5 comments about Designing the Doll: From Concept to Construction.

1. This book includes some amazing images. There are several artists in this book besides Susanna Oroyan, but it is definitely her work and the details she brought to her pieces that make one want to begin the process of doll crafting. The book's doll images seem a bit dated now as many of them were created to reflect pop culture images from specific time periods. This is a good companion piece to have along with S.O.'s other doll crafting books. It provides excellent instructions on creating the doll's basic form and then ideas on how to proceed once the "skeleton" framework or wire armature is done. Susanna Oroyan was a treasure. Her generosity in sharing her knowledge and skills is sorely missed.
   Sincerely, rainadelmagick



2. This book provided lots and lots of detail on making dolls, all kinds of dolls so whoever reads this, its a great buy for a young child looking for a hobby. The detail on constructing different types of dolls is useful and invaluable insight and I wish someone has bought me this when I was a lot younger.



3. The book I selected;DESIGNING the DOLL: FROM CONCEPT to CONCEPTION, was not the correct type of book I was looking for. The way it was described is not what it turned out to be.



4. i bought this several years ago. and i still like to get it out and re-read it.



5. Awesome. I've been looking for this out-of-print book off & on for a few years. It arrived sooner than predicted in excellent condition.

5 comments about The Foam Book : An Easy Guide to Building Polyfoam Puppets.

1. This book is amazing. These guys are very generous with their information on how to build poly-foam puppets. There are many tips, ideas and techniques included in this book. A must for the serious puppet builder.
   I would recommend the DVD as well.



2. The photos and illustrations don't look professionally and leave many unanswered questions. The plastic spiral binding and the paper give the book a cheap look. So all in all, it's not worth the price. However, you do get some informations on building puppets.



3. FANTASTIC book. I made 4 amazing puppets with the 3 piece head technique. These were all my first puppets, and they have been incredibly popular. People cant believe how good they look. They really look like Muppets which was really my dream.
   
   The books binding is a little flimsy(its spiral bound) but it does help it lay flat when your working and looking at the diagrams.
   
   Now if your one who wants measurements and dimensions, this might annoy you a bit, but I think it ended up forcing me to be more creative, I think numbers would have kicked my math side into high gear.



4. This is a very informative book. I didn't realize you could do so much with foam! I am getting ready to start experimenting and see what I can create! Thanks alot!



5. This is also like photocopy of the book, it looks handmade, I was very disappointed! The information in that book is so basic and it looks old.
   Do not spend your money on this, is not worth it!

3 comments about Your Brain on Latino Comics: From Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez (Cognitive Approaches to Literature and Culture).

1. "'Holy funny pages, Batman!' Fred Aldama's Your Brain on Latino Comics tears open new tierra as its savvy x-ray vision parses Latino visual culture. With voracious eyes attuned to word-image conspiracies, grandmaster Aldama's ink-stained hands reveal the legacy and destiny of 'American' comics. This is a go-to book for profs in ethnic/cultural studies and communications. Jump into a phone booth and reach for your hot spandex tights--Aldama's lush, semiotic alchemy will have you leaping buildings in a single bound!"
   
   --William A. Nericcio
   --Director, Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Scieneces, San Diego State University
   --Visiting Professor, Media and Cultural Studies, University of California, Riverside



2. "Your Brain on Latino Comics" is on the ROROTOKO list of cutting-edge intellectual nonfiction. Professor Aldama's book interview ran here as cover feature on June 10, 2009.



3. I've been reading Los Bros Hernandez since the early 80s and recently started following Rocketo. Aldama, an academic who writes for the any-joe, tells us all about these guys and many others and the way they do their magic, and what we do when we read their stuff. X-ray vision--this is it into the world of Latino comics.

No comments about Speaking in Other Voices: An Ethnography of Walloon Puppet Theaters (Pragmatics and Beyond. New Series).

1 comments about Puppets From Polyfoam : Sponge-ees.

1. This is the perfect book for anyone just starting to work in polyfoam puppet construction.