This book has puppet theater and marionettes as its main subject. The author, herself a puppeteer, has divided her work into chapters dealing with the history of puppets, the different types found throughout the world and so on.

The origin and development of the marionette theater, emphasizing its growth in a region where it still flourishes as a popular form of entertainment.

Chronicles this community theater of Minneapolis as individuals create puppets and exhibit during the annual May Day parade as well as other theater productions.