Collector's World of M&M's: An Unauthorized Handbook and Price Guide

Here's a sweet treat for collectors of colorful M 's characters, starring regular and peanut. This is a serious collector's guide to those smiling candies with a tough exterior and a gooey heart. Author Patsy Clevenger, who describes the smiles of the Ms characters as "absolutely infectious," first provides readers with a concise review of the candy's history, including a timeline of Mn colors featured from 1940 through the 1990s. This comprehensive and enjoyable guide then leads the reader on a tasty tour of Ms collectibles, complete with values for the hundreds of items shown, which range from kitchen towels to tins, toppers, posters, and jewelry. Additional sections on advertising items and Mi packaging round out the book. AUTHOR: Patsy Clevenger lives in the wilds of southwest Washington state where she furnishes an 1885, four-story boarding house with many antiques and collectibles, including the characters featured between the covers of this book.