Skipper: Barbie Doll's Little Sister: Identification and Value Guide [Paperback]

Scott Arend (Author), Karla Holzerland (Author), Trina Kent (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1998

Mattel first introduced Skipper in 1964 to expand Barbie doll's world and to amuse the younger child. Skipper's first ten ensembles were smaller interpretations of well-loved Barbie outfits, establishing a consumer buying pattern that Skipper was a doll needed to complete the family. This long-awaited second edition of Skipper - Barbie Doll's Little Sister features 16 additional pages of never-before-seen items including rare dolls, prototypes, and gift sets, and a new, updated price guide. Included are U.S. and foreign market Skipper dolls and friends, their clothing, licensed products, and gift sets manufactured from 1964 through 1978, the last year the first face mold was used. An entire chapter features all domestic and foreign issues of Skipper doll's tiny twin brother and sister, Tutti and Todd, spanning their production years from 1967 through 1980. 2011 values.

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Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Trina has been a devoted Skipper doll fan since her Skipper Doll Birthday Party in 1981. Trina specializes in licensed and vinyl products, and her mother originally planted the seed to write this book. Her comprehensive Skipper doll collection has been featured in Barbie Bazaar magazine to document rare vintage and licensed Skipper doll products.

Scott has been collecting vintage Barbie and family dolls since 1986. He was a regular contributor to Miller's Doll Collector and Barbie Bazaar magazines, and his popular, long-running column - Scott's Scuttlebutt - was the acknowledged source of new and secret Barbie doll information for many years. Scott now spends his time as a personal chef, consulting with restaurants on planning and new menu items, and offers cooking tips and advice online through his blog and website.

A noted collector of vintage Barbie and family dolls since 1985, Ms. Hemingway is well known for her expertise in never-removed-from-box dolls and fashions. Her extensive collection has been frequently used to document articles published about Barbie and family dolls, and she is a noted authority and contributor to online discussions and forums about Barbie and family dolls. She lives with her daughter Sara Kay in Snohomish, Washington. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 231 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574320629
• ISBN-13: 978-1574320626
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,143,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent Skipper book!, February 5, 2000

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xane (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Skipper: Barbie Doll's Little Sister: Identification and Value Guide (Paperback)

Not just strictly a "doll" book, the authors have gone out of their way to include information and pictures on foreign skippers, color/design variations of the outfits, furniture and cases, and prototypes of what *could* have been! Besides just showing a picture of each outfit and the average price value, there is also an item-by-item list so that no yo-yo or hair curler will go unaccounted for! This is a great resource for fashion collectors; a few of the outfits are even shown on the dolls so we can see how great they look in them! While this is a great book, it stops at the year 1978, so it's not aimed at contemporary Skipper collectors. :)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Skipper book I've been waiting for!, August 28, 1999

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[e-mail] (SeaTac, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Skipper: Barbie Doll's Little Sister: Identification and Value Guide (Paperback)

What little material available on Skipper isn't anything close to the tons of information here. All the outfits are beautifully photographed, and there are so many rare and unusual items. I really enjoyed seeing so many outfits dressed on the incredible dolls. If you buy this book, you're going to see that lots of Skipper stuff is just as wonderful as her big sister Barbie's.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have book for Skipper doll collectors!, November 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Skipper: Barbie Doll's Little Sister: Identification and Value Guide (Paperback)

Finally! A book for Skipper collectors! What a great book. Very informative, fantastic color photographs, also an up to date price guide. Includes photos of lots of hard to find items including cases and licensed products. It's also wonderful to be able to see pictures of foreign issue dolls and outfits as well as rare doll and outfit variations. This informative book has made collecting so much more fun!