How to Blow Up Animals: A Beginner's Guide to Fun With Balloons
by Lon Cerel
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Author: Lon CerelContributor: Henny Youngman
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-12
ISBN: 1419678469
Number of pages: 48
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
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Book Review: How To Have Fun and Amaze People
Summary: 5 Stars
Rhode Island magician and all-around entertainer Lon Cerel has published a charming and funny little book with the intriguing title, "How To Blow Up Animals." No, it's not for sadistic children; it's a manual on making your own animals and other interesting objects out of balloons.
Lon himself says, "I make over 300 animals. They all look like dogs." There is a small element of truth in this, since nearly everything in his balloon menagerie uses a basic dog-like form to begin with. But from there he stretches them into giraffes, swans, elephants, even swords and crowns.
As far as learning Lon's skills for oneself, this book is helpful. What's going to happen is, kids are going read this, to ask their parents for help, and then they'll never get the book back because Dad will be in the den every night making inadvertently flatulent noises by twisting balloons.
A friend took a look at the book, and had two comments. First, the instructions are primarily for right-handed people (she's a lefty). Second, she believes that Lon's ulterior motive is to get people so frustrated they will pay him to come over and make the darn balloons for them. She may have a point.
All this aside, if you have the capacity to read and follow instructions, you can indeed learn to make some wonderful balloon animals, and , as the back cover says, "Amaze Your Friends." I myself just made an elephant.
It looks a little like a dog, but I love it.
Summary of How to Blow Up Animals: A Beginner's Guide to Fun With Balloons
Lon Cerel, the "world's fastest balloon animal maker," has written a how-to for all of us who wish we could make poodles, elephants, and such out of balloons the way Lon and some of his fellow artists do.Here, in a highly-illustrated book that captures the fun of Cerel's standup comedy-with-magic-and-ballooning act, are step-by-step instructions covering everything from how to correctly inflate the balloon without inflating your cheeks, through numerous rubber creatures, all the way to a few hats you can actually wear if you don't mind being made fun of.
Featuring a "Forewarned" by the inimitable Henny Youngman, Cerel's book comes with a coupon for 20 free balloons to get you started.
The book also features easy-to-understand illustrations cover to cover for all of the balloon sculptures.
Lon Cerel's How To Blow Up Animals: A Beginner's Guide to Fun with Balloons makes a great birthday gift, anniversary present, or the perfect gift for that person who has everything!
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