Books, DVDs and Magic Products offered by Jim Kleefeld

Books, DVDs and Products are available by mail to magicians, performers and other entertainers.

Order items here and pay through PayPal. You may also email or call Jim at (440) 937-5488 with your credit card information. Or, send your request and a check or money order to Jim Kleefeld, 33510 Jennie Road, Avon, Oh 44011 USA. Please check with Jim via email for shiping costs before completing your request. Generally small items are cheap, heavier ones are more, overseas costs are quite high because of high US Post Office fees.

Dinosaur Magic

All New for 2025-2026

Nothing intrigues young kids quite as much as dinosaurs. They are big, and ferocious, and extinct, and have long complicated names, all of which fascinates young minds. And, in 2026 many libraries are using dinosuars as a theme for Summer Reading Clubs. Start now making up a dinosaur show and you can use it in libraries, schools, even birthday parties. Dinosaur Magic is big - 225 pages, over 75 tricks, 12 pages of jokes, 9 rustic fonts to use in your signs, and an extensive bibliography showing over 100 dinosaur books that kids will love. It comes with a flash drive that has 2 gigabytes of fresh artwork you can use to make up tricks. It’s a must-have reference for anyone who wants to use dinosaurs in their magic shows.
Dinosaur Magic, 225 pages + 200 art files and fonts on a credit-card Flash Drive. $55.

Kidshow Matters
A Complete Guide to Children's Magic Shows

Probably one of the largest and best books about kidshow magic ever!
Kidshow Matters is 40 essays that teach and explore basic tenets and principles of performing children's magic.
Each important topic is illustrated by a clever and original magic trick that you will love performing.
You will learn how kids think, why they applaud and what makes them laugh.
Michael Close calls Kidshow Matters "One of the most valuable books on the performance of magic ever written."
It's HUGE - 325 pages, 40 chapters, 100 illustrations, dozens of clever new tricks.
Foreword by Max Howard who says, "Kidshow Matters is a book of wisdom, knowledge and kindness, and an invaluable resource."
Kidshow Matters hardcover book - $55

Christmas Magic
Themed Kidhow Series

Tricks & Routines about Christmas, SHanukkah, Santa, Snowmen, ELves, Winter, Snow & more.   Christmas Magic Book & Flash Drive - $55

Halloween Magic
Themed Kidhow Series

Tricks & Routines about Halloween, ghosts, witches, Frankenstein, Dracula & more.   Halloween Magic Book & Flash Drive - $55

Tales of Tails Magic
Themed Kidhow Series

Tricks & Routines about animals with tails and related storybooks.   Tales of Tails Book & Flash Drive - $55

Fantasy Magic
Themed Kidhow Series

Tricks & Routines about fairy tales, nursery rhymes, fantasy, castles, knights, & more.   Fantasy Magic Book & Flash Drive - $55

Architecture Magic
Themed Kidshow Series

Tricks & Routines about houses, lumber, tools, nails & glue, ladders & more.  Architecture Magic sb Book & Flash Drive - $55

Outer Space Magic
Themed Kidshow Series

Tricks & Routines about astronauts, aliens, spaceships, planets & more.   Outer Space Magic Book & Flash Drive - $55

Sports & Fitness Magic
Sports & Fitness Tricks for Fitness Magic Shows

Themed Kidshow Series

Tricks & Routines about physical education, workouts, sports, fitness & more.   Sports & Fitness Magic Book & Flash Drive - $55

Hero Magic

Themed Kidshow Series

Tricks & Routines about Heroes, superheroes, military, police, firefighters, doctors & more.  Hero Magic Book & Flash Drive - $55

Fizz Boom Magic

Themed Kidshow Series

Tricks & Routines about science, light, electricity, sound, gravity & more  Fizz Book Magic Book & Flash Drive - $55

Dig Into Magic
Themed Kidshow Series

Tricks & Routines about digging, underground, tunnels, mines, buried treasure & more. Dig Into Magic Book & Flash Drive - $55

Dream Magic
Themed Kidshow Series

Tricks & Routines about dreams, sleeping, careers, education, sports goals & more.  Dream Magic Book & Flash Drive - $55

World Magic
Themed Kidshow Series

Tricks & Routines about word cultures, world traditions, diversity, other nations & more.World Magic Book & Flash Drive - $55.

Water Magic

Themed Kidshow Series

Tricks & Routines about water, oceans, fish, swimming & more. Water Magic Book & Flash Drive - $55.

Bug Magic

Themed Kidshow Series

Tricks & Routines about bugs, insects, ant farms, spiders & more.Bug Magic Book & Flash Drive - $55.

Be Creative At Your Show
E-book and Art Files about Performing Arts.

Jim's book,Be Creative At Your Show Is designed to help you develop a summer magic show based on the 2009 Summer Reading Collaborative theme, Be Creative At Your Library. Well illustrated in full color are many ideas, suggestions, tricks and resources. Pages of jokes about artists, dancers and musicians will help round out the comedy in your show. In addition, Jim reviews and discusses many commercial tricks that are suitable for a great theme. The 38-page text is an electronic pdf file on a CD that works with any Mac of PC.

Individual tricks, routines for tricks, ideas for tricks and more. You even get creative looking fonts to install and use in your advertising, plus Jim's original art creating two brand new tricks. Art files for Pick A Star and Music Temple Screen are both included as JPEG files on the CD. Get yours today and get started being creative! Be Creative @ Your Show E-Book, with Fonts and Art Files $20.

The Route to Routining

Kidabra Lecture Series

Not just lecture notes, but a full 70-page e-book on CD that gives you all the direction you need to routine your show. You will earn how to structure a show, how to sequence tricks, several ways to make transitions, and other important ideas that will greatly improve your show. In addition, there are several great tricks, including The Chinese Baker Story, Invisible Irma The World's Strongest Canary, Fishing For Books and The Rope Inspector. A separate section shows 25 complete show trick lists that Jim has used to create different shows, so you can see exactly what makes up a good sequence of tricks in a show. The Route to Routining eBook on CD, Mac or PC compatible $25.

Library Performances
An Audio Guide to Booking & Presenting Library Shows

Listen & Learn! Jim presents a wealth of material on how to book and present library performances. Drop this CD in your car and listen on the way to your next show, and you will have a near-complete understanding of all you need to get going in libraries. Jim talks about library directories, interviewing, Friends' groups, using a theme, creating a product to market and much more. Hear six tricks described and presented as examples of what makes library shows workable. Find out about audience sizes, accommodating library needs, promoting books. Discover the incredible secret that will have them begging you to return over and over - the SSA - or Self-Sustaining Act. What is it and how can you use this guiding principle to make yourself unsurpassable in your market? Lots to learn. Listen over and over - it gets better each time. Library Performances - Audio CD $20.

Creativity Shows!
E-book and Art Files about Being Creative

Jim's brand new book,Creativity Shows! is chock full of exciting new ideas on how to make your show more creative. Chapters on developing creativity and working with props begin the exploration. Learn how to change tricks by changing the patter, by embellishing and by redesigning. Following that are sections on creativity methods and tools with several suggestions and ideas that will save you immeasurable time and money. The bulk of the book includes tried and tested tricks and routines from Jim's immense repertoire. Well illustrated in full color are many projects, designs and tricks with full explanations and routining.
As incredible as this collection of information and ideas is, what really makes this project special is Jim's inclusion of almost 200 original art files. Because the book is in electronic version, all of these jpeg files are included with the book for your use. Yes, you can actually print and make dozens of tricks with Jim's clever handling and original artwork. Manufacturing rights for all of the tricks are reserved, but you can make and use these clever original tricks yourself in your shows. You will be amazed when you see how many tricks there are, and how much art is included. Most of the tricks are very easy to make by simply printing the art files and enjoying an afternoon's work with glue and scissors. Get yours today and get started being creative! Creativity Shows E-Book & 190 Art Files on CD $50.

Pick Me! Pick Me!

Everything You Need to Know About Using Volunteers

Pick Me! Pick Me! is the complete guide to using volunteers in your act. Audiences love to see one of their own step forward to help a magician. But sometimes a volunteer can destroy a trick, a routine or your reputation. Picking the right person to help and making the most of their assistance is a tricky proposition. Now you can have special inside knowledge, garnered from Jim's psychology background and years of experience.
You will learn how to prepare your show and props, what to plan for and how to choose the right person to make your show a sparkling success.
You will learn how to accurately estimate age and ability levels of spectators, how pre-show scanning can almost guarantee success.
You will walk through a practical sequence of steps that will help you get a person into your act and back into the audience in the most positive way.
Assigning Meaningful Tasks, Selecting Equitably, Presenting Rewards, Cueing for Applause - those topics and more are all covered thoughtfully and thoroughly and accompanied by delightful illustrations.
BONUS! Included free on every disc is Jim's signature routine, The Rope Inspector. This six-minute routine is laugh-filled, exciting and very magical. It involves two volunteers (or more), and plays for anyone, anywhere. The Rope Inspector uses one piece of rope, resets instantly, is workable and funny, suitable for all ages from little kids to older adults. You can do it in virtually any setting, with a few or a lot of people, surrounded or on stage. And it is really funny. It is the perfect example of how to use volunteers and a great companion to Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me! Pick Me!, 50 page pdf file on CD-ROM. $30.

Library Die Box
License & DIY Kit for a Beautiful Prop

Blow your library and school audiences away with this beautiful prop and wonderful routine. It's the Die Box taken to a whole new kidshow level. You display a Carnegie-style library building with brick work, marble columns and golden brass sign. Open the doors and inside is a large block of book characters nestled in among well-stocked library shelves. You remove the block and show the children that is is adorned with pictures of their favorite characters from literature. Youy place the character block into a House - just like kids take home their library books. Then you return the block to the library (just as the kids return their books). Magically the block vanishes from the library and in its place are empty bookshelves. Tip the building back and forth as you close one set of doors and open another - the library seems empty. But wait! The kids think you are letting the block slide back and forth. Finally you throw open both front doors and the two parts of the roof. The characters are gone - vanished completely. You reach into the House and produce the block of book characters to return it to the library.

This wonderful prop and routine is easy to make following Jim's careful illustrated instruction book. Best of all, ALL OF THE ARTWORK YOU NEED is included on the disc. Plans and art include the Library, the Block, the Shell, the House and an extra Apartment Building. Cut a few pieces of wood and glue them together - print the artwork and glue it to the wood. Voila! You have made your very own Library Die Box. OR, you can take the easier route and simply modify your own commercial Die Box with Jim's art.
Based on an idea by Tommy Johns and masterfully created by Jim Kleefeld, the Library Die Box Kit is a project you will love to make and really enjoy using in any show for schools or libraries. Jim even includes his complete scripted routine. You get a CD with a full-color 28-page instruction manual, over 150 art files that allow you to make a Library Die Box, House and Apartment in any of three different sizes, and the rights to make one unit for your own use. Manufacturing Rights Reserved by Jim Kleefeld. SPECIAL BONUS: Also included is a 7-minute audio file of Tommy Johns performing and explaining his marvelous routine for the Library Die Box.
  Library Die Box - Project Plans, Artwork & License to Create - $100

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Jim Kleefeld
Magical Entertainer
33510 Jennie Road
Avon, Ohio 44011-2042
(440) 937-5488