Bell, Anthea. "A Case of Commitment."

Signal 38 (May 1982): 73-81. Although this article offers little information on The Master Puppeteer, it gives an interesting overview of Paterson's work from a Christian perspective.

Jones, Linda T. "Profile: Katherine Paterson." Language Arts 58 (February 1981): 189-196. Jones includes lengthy comments from Paterson about the inspiration for and writing of The Master Puppeteer.

Paterson, Katherine. Gates of Excellence: On Reading and Writing Children's Books. New York: Elsevier/Nelson, 1981. Several reviews by Paterson reprinted from the Washington Post, as well as essays about children's books and their authors' methods. In 1988 Paterson followed Gates of Excellence with a related volume, The Spying Heart: More Thoughts on Reading and Writing Books for Children.