This is a book for everyone who is interested in both practice and theory of puppet theatre, whether they are truck drivers, accountants or already puppeteers. It presents the tools for practising this art, the different elements of puppet animation, the animation of spaces and discusses the borders of puppetry nowadays. The book combines many dozens of exercises with amusing anecdotes and reflecting thoughts about the work. In it’s own, personal way it sums the accumulated knowledge of contemporary puppetry over the last 10 years in Finland and some other countries. The book was published in two editions, in English and in Finnish.