“…The development of social, emotional and expressive language skills in early childhood is an important aspect that supports their future success (Saleha et al, 2022;Warmansyah et al, n.d.;. In recent years, research has shown that media featuring facial expressions, such as hand puppets, storybooks, and smartphone-based apps, can play a significant role in supporting the development of these aspects (Devya et al, 2022;Periadi et al, 2018;Sari et al, 2022;Warmansyah, Yuningsih, et al, 2023;Warmansyah, Komalasari, et al, 2024). Halimah et al, (Halimah et al, 2020) emphasize the importance of the question and answer method with hand puppet media in developing early childhood language, showing how direct interaction with media that displays facial expressions can enrich children's learning experiences.…”