Blockheads for Knitwits

Upcoming releases

CrochetComing in March of next year, it’s Peanuts Crochet, a book of instructions on how to crochet a dozen different Peanuts characters, packaged with the the hooks and all the materials to make three of the characters (I’m betting Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, judging by the image.) The book is written by Kristen Rask, who did a similar book of Wizard Of Oz characters last year. It can be preordered now. (And yes, I can tell there are certain of my readers who are going to be eager to get their hands on this.)

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The Return of What’s Necessary

Coming in April is a reissue of Only What’s Necessary, Chip Kidd’s second book on the art of Peanuts, reissued for the 75th anniversary of the strip. (My review of the original 2015 edition is here.) For those keeping track, this is the third cover for this book. Here are the …

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Covers to coming things

It’s that time when all the computer systems update and suddenly we’re seeing covers t0o some of the books that are rolling down the road toward us. The big one in this batch is probably Snoopy: The Story of My Life, which is the Cartoon Art Museum’s Andrew Farago ghosting …

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2025 in Peanuts

Happy New Year, all you AAUGH Blog Readers! 2025 has come, like it or not, and it brings with it the 75th anniversary of Peanuts! Now, we’ve seen at least some attempts to play off 0f the big anniversary year since at least last summer, more than a full year …