Hello Snoopy

The thing that interests me about this book is the publisher:

As for the title, Im as befuddled as Charlie Brown is by the title of his book
As for the title, I'm as befuddled as Charlie Brown is by the title of his book

This shaped kiddie book is published by Sanrio, who are far better known for their original creations such as Hello Kitty and Badatz Maru. It wasn’t until I got this book that I thought about how much the Japanese success of Peanuts may be due to the influence of this licensee with all their talents for making hits out of characters.

Meanwhile, in shopping news, today is the last day to order stuff from Amazon and get it there for Christmas via standard shipping. So, go take a look at this Snoopy nightgown for girls or this Snoopy Inside decal for your car window, and get your shopping on!

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