Warman's Bean Plush Field Guide by Dan Brownell (2004, Paperback)

We have gone through a book and tattered it almost to shreds when going Beanie Baby shopping at antique stores, garage sales, auctions, and gift shops, so we had to get a second one.

This book helped us identify dozens of Beanie Babies and get an idea of the ones which are more valuable. It also helped answer a lot of confusion we had about the hang and tush tag identification.

Since Beanie Babies are technically not quite as collectible as they once were, the values are somewhat misleading, but the descriptions and other helpful information regarding tags and generations were a HUGE help to us.

The book focuses mostly on Ty Beanie Babies, but also has a few others, such as Classic Collecticritters, Coca-Cola Bean Bag Plush, Disney, Grateful Dead, Harley-Davidson, Puffkins, and more.

And last but not least, it contains general information on how to sell and buy on ebay!

If you are just starting out collecting and are not familiar with the names and generations of pre-2003 Ty Beanie Babies, this book will be a huge help!

The book does not have the international Beanie Babies that have recently been so popular, but has those made up through about 2003. It has enough to keep a person scrambling for the very rare and hard to find Royal Blue Peanut or 10th generation signed Frankenteddy!

Thank you for taking the time to read this guide, and we hope it helps you determine whether it is right for you.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Skywalker_track

I was really disappointed in this pocket guide. Very few of the animals of any kind are in it. I thought it would cover all of Ty's products along with pictures. ie. Plush, Attics, Beanies and the like. It only touch on each subject and if you are looking for a book to give you pictures for a treasure hunt of products without hang tags for identification....well....this is not the book for you. Better off to get Checkerbees books on TY. Way more useful and informative.
Karin Ahrman
Ocala, FL