I have a very small collection of Kidshow books.

Birthday Party Magician
Silly Billy- David Kaye
Pre ordered new Silly billy book
Live in your living room - Christopher T Magician (my favorite book so far)

Would like to know what books you guys have in your library, what books were a waste of time and what books are just "pure gold."

Thanks in advance

God Bless
J Rodriguez

Well, for books I have
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Seriously Silly--David Kaye
Mark Wilson's complete course in magic
Now you see it now you don't---Bill Taar
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If you go to the back of the Christopher T Magician book he highlights some of his library.

Saludos amigo!

I checked your "list", and, you don't have MY book!!!

I'm getting emails, and PMs every week, from as far away as AUSTRALIA, thanking me for writing it!

Dick

I tried to do this on a facebook page with no comments.

Top 5 books for school shows / family entertainers, ready go!!
Mine: No particular order
Beyond look don't see - Christopher T Magician
Maximum entertainment - Ken Webber
Entertaining Education - Doug Scheer
Newspaper Magic - Gene Anderson
Encyclopedia of Impromptu magic - Martin Gardner (I got one great routine out of it before I finished the book so I think its going to be good when I finish)

How to Create Kids Magic and Triple Your Income by John Breeds (I highly recommend this book, should be in the library of every children's entertainer)

Seriously Silly - Silly B illy

Maximum entertainment - Ken Webber ( another one that should be in any magicians library )

Live Kidbizz David Ginn

SAFETY MAGIC FOR CHILDREN HB by K.Wagner & David Ginn - Book

Heqq! I didn't even mention the title of my book! It's "Dick Oslund --Road Scholar". Also available is a dvd with several of my school shows.

I worked mainly in the school assembly field for over 50 years. Audiences ranged from Kindergarten through Senior high school. Sometimes in rural midwestern towns, I had K thru 12 audiences..In larger towns, I would have primaries (K-2 or K-3) elementaries (K - 6 or K-8) middle or Jr Highs (5-8 or 6 -9) Senior Highs (9-12 pr 10-12, occasionally 9).

After I first auditioned for the assembly bureaus, I was never out of work. The bureau managers called me! I never kept a record, but, many many bookings were repeats. My old, and dear friend, J. B. Bobo, and I, compared notes on our last visit, and, we both estimated that we had done about 20,000 programs.

the book has been favorably reviewed by David Seebach, in the May 2016 MUM, AND, Payne in the in the July 2016 MUM. The Linking Ring has not yet printed a review. The book is a few over 400 pages.

Seriously Silly--David Kaye

Saludos Mr. Oslund,

I'm contemplating making the transition to only doing school shows. I will add your book to my list.

The Man who was Magic, by Paul Gallico.

Yes! Tony, Paul Gallico's "The Man Who Was Magic" is one of my favorite "magic fiction" books. I wish that it had been made into a movie!

Si, amigo! I'm sure that you will find much that will help you. I held nothing back! It's the "real work"!

I'll PM you next week, after I return from Abbott's Get Together.

Dick

Funny you should say that Dick. Recently I contacted his estate with that in mind!

The rights were bought in the seventies but no movie was made. I am hoping the rights might be up for grabs again at this stage. I would love to write that script. My vision is to get a number of prominent magicians to play the magical roles.

The Bobo Magic Show

Don't forget this one!



Here's a Contents listing:
http://www.johnbreeds.com/pdfs/lomfk_fm.pdf

John