I-Spy books were little pocket books that had pictures and descriptions of certain subjects like birds, transport etc.
We used to have these books given to us by our parents when we were going on holiday or during a long car journey and had to "spot" certain things in the book.
Anyone else remember them?
Do You Remember I-Spy Books?
Do You Remember I-Spy Books?
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TriciaJ
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Oh, how I remember those days. Please can someone bring the I Spy books back as my grandchildren (well me, actually) would love them. Do you think if we petitioned the Daily Mail they would do that for us "oldies" with fond memories? And was there anyone who actually completed a book?
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Felixstowe
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They use to have badges did they. I have found one which says on it Daily Mail I Spy Club Can anybody date it
Pat
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Chris T
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Like others have said, it was on holiday when my father bought me the I-Spy book of car numbers (25p). I was about 10. I still remember walking around the caravan site with pen and paper noting down numbers before going back to our caravan and starting to fill in my book. Now, aged 43, there are still 12 numbers that elude me, but I still have my book and I am still looking.
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Anonymous
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In answer to Fred M, the original I-SPY books (self-published by Charles Warrell, creator of the series) were first published in 1948. However they were re-launched twice in the early 1950s when they were taken over, first by the News Chronicle and then by the Daily Mail. So your photograph could have been taken in any of the years you mentioned.
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Anonymous
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At a car boot recently I saw an I-Spy book ! Wow that really did bring back memories of our long car journeys to the sea from the Midlands. This would be in the early to mid '50's and Dad always bought an I-spy book for the journey and for the coastline.Never did complete a book but great fun for my brother and I and I think we got a badge too.
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Anonymous
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This morning I found a photo of me taken in 1951, 1952 or 1953. I blew it up with PhotoShop and can make out the I SPY lapel badge. Does anyone know when these books were first published because I've been trying to date the photo?
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Anonymous
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I Spy Books First of all these books were cheap to buy and I think there was about 24 or so in a set covering a big variety of topics.There was a points system in operation where the rarer the item the more points you scored.
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Anonymous
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Glad to know that others remember the I-SPY Books. I used the books regularly as a child in the 1950s and 1960s (and beyond), was a member of the I-SPY Tribe and won various prizes, including a wigwam (or tent!) I led my own local "patrol" and we met the second Big Chief I-SPY, Arnold Cawthrow, on a number of occasions. He visited my home in Barking twice and mentioned me and my Red Arrow Patrol in a number of his Daily Mail columns. I kept in touch until he retired in 1978 and remember the whole I-SPY experience with much affection. Odhu/ntinggo, Graham Hedges.
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Anonymous
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I had a bird watching one. Never ever could of finished one though!
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Anonymous
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i have been anI-SPYer for a long time and have a good collection of books some older than me and i still use my michelin and david bellamy books plus some of the 1970s books too . i-spy is great fun and i still enjoy it , pity theres noclub side anymore as that was fun , i do run an i-spy explorers club on our church website and you can see that on www. stmatthewswalsall.co.uk and click on what st matthews has to offer then on to i-spy explorers club. does anyone know where i can get a news chronicle i-spy tribe tribal certificate from ? thanks
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