of larger format, and strip books. There were numerous spin-offs, also. Widely differing estimates can be found. The 24 original Noddy books by Enid Blyton were published between 1949 and 1963. Harmsen Van der Beek illustrated the first 7 Noddy books. After Beek's death in 1953 the original style was maintained by illustrators Robert Tyndall, Peter Wienk, Mary Brooks and Robert Lee. Sales of Noddy books are large, with an estimated 600,000 annual sales in France alone, and growing popularity in India, a large market for Blyton books. The Noddy character was formerly owned by Chorion, who sold the rights on to DreamWorks Classics (a part of DreamWorks Animation which now a subsidiary of NBCUniversal) in 2012. Noddy Goes to Toyland (1949) Hurrah for Little Noddy (1950) Noddy and His Car (1951) Here Comes Noddy Again! (1951) Well Done Noddy! (1952) Noddy Goes to School (1952) Noddy at the Seaside (1953) Noddy Gets into Trouble (1954) Noddy and the Magic Rubber (1954) You Funny Little Noddy (1955) Noddy Meets Father Christmas (1955) Noddy and Tessie Bear (1956) Be Brave, Little Noddy! (1956) Noddy and the Bumpy-Dog (1957) Do Look Out, Noddy (1957) You're a Good Friend, Noddy (1958) Noddy Has an Adventure (1958) Noddy Goes to Sea (1959) Noddy and the Bunkey (1959) Cheer Up, Little Noddy! (1960) Noddy Goes to the Fair (1960) Mr. Plod and Little Noddy (1961) Noddy and the Tootles (1962) Noddy and the Aeroplane (1963) (Only 24 in the set) Separate Book: Noddy and Big-Ears (1952) On 17 November 2008, it was announced that Enid Blyton's granddaughter, Sophie Smallwood, was to write a new Noddy book to celebrate the character's 60th birthday. Noddy and the Farmyard Muddle (2009) was illustrated by Robert Tyndall, who has drawn the characters in the Noddy books since 1953, ever since the death of the original illustrator, Harmsen van der Beek. Television adaptations productions and incarnations In the 1990s and early 2000s TV series adaptation, as well as a new series of books, Noddy has been updated, with the original Golliwog characters replaced by other sorts of toys. For example, Mr. Golly who ran the Toyland garage was replaced by Frenchman Monsieur Polly in the 1975 series, and, during the 1992–1999 series, by Mr. Sparks. Dinah Doll, described as "a black, assertive minority female", was added to the franchise by then. The Adventures of Noddy (1955-1962) - a black and