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Animated Peanuts

When I am down, facing troubles, there is nothing that helps me muddle through more than having something to look forward to. And while life has tossed me some challenges lately, it has also given me something to keep me going, the very sort of thing that gets me through life: a new book edition of A Charlie Brown Christmas!

Coming in September is a pop-up edition of the beloved television special, adapted by Maggie Tesla and illustrated bi Vicki Scott. Now is this a rework of the non-pop-up 2017 edition that those two crafted? Maybe. The cover certainly reflects the same colored-shapes-without-outlines esthetic of that previous version.

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Offboarding

I can think of a number of times that Peanuts storybooks have been converted into board books, often with some shortening and simplification. And I can think of once or twice that the stories from board books have been included inside non-board anthologies of stories. But I can’t think of …

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How many bunny-wunnies?

We’ve got the first listed Peanuts book for 2027, and while it’s a board book for kids, it’s going to have something for all you Freida fans. In Snoopy’s Bunny Fun!, Freida wants Snoopy to go after rabbits, but Snoopy has other plans. And if bunnies are your thing, January …

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Shipping Pumpkin and Hare Krishnas

First, let me note that the Great Pumpkin Carols book which I talked about a while back is now available for preorder. And while I’m doing that, I’ll remind you both that when you preorder, Amazon will give you the lowest price they list the book for between now and when …