Snoopy and the King and I

Classic finds

KingAndII have a fondness for this series of sheet music books from 1983, despite the fact that I don’t play an instrument. I am amused by the collision of properties, and how it gives us the long titles like Snoopy Goes To Broadway to see The King and I… as if that beloved Rogers & Hammerstein musical needs Snoopy to support it. And yet, the cover images are lovely!

Anyway, I’m glad to have just added this to the AAUGH.com reference library… doubly so, because my musical-loving daughter has learned to pick out songs on the piano!

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