Noddy and Big-Ears in Toyland
Like him or loathe him, Noddy is an icon. Even today, 60 years after his 'birth' and just over 40 years after his creator's death, he is probably the main character to be associated with the name Enid Blyton. For many children, Noddy was their introduction to Enid Blyton and once they were hooked there was a tasty menu of Blyton books to move on to.
The marketing people did an excellent PR job as not only was there a wealth of merchandise to enchant the small child, numerous books of all shapes and sizes were produced — strip, tall, giant, tiny, pop-up, big and board — all took their place alongside the main Noddy Library. In roughly a twenty year period between his conception and Enid's death, 154 books of various shapes and sizes graced the shelves of the bookshops.
When a child wasn't actually reading it was possible to have a full Noddy day from the moment they rose in the morning and washed with Noddy soap, before cleaning their teeth with a Noddy toothbrush and toothpaste, to bedtime at night, when they slept in a Noddy nightdress or pyjamas, tucked in with Noddy sheets, beside a Noddy bedside light, which if turned on would reveal both Noddy wallpaper and curtains.
He was created in wood by Old Man Carver, but was soon off to Toyland and from then on was constantly in trouble, a small child's dream of the perfect 'naughty little boy' — but a boy with a house of his own and a stylish red and yellow car. He was always in trouble with PC Plod, but Big-Ears was often on hand to offer fatherly advice. Tessie Bear was a good friend and in later books Bumpy Dog became a constant companion.
Much of the success of Noddy was undoubtedly down to the colourful illustrations of Harmsen Van der Beek, and the various illustrators who took up the mantle after Beek's death in 1953. The original style was maintained by illustrators such as Robert Tyndall, Peter Wienk, Mary Brooks and others. His current image is much changed to fit in with various television series and new Noddy stories appear in barrowloads, but these have little relevance to Enid Blyton's original work.
Noddy Books, Stories and Games
Noddy
There are 24 original Noddy books by Enid Blyton written between 1942 and 1963...
Noddy Big Books
There are 8 books in the Noddy Big Books series between 1951 to 1958...
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First Published in 1951 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 8 in this category
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First Published in 1952 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 8 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by Sampson Low Book 3 of 8 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by Sampson Low Book 4 of 8 in this category
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First Published in 1955 by Sampson Low Book 5 of 8 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 6 of 8 in this category
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First Published in 1957 by Sampson Low Book 7 of 8 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by Sampson Low Book 8 of 8 in this category
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Noddy Boxes of Books
There are 37 books in the Noddy Boxes of Books series between 1951 to 1958...
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First Published in 1951 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1951 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1951 by Sampson Low Book 3 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1951 by Sampson Low Book 4 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1951 by Sampson Low Book 5 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1951 by Sampson Low Book 6 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1951 by Sampson Low Book 7 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1952 by Sampson Low Book 8 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1952 by Sampson Low Book 9 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1952 by Sampson Low Book 10 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1952 by Sampson Low Book 11 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1952 by Sampson Low Book 12 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1952 by Sampson Low Book 13 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by Sampson Low Book 14 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by Sampson Low Book 15 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by Sampson Low Book 16 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by Sampson Low Book 17 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by Sampson Low Book 18 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by Sampson Low Book 19 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by Sampson Low Book 20 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by Sampson Low Book 21 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by Sampson Low Book 22 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by Sampson Low Book 23 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by Sampson Low Book 24 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by Sampson Low Book 25 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 26 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 27 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 28 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 29 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 30 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 31 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by Sampson Low Book 32 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by Sampson Low Book 33 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by Sampson Low Book 34 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by Sampson Low Book 35 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by Sampson Low Book 36 of 37 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by Sampson Low Book 37 of 37 in this category
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Noddy Board Books
There are 11 books in the Noddy Board Books series between 1959 to 1974...
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First Published in 1959 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 11 in this category
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First Published in 1959 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 11 in this category
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First Published in 1967 by Purnell Book 3 of 11 in this category
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First Published in 1970 by Purnell Book 4 of 11 in this category
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First Published in 1970 by Purnell Book 5 of 11 in this category
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First Published in 1972 by Purnell Book 6 of 11 in this category
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First Published in 1972 by Purnell Book 7 of 11 in this category
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First Published in 1974 by Purnell Book 8 of 11 in this category
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First Published in 1974 by Purnell Book 9 of 11 in this category
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First Published in 1974 by Purnell Book 10 of 11 in this category
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First Published in 1974 by Purnell Book 11 of 11 in this category
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Noddy Picture Books
There are 13 books in the Noddy Picture Books series between 1959 to 1973...
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First Published in 1959 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 13 in this category
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First Published in 1961 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 13 in this category
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First Published in 1967 by Sampson Low Book 3 of 13 in this category
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First Published in 1967 by Sampson Low Book 4 of 13 in this category
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First Published in 1967 by Sampson Low Book 5 of 13 in this category
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First Published in 1967 by Sampson Low Book 6 of 13 in this category
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First Published in 1967 by Sampson Low Book 7 of 13 in this category
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First Published in 1967 by Sampson Low Book 8 of 13 in this category
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First Published in 1969 by Purnell Book 9 of 13 in this category
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First Published in 1970 by Purnell Book 10 of 13 in this category
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First Published in 1971 by Purnell Book 11 of 13 in this category
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First Published in 1972 by Purnell Book 12 of 13 in this category
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First Published in 1973 by Purnell Book 13 of 13 in this category
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Miscellaneous Noddy Books...
This is a huge section, with many more picture story books as well as recreational and educational books that encourage children to count, paint, tell the time, and even learn to read music!
Applause Noddy Record
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First Published in 1972 by Philips Book 1 of 1 in this category
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Contour Noddy Records
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First Published in 1971 by Contour Book 1 of 2 in this category
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First Published in 1972 by Contour Book 2 of 2 in this category
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"His Master's Voice" Noddy EPs
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First Published in 1958 by E.M.I. Records Limited Book 1 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by E.M.I. Records Limited Book 2 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1959 by E.M.I. Records Limited Book 3 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1959 by E.M.I. Records Limited Book 4 of 4 in this category
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Golden Wand Noddy Records
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First Published in 1983 by Golden Wand Book 1 of 2 in this category
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First Published in 1983 by Golden Wand Book 2 of 2 in this category
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Noddy Kellogg's Flick Books
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First Published in 1956 by Kellogg's Book 1 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Kellogg's Book 2 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Kellogg's Book 3 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Kellogg's Book 4 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Kellogg's Book 5 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Kellogg's Book 6 of 6 in this category
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Noddy Kellogg's Magic Painting Books
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First Published in 1965 by Kellogg's Book 1 of 3 in this category
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First Published in 1965 by Kellogg's Book 2 of 3 in this category
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First Published in 1965 by Kellogg's Book 3 of 3 in this category
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Kellogg's Free Gift Noddy Records
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First Published in 1966 by Kellogg's Book 1 of 2 in this category
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First Published in 1968 by Kellogg's Book 2 of 2 in this category
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Music for Pleasure Noddy Records
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First Published in 1967 by E.M.I. Records Limited Book 1 of 2 in this category
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First Published in 1974 by E.M.I. Records Limited Book 2 of 2 in this category
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Marks and Spencer Noddy
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First Published in 1983 by Multiple Sound Distributors Ltd. Book 1 of 1 in this category
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Noddy Chivers Albums
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First Published in 1956 by Chivers Book 1 of 3 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by Chivers Book 2 of 3 in this category
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First Published in 1960 by Chivers Book 3 of 3 in this category
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Noddy Colour Strip Books
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First Published in 1952 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 7 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 7 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by Sampson Low Book 3 of 7 in this category
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First Published in 1955 by Sampson Low Book 4 of 7 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 5 of 7 in this category
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First Published in 1957 by Sampson Low Book 6 of 7 in this category
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First Published in 1964 by Amex Book 7 of 7 in this category
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Noddy Day Painting Books
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First Published in 1955 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 2 in this category
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First Published in 1955 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 2 in this category
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Noddy 'Learn to' Books
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First Published in 1965 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1965 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1965 by Sampson Low Book 3 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1965 by Sampson Low Book 4 of 4 in this category
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Noddy Magic Painting Books
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 3 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 4 of 4 in this category
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Noddy Miscellaneous Books
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First Published in 1952 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 1 in this category
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Noddy Music and Song Books
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First Published in 1952 by G. Ricordi Book 1 of 3 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by G. Ricordi Book 2 of 3 in this category
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First Published in 1959 by Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Book 3 of 3 in this category
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Noddy Novelty Books
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First Published in 1953 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 3 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by Birn Brothers Book 2 of 3 in this category
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First Published in 1961 by J.W. Spear Book 3 of 3 in this category
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Noddy Nursery Colour Picture Books
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 4 in this category See review by Terry Gustafson |
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First Published in 1958 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1962 by Sampson Low Book 3 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1965 by Sampson Low Book 4 of 4 in this category
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Noddy One-off Painting Books
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First Published in 1951 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 5 in this category
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First Published in 1951 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 5 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by Sampson Low Book 3 of 5 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by Birn Brothers Book 4 of 5 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by Purnell Book 5 of 5 in this category
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Noddy Plays
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First Published in 1955 by J.W. Spear Book 1 of 2 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 2 in this category
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Noddy Pop-Up Books
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First Published in 1954 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1961 by Sampson Low Book 3 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1968 by Purnell Book 4 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1969 by Purnell Book 5 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1970 by Purnell Book 6 of 6 in this category
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Noddy Rag Books
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First Published in 1962 by Dean Book 1 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1962 by Dean Book 2 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1962 by Dean Book 3 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1962 by Dean Book 4 of 4 in this category
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Noddy Shape Books
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First Published in 1973 by Purnell Book 1 of 2 in this category
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First Published in 1974 by Purnell Book 2 of 2 in this category
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Noddy
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First Published in 1952 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1952 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1952 by Sampson Low Book 3 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by Sampson Low Book 4 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by Sampson Low Book 5 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by Sampson Low Book 6 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by Sampson Low Book 7 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by Sampson Low Book 8 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by Sampson Low Book 9 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1957 by Sampson Low Book 10 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1957 by Sampson Low Book 11 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1957 by Sampson Low Book 12 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1960 by Sampson Low Book 13 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1960 by Sampson Low Book 14 of 15 in this category
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First Published in 1960 by Sampson Low Book 15 of 15 in this category
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Noddy Tall Books
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First Published in 1960 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1960 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1960 by Sampson Low Book 3 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1960 by Sampson Low Book 4 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1960 by Sampson Low Book 5 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1960 by Sampson Low Book 6 of 6 in this category
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Noddy "Tell Me a Story" Books
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First Published in 1968 by Purnell Book 1 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1968 by Purnell Book 2 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1969 by Purnell Book 3 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1970 by Purnell Book 4 of 4 in this category
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Noddy Verse Books
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First Published in 1958 by Sampson Low Book 1 of 3 in this category
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First Published in 1959 by Sampson Low Book 2 of 3 in this category
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First Published in 1960 by Sampson Low Book 3 of 3 in this category
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"His Master's Voice" Noddy 78s
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First Published in 1953 by The Gramophone Co. Book 1 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by The Gramophone Co. Book 2 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by The Gramophone Co. Book 3 of 4 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by The Gramophone Co. Book 4 of 4 in this category
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Renown Noddy EP
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First Published in 1967 by Renown Book 1 of 1 in this category
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Trutone Noddy Record
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First Published in 1970 by Trutone Book 1 of 1 in this category
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Non-series Mixed Contents Books
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First Published in 1965 by Sampson Low Book 5 of 6 in this category
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First Published in 1970 by Purnell Book 6 of 6 in this category
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Games and Puzzles...
There have been a number of Noddy board games, jigsaw puzzles and card games over the years, including the jigsaw puzzles produced by BeStime as part of their numbered series throughout the 1950s and 1960s...
BeStime Numbered Jigsaws
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First Published in 1952 by BeStime Book 9 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1952 by BeStime Book 10 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1952 by BeStime Book 11 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1952 by BeStime Book 12 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by BeStime Book 13 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by BeStime Book 14 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by BeStime Book 15 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by BeStime Book 16 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by BeStime Book 17 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by BeStime Book 18 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by BeStime Book 19 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1954 by BeStime Book 20 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by BeStime Book 49 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by BeStime Book 50 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by BeStime Book 51 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by BeStime Book 52 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by BeStime Book 57 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by BeStime Book 58 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by BeStime Book 59 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1959 by BeStime Book 61 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1959 by BeStime Book 62 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1959 by BeStime Book 63 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1959 by BeStime Book 64 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1960 by BeStime Book 70 of 72 in this category
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First Published in 1960 by BeStime Book 72 of 72 in this category
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Enid Blyton Board Games
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First Published in 1953 by BeStime Book 2 of 12 in this category
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First Published in 1955 by BeStime Book 3 of 12 in this category
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First Published in 1956 by Parker Brothers, Massachusetts Book 4 of 12 in this category
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First Published in 1957 by BeStime Book 5 of 12 in this category
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First Published in 1957 by Berwick Book 6 of 12 in this category
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First Published in 1957 by Berwick Book 7 of 12 in this category
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First Published in 1961 by Chad Valley Book 8 of 12 in this category
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First Published in 1961 by Peter Pan Book 9 of 12 in this category
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First Published in 1961 by Peter Pan Book 10 of 12 in this category
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First Published in 1964 by BeStime Book 11 of 12 in this category
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Enid Blyton Card Games
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First Published in 1955 by Sampson Low Book 4 of 8 in this category
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First Published in 1955 by Sampson Low Book 5 of 8 in this category
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First Published in 1975 by Pepys Book 7 of 8 in this category
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Enid Blyton General Games
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First Published in 1952 by Pepys Book 2 of 8 in this category
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First Published in 1953 by Chad Valley Book 3 of 8 in this category
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First Published in 1958 by Pepys Book 5 of 8 in this category
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First Published in 1959 by Peter Pan Book 6 of 8 in this category
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First Published in 1962 by BeStime Book 8 of 8 in this category
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