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Butterfly

This beautiful monarch butterfly pauses to show off her bright orange colour. Butterfly flutters with silken wings.
A Folkmanis puppet.

22x36cm  $36.00  
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Caterpillar / Butterfly

Demonstrate the miracle of metamorphosis with our ingenious reversible caterpillar/butterfly. Turn the chubby insect inside out to reveal a beautiful silk-screened butterfly. Though from Folkmanis, this gem is not quite a puppet.

45x28cm  $54.00  
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Chimpanzee

Chimpanzee with his long soft fur and expressive face is delighted to be talking with the help of your hand. He's very good at swinging and will happily help discuss the strengths of the team of monkeys in the New Strength Cards for Kids.
A Folkmanis puppet.

50x32cm  $58.00  
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Cockatoo

This Cockatoo is one hip bird. Its vibrant-yellow head crest separates it from the crowd and it's wings span 50cm. Cockies make great pets but they can live up to 50 years. This little number will outlive that, but doesn't need quite as much attention. Its new innovative plush simulates feathers, while its claws and beak are soft, safe, vinyl. This bird has a movable beak and wings. The Folkmanis Cockatoo is sure-to-be the squawk of the town.

36x50cm  $58.00  
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Dog

This soft puppy can help tell the stories of Mutt Dog, Reggie Queen of the Street, Little White Dogs Can't Jump, and a host of other picture books whose main character is man's best friend.

27x16cm  $15.00  
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Fairy

This Fairy handpuppet is beautiful, and can probably work magic with her wand. Just imagine how well she'd be able to introduce some fairy stories, or even be the fairy in a story.

35x24cm  $20.00  
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Fireman

Where there's fire there's bound to be a fireman. This character can help educate about fires and fire prevention. He can be used to discuss the events in the picture story book Where There's Smoke.

45x24cm  $20.00  
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Giraffe

Giraffe can be used to tell the story of Gerard, in Giraffes Can't Dance, a lively book about finding out about your self, or he can be used with Crocodile to act out the conversation about trust and boundaries, which is told on the tag that's connected to the puppet when new.
A Folkmanis puppet.

36x22cm  $36.00  
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Horse

Ride on into fun with the horse puppet! Slide your hand through the neck to open her mouth, turn her head or buck. With her flowing mane and animated face, she's a sure bet for all horse lovers, young and old. A Folkmanis puppet.

40x45cm  $64.00  
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Kangaroo and Joey

This Kangaroo hand puppet comes complete with a little Joey, who's also a finger puppet. They are a wonderful accompaniment to Sam Bratney's books, It's Lovely When You Smile and Yes We Can!
These are Folkmanis puppets.

30x30cm  $56.00  
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Koala

This little fellow looks as though he could join his Aussie mates in the Mates Traits cards which show ways to be good friends. Watch him though, he looks as if he could get up to mischief.

28x16cm  $15.00  
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Koala - FM

With a workable mouth and front paws this little fellow is incredibly lifelike. He can be used with the Koala Company Cards and the picture story book Bush Babies, and also comes with a secret code that unlocks a virtual web world that teaches protecting wildlife diversity and habitats. A Folkmanis puppet.
"Thank you for the koala. Her name is Cloud and I carry her everywhere, from Katie" - New York

25x16cm  $48.00  
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Lion

Confident and aggressive, or passive and coy, Lion is soft to touch and full of emotion. His identification tag tells the story of how he helped Zebra in times of need, and he's great for jungle stories too.
A Folkmanis puppet.

34x16cm  $36.00  
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Lion

Whether you spike his mane to make him look gruff or leave it fluffy and soft, this lion can display a range of emotions and can enhance the telling of most lion stories.

28x15cm  $15.00  
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Monkey

He's a pretty cute little fellow who compliments picture story books such as the Anthony Browne Willy books, or The Monkey with a Blue Bottom or others with a jungle theme.

29x22cm  $15.00  
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Parrot - Macaw

Parrot lovers will caw over this handsomely colored Scarlet Macaw puppet. Easier to teach than the real thing, his vocabulary can be polite or as bold as his colors! Hand enters from under the tail to animate the beak and body. He looks mighty like the parrot that causes the pirate to cry in Tough Boris.
A Folkmanis puppet and a splendid creature, from the tip of his head to the tip of his claws, he stands about 40cms, but his tail feathers continue for about another 24 cms. His wings span 50cms, but the hand doesn't move them. His body is about 30cms in diameter. He's soft to touch and he looks as though he'd be raucous, but perhaps he's a quiet achiever.

50x22cm  $50.00  
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Penguin

With a workable head and flippers, the Rockhopper Penguin is one of the Web Wilds puppets, with a secret code to find a secret wild world on the web. This fellow looks as though he would fit very comfortably into Happy Feet.
A Folkmanis puppet.

30x26cm  $48.00  
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Pirate

Swashbuckling Pirate puppet features realistic details like an eye patch, doll hair, a saber and a hook-hand. At 30cm tall, he features full-hand animation from inside. This pirate can bring alive the emotions of picture story books such as Tough Boris - about the pirate who cries when his parrot dies - and of course, Captain Grumpy, the grumpy pirate, who changes his ways when mutiny occurs.

30x16cm  $32.00  
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Pirate in Stripes

Complete with eye patch and skull and cross bones head scarf, this ginger bearded pirate hand puppet can probably help tell lots of tall stories, including Tough Borisand Captain Grumpy to name a couple.

35x24cm  $20.00  
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Polar Bear

Straight from the cold regions of the world this little polar bear is soft and cosy and is a great help when reading picture story books about bears.

30x22cm  $15.00  
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Possum

With his lovely long tail this little fellow goes well with the picture story book Bush Babies, and of course with Possum Magic!

24x20cm  $15.00  
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Rabbit in a Hat

Rabbit pulls into the hat. The magician has a few tricks up his sleeve! When you poke your hand through the velvet hat, out pops a fluffy white bunny, waving his paws and twitching his nose. He's always on hand with a positive thought and the capacity to cheer things up.
A Folkmanis puppet.

34x22cm  $35.00  
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Sheep - Woolly

Sheep needs a hand in her chest to animate her mouth and make her graze or bleat. She can help tell the storiesWhen Fuzzy Was Afraid Of Losing His Mother, a story of separation anxiety, and When Fuzzy Was Afraid of Big and Loud Things.
A Folkmanis puppet.

33x20cm  $40.00  
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Spider - Tarantula

With its creepy crawly front legs and realistic fur, this tarantula is both fascinating and freaky at the same time. Use your fingers to make its front legs crawl and your imagination to bring it to life!
Use it to tell the story of Aaaaagh Spider, the spider who longed to be a household pet, and whose persistence might have won out in the end if it weren't for ...

23x25cm  $23.00  
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Teddy Bear

This traditional teddy bear hand puppet can be used with young children in so many different ways. He's a bit of a snuggler and is great to use with any picture story books about bears, including. Teddy Bear Scare, Be Gentle! A story about playing nicely, Dog and Bear: Two friends, three stories and Moving House with Teddy Bear.

30x16cm  $15.00  
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Tiger Cub

This little fellow is a hand puppet with a workable mouth. His identification tab tells the story of how the tiger got its stripes. He's ideal to use with the story of Leo the late Bloomer, a tiger cub who couldn't do anything right, until one day, he bloomed.
A Folkmanis puppet.

36x22cm  $36.00  
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Wombat

Another character from the picture story book Bush Babies, this little fellow with his cute white paws looks so innocent. He can also help tell stories, such as Diary of a Wombat, Wombat Divine and Wombat Stew.

24x15cm  $15.00  
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Zebra

Here's the Zebra, with his stunning stripes and black and white main to match. He might be one of the many zebras on the Be Yourself poster, or he might help tell a jungle tale.
A Folkmanis puppet.

33x25cm  $36.00  
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