Puppet Puppets can be used in a number of ways in storytelling to have these positive effects. One successful technique is to give the puppet a consistent personality, regular part of each storytelling experience. If you are telling a familiar story, for example, you can begin the story, and have your puppet interrupt with an incorrect plot line: teacher] "Then the Wolf said to the little pig..." [puppet) "I know, I know, he said, "What have, Grandma!" Young children find it quite funny and entertaining to correct the teacher. In addition, this technique gives the storyteller an opportunity to review a story and assess how well his or her audience knows it before moving on to use the story in other ways. The use of a consistent puppet personality can also prepare for a storytelling experience, or review a tale after it has been told. To use a puppet in these ways, it is most helpful if the puppet has a curious personality, and asks a lot of questions: puppet] "What is the story about?" "Will it be scary?" "ls there a wolf in this story?" etc. This provides an introduction for the children, and gives them information they may want, but be afraid to ask about. To review the story, it is helpful to tell the story without the curious puppet in attendance. Then when the puppet appears, he or she can ask questions that prompt the children to retell the story. This is an opportunity to ask directed questions like, [puppet "What happened first? "Why did the pigs go off to build houses?" and more open ended questions like, [puppet] "What part did you like best? Why?" and "What do you think happened after the story ended?" This type of questioning provides follow-through strategies that help the child extend his or her interpretation of the story, thereby strengthening emergent literacy skills.