Review of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) by Julia H — 20 Apr 2012

Inspirational that this guy was able to just do what he loved.

This review of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) was written by Julia H on 20 Apr 2012.

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

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By Jordan K (383) on 20 Jan 2013

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By Brooke P (52) on 29 Apr 2014

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By Dani D (31) on 12 Dec 2012

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