This display for The Howland Public Library’s Tales & Tails summer reading program will feature over 10 soft sculpture animals that also function as hand and rod puppets. Each piece is entirely unique, with every detail hand applied by the artist. Made from muslin and filling, then hand painted, beaded, costumed and accessorized, the animals look as if they’ve climbed out of an old fairy tale book found in grandma’s attic and are simply waiting for your imagination to bring them to life.