Peanuts Rashomon

bfsnoopyNow shipping is a pair of Peanuts board books, A Best Friend for Snoopy and A Best Friend for Woodstock. They may be two books, but they tell the same story – Snoopy and Woodstock have a fight regarding a piece of pizza, each regrets it, and they decide they need to be together again. But the two books each follow a different friend in the time they are apart, and we get a different angle on events. Not a bfwoodstockparticularly deep or shocking angle, mind you, but if you’re looking for depth, board books may not be the format for you. (Also, if you’re bothered by slight continuity inconsistencies, this may also not be the multibook experience you’re looking for.)

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