The new, revised edition of the Birthday Magician's Handbook-totally redesigned, edited and illustrated, updating Dave's original material as necessary in light of current developments. Completing the final details of this new edition is an up-to-date listing of the best available books, video and cassette tape resources about the business of performing for children, recommended by "whiz-kid" magicians, David Ginn and Samuel Patrick Smith.

DAVID GINN: The original version was good, but the new edition is great! ...At long last, here is the totally revised and updated NEW EDITION of the classic book for children's entertainers--like YOU and ME! In a word, EXCELLENT!
THE LINKING RING, International Brotherhood of Magicians:...Not a book of tricks, although there are a few excellent presentations for classic magic tricks. The book closes with a bibliography of useful resources. Highly recommended.
MAGIC, the Independent Magazine for Magicians: ...An excellent job updating the material and adding alternative viewpoints. If you are considering entering the birthday show market, Birthday Magician's Handbook is a book that should be in your library. And more experienced performers will also find it to be a useful reference book.
M-U-M MAGAZINE, Society of American Magicians: Reading the book will reinforce many valid practices and procedures you have used, or at least read about before. My personal opinion is that we can never get too much of this kind of material.
THE REGISTER, Magic Dealers Association: ...Well produced with type that's very easy on the eyes ...Content is quite good and will provide more information than the average birthday entertainer has acquired in years of service. ...Some tough issues are tackled in this book that will cause even the casual entertainer to rethink his routines.
SAMUEL PATRICK SMITH: If there were a "KID-SHOW BOOK OF THE YEAR" AWARD, this completely revised edition of The Birthday Magicians Handbook would win hands down. ...We now have what will undoubtedly become the standard textbook for working birthday parties. From the standpoint of design and production, there's no better kid-show book available in magic. In fact, the entire book is so well organized that it's a pleasure to read and study.
ABRACADABRA, the Only Weekly Magic Magazine: ...An attractive hardbound book of over 200 pages containing a comprehensive guide to working as a Birthday Magician. The emphasis throughout is on a professional, business-like approach to being a successful children's enteryainer ...Virtually every thing is covered and the book is full of sound, practical and eminently sensible advice.
THE BUDGET, the British I.B.M. magazine: No expense has been spared in producing this updated and improved edition and the result is a beautifully produced book at a very reasonable price ...Without question, this is the most comprehensive, thorough and sound book on the business of entertaining children that I have read ...Highly recommended.
H&R MAGIC BOOKS: Lee Jacobs recognized the intrinsic values of the original and has given it the production values it deserved, with new typesetting, new illustrations, and new information from his expert editorial panel ...Nothing relevant to success in this popular but demanding field has been omitted ...An updated and annotated bibliography rounds out this important work.