All about Vince Guaraldi

Elsewhere, Peanuts animation expert Scott McGuire points out that Derrick Bang (who you may know as the editor of the It’s Only a Game and Li’l Folks collections, the author of 50 Years of Happiness and the co-author of Security Blankets) has put out Vince Guaraldi at the Piano, a look at the jazz great who composed the music for all of the early Peanuts specials.

I haven’t laid my fingers on a copy of it yet, but if it sounds like a book you’d like to have, you’re probably right.

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Animated Peanuts musical en route

Coming to streaming screens this summer is Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical, a 40-minute animated special with music composed by Jeff Morrow and one of Dr. Mrs. The AAUGH Blogger’s favorites, Ben Folds. The special, which is about the kids finding their favorite summer camp is not long for this …

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The two editions of The Story of Charles M. Schulz: An Inspiring Story for Kids have different covers. The edition that is solely in English shows Schulz as an old man; the one that is in both English and Farsi shows Schulz as a youth. But the vital fact is: neither looks …

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We finally know how Charlie Brown did at the Super Bowl!

If you’ve never seen the 1994 Peanuts special You’re in the Super Bowl, Charlie Brown, well, you’re not alone. It aired only in 1994, linked to that year’s Super Bowl, on NBC, which had never before and has never since aired a Peanuts special. It has never been rerun, never …