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Sindy Annuals
AN ANNUAL AFFAIR
ANNUAL /ˈANJƱƏL/ NOUN
OCCURRING ONCE EVERY YEAR. A BOOK OR MAGAZINE THAT IS PUBLISHED ONCE A YEAR UNDER THE SAME TITLE BUT WITH DIFFERENT CONTENTS.
1965 1966
1960'S
THE FIRST SINDY ANNUAL WAS THE 1965 GIFT BOOK. FOLLOWED THE NEXT YEAR WITH A 'SINDY AND THAT RASCAL PATCH' GIFT BOOK.
1970'S
THE SEVENTIES GAVE US A QUARTET OF VERY COLLECTIBLE ANNUALS. HOW FABULOUS ARE THE COVERS?
1971 1972
EARLY1980'S
A POPULAR DECADE FOR ANNUALS. NOT TO BE LEFT BEHIND SINDY LAUNCHED 7 IN 10 YEARS.
1983 1984
LATE1980'S
LATER IN THE DECADE THE ANNUAL BECAME KNOW AS THE YEARBOOK.
1987 1988
IN THE UK ANNUALS ARE PUBLISHED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR TO HIT THE CHRISTMAS SPEND. THEY ARE COVER DATED WITH THE FOLLOWING YEAR'S DATE TO ENSURE STOCKIST DO NOT REMOVE THEM FROM THE SHELVES IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND NEW YEAR.
1990'S
THERE ONLY SEEMS TO BE A RECORD OF 3 ANNUALS IN THE NINETIES.
1996
AN ANNUAL USUALLY CONTAINS A MIXTURE OF PHOTO STORIES, SHORT STORIES, PUZZLES, GAMES, QUIZZES, INTERVIEWS WITH THE STARS OF THE DAY, BEAUTY TIPS AND OF COURSE, GLORIOUS PICTURES!
THE ANNUALS DURING THE 1990'S WERE PRODUCED UNDER THE HASBRO LICENCE. THE 1997 ANNUAL SEEMS TO BE HARD-TO-FIND AND LOOKS LIKE IT CAME WITH A GAME ON THE SIDE
1998 1997
2000'S
THE NOUGHTIES SAW A RESURGENCE IN ANNUAL LOVE FOR SINDY UNDER PEDIGREE TOYS.
2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007
WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO JESS AT WWW.BABIAFI.CO.UK FOR ALLOWING US TO USE HER IMAGES AND FOR HER HELP. * IF ANYONE HAS ANY UP-TO-DATE IMAGES OR INFORMATION ON ANY OF THE SINDY ANNUALS DO GET IN TOUCH.
