The cover of the 2014 Beano Annual features comic characters celebrating in a red open-top bus with a “Beanotown 75” sign and holding a trophy, set against a blue background—a perfect gift idea for fans.

A Gift Idea… The 2014 Beano Annual

ByLouise
It’s hard to believe that Britain’s best-selling comic, The Beano  is celebrating its 75th birthday this year! My brother’s was huge fans when younger as was our dad before them and now Callum is of an age where he can appreciate the same sense of humour as they used to and  he loves to read The Beano too. 
If you are looking for stocking fillers for Christmas and have a  boy who is a Beano fan then the 2014 Beano Annual is definitely something you need to think of as a possible gift idea.
The cover of the 2014 Beano Annual features comic characters celebrating in a red open-top bus with a “Beanotown 75” sign and holding a trophy, set against a blue background—a perfect gift idea for fans.
The annual has 112 pages each one is full of mischief from the likes of Dennis the Menace, The Bash Street Kids, Roger the Dodger, Minnie the Minx and many more, one of my childhood favourites is Bananaman.  
A comic strip, inspired by the Beano Annual, shows a boy in a red and black striped shirt hammering wood whilst another watches by a stunt ramp. Speech bubbles and expressive faces suggest a humorous argument—perfect as a gift idea for comic lovers!.
Comic panel titled "BANANAMAN" from the 2014 Beano. A superhero in blue and yellow flies overhead as two villains in purple, one holding a green bag, stand by a building labelled "Bank." A police officer points and speaks—perfect gift idea!. A comic panel shows superhero Batrunner in blue and yellow talking to someone off-screen. A caption bubble below has a character asking him to try some bananas—a fun scene inspired by the 2014 Beano Annual, perfect as a gift idea.
You will also find pages of joke, puzzles and  pranks – perfect for the mischief makers in the house.
A close-up of a colourful page from a Beano Annual with two jokes in paint splat shapes—an ideal Gift Idea for 2014: "Why do dogs bury bones in the ground? Because they can't bury them in trees!" and "He stole the show at the flea circus!.
A colourful illustrated board game, inspired by the 2014 Beano, features a numbered path with cartoon people playing sport, fun facts, and landmarks. A perfect gift idea for fans of the Beano Annual! The path winds from top left to bottom right.
What I like about this gift is that there isn’t masses of text per page. As much as Callum loves to read I know there are many of his friends who don’t. I think this is a shame but because there isn’t too much text (even the stories in the annual are only 2 -3 pages long) it keeps the reader interested and because there is other things within the annual it will keep them entertained too.

The annual is priced at £7.99 and available from WHSmiths, Waterstones and all good bookshops. It would make the perfect stocking filler of gift idea this Christmas.

Blue background with light rays and gold snowflakes. Text in the centre reads: "Here Comes Trouble's CHRISTMAS GUIDE 2013." Features great gift ideas like the 2014 Beano Annual.
*I did not receive a financial payment for writing this review. However, I was sent this product for the purpose of this review, all thoughts and opinions expressed in this piece are my own*

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