Book - Magic For Young-Un's by Mark Strivings

Self Published 1998. Spiral Bound

Mark Strivings does tons of shows for 3-6 year-olds every year. This book is the result of some of that work: solid, commercial, real-world routines and ideas, perfect for youngsters of all ages.

Included are ten killer routines and four essays on various aspects of kids work. Mixed in with these is an entire section on mentalism for kids! Read that again. "Mentalism for kids!" And they said it couldn't be done!

In this book are routines that come directly out of Mark's working repertoire that are picture perfect for children! There's even a walk-around routine for you strolling types. Routines like "Mr. Bunny Man," "Nothing But The Tooth," "The Joint's Jumpin," "The Saga of Sally Sunburn and Mel Anoma," "Digital Menagerie," "The Happy Meal Miracle," "First Dip," "The Precognitive Puppet," "Necessity Is A Mother" and for the first time in print, "The Finger Thing." This last item is worth the price of the book all by itself!

Also included are essays and thoughts on the use of wands, Mark's method of routining, entertaining everybody, and thoughts on mentalism for kids. All in all, it's a goldmine of material for kid show and family entertainers. Over 60 pages, comb bound in card covers. This material will go straight into your working repertoire.