Paul Mesner Puppets "Go, Dog, Go" review by tnice

Love the book, LOVE the puppets
Rating: 5

Go, Dog. Go! 

Paul Mesner Puppets

We brought our 5YO son, and 3YO and 1YO cousins, all of us (adults included) enjoyed the performance. It was well done, funny, and full of action. The introduction by Paul Mesner was witty (explaining that in this production the puppets would be controlled from behind, that the puppeteers would be wearing black, and that you didn't need to tell them you could see them - they already know).

The music was funny and there were a couple punch lines just for the grown ups. The mermaid puppy lovingly nicknamed "Rupert" Merdog...

Our 5YO also really enjoyed seeing the demonstration at the end about different types of puppets used and how they were controlled. He loves mechanical things and the puppets were no exception.

We bought a take-home make your own dog puppet kit for $2.50 and have gotten lots of enjoyment from it. So simple and so much fun. We will be back again. Hope they do more well-loved book adaptations. Sad to see we missed Officer Buckle and Gloria.