Woodland bandits, they dress up as bandy-legged giants (Ishioka provides them with stilts that seem to be made of accordion sleeves) to set upon unwary travelers, like Armie Hammer's Prince Alcott.
"It really makes a big difference when the kids walk into a building that looks like it's well taken care of, " says Ann Shorey, principal of the Louisa May Alcott Elementary School, where a new playground, roof and windows have been put in.