From the Foreword:
More good advice, tips, ideas and balloon models. The result of Van Dyke's professional experience is here. Balloon workers cannot fail to find something of help and interest in the pages which follow.
- Publisher's Foreword
- Introduction
- Advice on Balloons
- The Rocket Balloons
- A Swan
- A Monkey
- A Rat
- An Elephant
- A Seal
- Oodles of Poodles
- The Van Dyke Poodle
- An Aeroplane
- A Goat
- A Dragonfly
- An Octopus
- Did William Tell?
- Toffee Apples!
- A Silly Mistake
- A Rocking Horse
- Rudolph Grows Up!
- Animals from One Balloon
- A Dog From One Balloon
- A Poodle From One Balloon
- A Giraffe From One Balloon
- A MOUSE
- A Dachshund
- The Clown Balloon Holder
- Balloon Prediction
- Van Dyke Flowers in Balloon
- The Van Dyke Throw Away Card
- Balloon Gags by Ian Adair
- The Van Dyke Bottomless Balloon Box
- Miss Muffet's Spider
- Balloon and Candle Trick
- It's all Ballooney
- "Openers" For Balloon Modellers
- Patter for model of An OSTRICH
- Patter for model of Current Curvacious Cutie the Cinema, Theatre or Model World
- Patter for model of A GIRAFFE
- Patter for use while making a model of A DACHSHUND or A GERMAN SAUSAGE - DOG
- Patter for model of A POODLE
- Patter for model of A HORSE
- Patter for model of AN AIRSHIP
- Patter for model of A MONKEY
- GAGS AND STUNTS
- BALLOON GOES UP!
- FRUIT
- BIG HEAD!
- TAKING THE MIKE!
- "WIERDIE"
- "WHOOSH"
- FOR USE ON CAMP-SHOWS!
- PHYSICAL "JERK"
- "BUST"
- FILM STARS
- BALANCING GAG
- CRYSTAL-BALL
- EMERGENCY!
- EXTRA LARGE BALLOONS
- "OH UNCLE"
- VERY SMALL BALLOON
- TWINS
- MAGNETISM
- STRONG MAN
- HAVE A BANANA!
- Patter for a model of a "PINK ELEPHANT"
- Balloon Games
- GAME No. 1. The Balloon Walk
- GAME No. 2. Balloons and Lemonade
- GAME No. 3. Balloon Tennis
- GAME No. 4. Balloons and Bats
- GAME No. 5. Balloons on the String
- GAME No. 6. Passing Balloons
- GAME No. 7. Balloon and Spoon Race
- GAME No. 8. Balloon Breaking Contest
- Hints on Balloon Games
- Hats from Balloons
- The Roy Van Dyke Balloon Finale
- Conclusion
1st edition 1961, 60 pages; PDF 67 pages.
word count: 13874 which is equivalent to 55 standard pages of text