Ricky Roo and Friends was the star of my daughter's 4th birthday party this weekend...the children were enraptured by the show, laughing out loud and cheering when prompted by each of the animated puppets that appeared on the handcrafted puppet stage.  Chris's Ricky Roo show has a homey, non-commercial feel to it, made even more meaningful and connected for the children by the fact that the puppeteer's own young daughter acts as supporting puppeteer. Chris engages with children in an easy, natural way - and is incredibly friendly and easy to work with. He even incorporated my special requests (adding puppet dinosaurs to the puppet show to fit our party's theme, etc).  After the show, Ricky Roo invited my daughter to come behind the stage and try out the puppets, which she particularly loved.