Kevin Clash

Interesting look at the life behind the man who voices and puppeteers Elmo. Believe it or not the man behind that voice is a 6'+ tall black man, who would of thought that such a small puppet is actually done by such a big guy. Follows the life of Kevin Clash from his childhood with his interest in making puppets in grade school up through his mid-40's with a child of his own. He talks about his young childhood where he took the fur lining out of his father's coat to make a monkey puppet. The Tickle Me Elmo craze and even to up to date things at the time of the book, Elmo's World and other countries versions of Sesame Street. The first chapters were a bit over the top for me, it was a bit too much Elmo and all love and joy, but as the book progresses it becomes a combination of life lessons and Clash's growing up in a more toned back manner.… (mehr)