Review of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) by Brittany P — 08 Mar 2012

Very sweet story on how Elmo got his puppeteer :).

This review of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) was written by Brittany P on 08 Mar 2012.

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey has generally received very positive reviews.

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