A puppet play is a specific genre of children’s literature in which the puppet serves as a means of expression. It is most common among children in preschool and elementary school. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate several plays by Miro Gavran and to establish the possibilities of utilizing them in working with preschool children. Through short and interesting stories in his plays, the author successfully conveys messages of love and good which always triumphs in the end. All the plays have an educational-pedagogical purpose because they encourage speech and socio-emotional development. The characters are chosen carefully. Sometimes they are objects come to life or animals that can speak which connect the real and imaginary world, but often discuss contemporary issues. There are also fantastical characters which undoubtedly remind of characters from folk tales or fairy tales. Five different plays from the collection Igrokazi s glavom i repom will be analysed and interpreted to confirm the hypothesis that Miro Gavran is one of the most prolific authors in terms of puppet plays in the context of Croatian children’s literature.