sunday Mornings
Storytelling Made Easy with Puppets
On Thrones of Gold: Three Javanese Shadow Plays
Ventriloquism
Dumbstruck: A Cultural History of Ventriloquism
Dummy Days: America's Favorite Ventriloquists from Radio and Early TV
How to Become a Ventriloquist (Try Your Hand at Ventriloquism)
Ventriloquism Made Easy: How to Talk to Your Hand Without Looking Stupid! Second Edition
The Whole Art of Ventriloquism
Hand Shadows
The Art of Hand Shadows
Fun with Hand Shadows (Dover Game and Puzzle Activity Books)
Hand Shadows and More Hand Shadows
Hanimations (Children's Books from Around the World)
Puppet Therapy & Education
Creative Puppetry in the Classroom
I Am the Story: The Art of Puppetry in Education and Therapy
Leading Kids to Books Through Puppets (Mighty Easy Motivators/Caroline Feller Bauer)
Learning With Puppets: A Guide to Making and Using Puppets in the Classroom
Puppetry in Early Childhood Education (Puppetry in Education Series)
Puppetry in Education And Therapy: Unlocking Doors to the Mind And Heart
Puppets With a Purpose: Using Puppetry for Social Change
Doll & Toy Making
Although these are not really puppetry books, many of them offer tips and techniques that you may find handy for puppet making.
Anatomy of a Doll: The Fabric Sculptor's Handbook
Cloth Dolls : How to Make Them
Creative Cloth Doll Beading: Designing and Embellishing with Beads
Creative Cloth Doll Couture: New Approaches to Making Beautiful Clothing and Accessories
Creative Cloth Doll Faces: Using Paints, Pastels, Fibers, Beading, Collage, and Sculpting Techniques
Designing the Doll: From Concept to Construction
Easy-to-Sew Playful Toys: 25 Soft Toys with Interactive Fun
Finishing the Figure: Doll Costuming, Embellishments, Accessories
Plush-o-Rama: Curious Creatures for Immature Adults
Quilting with the Muppets: 15 Fun and Creative Patterns
Soft Animals A to Z: Sew a Collection of 26 Realistic Toys
Stupid Sock Creatures: Making Quirky, Lovable Figures from Cast-off Socks
Toys to Sew: Dozens of Patterns for Dolls, Animals, Doll Clothes, and Accessories
Puppet Movies and Shows
Note: These titles are DVDs unless otherwise noted.
Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Jim Henson's Fantasy Film Collection - (Labyrinth / MirrorMask / The Dark Crystal)
Jim Henson's the Storyteller - The Definitive Collection
Muppets
The Muppet Show - Season One (Special Edition)
The Muppet Movie - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition
The Great Muppet Caper - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition
Muppet Movies DVD 3-Pack - (Kermit's Swamp Years / The Muppets Take Manhattan / Muppets From Space)
The Muppet Christmas Carol - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition
Muppet Treasure Island - Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition
Muppets Magic From the Ed Sullivan Show!
Muppet Classic Theater
Sesame Street
Note: There are many other Sesame Street DVDs and videos. To look for more, use the amazon.com search box at the bottom of the page.
Sesame Street - Elmo in Grouchland (Sing and Play)
Sesame Street - Old School, Vol. 1 (1969-1974)
Sesame Street - Big Bird in China
Sesame Street - Big Bird In Japan
Sesame Street Presents Elmo's Musical Adventures - Peter & The Wolf
Sesame Street - The Best of Elmo
Sesame Songs - Sing Yourself Silly!
Bible Puppets
Amazing Bible Puppet Theater Series 1
Other Productions
The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
Chinese Puppet & Chinese Leather Silhouette Show
Chinese Culture: Chinese Puppet / Chinese Leather Silhouette Show