a minor variation

For you hardcore collectors: I noticed that Hallmark has their own edition of the It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown board book that came out last year.  The variations are small – Hallmark publishing logo, bar code and price on a sticker instead of printed on the book itself, stuff like that. But if you’re an all-editions-and-variations collector, there you go. (I suspect this actually came out last year, but the local Hallmark store has it displayed now, with Halloween impending.)

This edition doesn’t seem to be available through Hallmark’s website, so if you want it, you’d best be off to the store!

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