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In 1973,
The Nancy Drew Cookbook: Clues to Good Cooking was published by Grosset
& Dunlap. For the 75th anniversary in 2005, they reprinted it. Also reprinted, are the first
56 volumes in the classic series. Two collectible 3-in-1 volumes were issued featuring six of the classic stories.
The first eight paperbacks, volumes 57-64, that Simon & Schuster published have been reprinted in the glossy flashlight
hardcover style. In 2007, they reissued The Nancy Drew Sleuth Book and two new collectibles:
Nancy Drew Pocketbook Mysteries and
The Lost Files of Nancy Drew. September 2009--released a new repackaging of the first six flashlight books with a
classic nod to vintage Drew!
Alicia Klein has released a great set of leather accessories including flip top business card cases, a taxi wallet, a kindle cover, and a nice boomark.
These are great quality products--and they feature some cute quotes from several Nancy Drew books including my Clues for Real Life: The Classic Wit and Wisdom of Nancy Drew book.
THQ has 2 games out for Nintendo DS:
The Hidden Staircase and The Model Mysteries.
Hidden Staircase is based upon the classic book and Model Mysteries is based upon one of the modern Nancy Drew Girl Detective books.
Cadaco Games will be releasing a fun set of decoder puzzles for Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys June 2010.
Chronicle Books is producing post cards (cover shown above), a journal, and a fold-and-mail set (shown above)
using Nancy Drew® images. Currently available: address book, journal (2 styles), notepads, and
notecards. A fellow collector and I were
pleased to have books in our collections used for the production of these items. Shop this selection
at the Sleuth Shop.
They will be issuing dust jackets for all 56 Nancy Drew® classic books.
What this means for savvy collectors, is that books 39-56 will now have a fun "fantasy" dust jacket. These books came out only
in a yellow spine picture cover. (With the exception of some foreign editions.) What a great collectible--you can order them
at their website. Each month new book dust jackets will be available--keep in mind,
these come in limited edition sets of 200 for each jacket issued, so don't wait too long to purchase, they'll be snapped up quick!
 Just released is volume 1 of the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, featuring the
episode Spring Break Adventure in which "Indy and his girlfriend Nancy Stratemeyer, whose father created the Nancy Drew mystery series,
visit the fascinating laboratory of inventor Thomas Edison." Of course this is fictional, as Edward Stratemeyer didn't have a daughter named Nancy, however with the release
of these Young Indiana DVDs, the filmmakers put together some really nice companion historical documentaries on the various people and places in the episodes.
They put together one on Edward Stratemeyer, "The Mystery of Edward Stratemeyer." Fellow collector and researcher James Keeline and I provided quite a few images for the
documentary and are credited. I recommend the DVD, as this is the first documentary put together on Stratemeyer. Click on the banner at left to view more information and order.
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The Nancy Drew Sleuths fan club has licensed Nancy Drew for a great line of altered art items: book journals, book purses, charms and jewelry, and scrapbooking crafts. Visit their
Nancy Drew Shop at their website. You can also find this line here at our Sleuth Shop.
They also have created a great line of Tees, Shirts, totebags, mugs, mousepads, pins and magnets, greeting cards, and much more--visit their
Nancy Drew Cafe Press Shop to order. Their annual Nancy Drew Conventions provide great theme items at the Cafe Press shop too.
For more information on the 2007 Warner Brothers Nancy Drew Movie Merchandise/Promo Collectibles, click on the movie logo!
There were
lots of fun items produced in connection with the movie, some still available.
A sequel does not appear to be in the works at this time.
Papercutz' Nancy Drew Grahpic Novels are perfect for the comic book fan and any Nancy Drew collector!
With three to four issued per year,
winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Graphic Novel.
Shown is the first book, The Demon of
River Heights.
New from Majesco are 2 Nancy Drew games for Nintendo DS: The Secret of Olde World Park and The Mystery of the
Clue Bender Society.
Her Interactive produces the innovative and thrilling games where Nancy Drew® comes to life--two games produced per year! Visit their
website to order!
Jen's Ideas has come out with a super line of Nancy Drew commemorative Shirts--tees and hoodies.
Jen has an 80th Anniversary theme as well as WWNDD? Very clever. Plus the Nancy Drew silhouette.
They feature cute quotes from Nancy Drew books including my Clues for Real Life: The Classic Wit and Wisdom of Nancy Drew book.
Popcorn Posters have begun to issue neat vintage art Nancy Drew posters and magnet sets. Right now they have available
these covers: The Secret of the Old Clock, The Clue in the Diary, Nancy's Mysterious Letter, The Quest of the Missing Map,
The Secret in the Old Attic, and The Mystery at the Sky Jump. There will be more to come! Shop this selection
at the Sleuth Shop.
The American Girl, Molly, has her own little mini Nancy Drew® book, The Quest of the Missing Map, which has the original
art dust jacket from 1942 and even includes some text inside! This mini book comes in a set of nighstand accessories. There
is a retired set that is different from the current set in these ways: old style of lamp, didn't have the trading cards or the clock. Both sets
are very collectible! There is also a little Molly card in the stores that features the set--the slip you take to order.
(FYI: Don't let anyone kid you, these are not rare or scarce!) Applewood Books reprints the original text Nancy Drew® and the Hardy Boys® books. Just as you remember them! These
reprints are great in that you can get a visual of what Nancy looked like back in the early years of the series as well
as get a feel for the quaint style of the writing from that period. They reprinted the first 21 Nancy Drew® books and quit
printing them for several years. It is rumored that they will begin printing the first 5 in the future but no other titles.
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Mattel created a neat electronic reading game called Tangled Tales. The official blurb: "This cool, new hand-held electronic
reading game lets kids determine the outcome of their favorite stories by choosing what path the characters will take. Kids can
make the game different every time they play! Includes a deck of 79 original story cards and a deck of ten Easter egg story cards, one memory card and
instructions." You can get different Tangled Tales Adventure Decks to use with the game. One is a Nancy Drew® game:
Nancy Drew: Mummy's the Word. The synopsis for this game: "Step into the shoes of Nancy Drew, girl detective...
For the 2005 Holiday season, American Greetings has produced a fabulous 3-D Nancy Drew® ornament.
The Gumshoe Girls produced a line of exciting and glam Nancy Drew®
clothes and accessories:
Simon & Schuster has been licensing Nancy Drew to other companies, but has produced some promotional items which
are very collectible:
Specialty Board Games has created a great Nancy Drew® party game based on the Nancy Drew: Girl Detective
series. The first game is titled, One Step Ahead.