Review of Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) by Travis C — 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 Travis C on 20 Apr 2012.

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

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