Reprints… exciting and new!

The wavy lines on the cover of the upcoming rerelease of the classic Peanuts gift book Security is a Thumb and a Blanket make me think of the ocean. Which then makes me see the circular logo space as a porthole. Which, in turn, makes me view the entire cover as some sort of unlikely tribute to the guest star credits from the 1977-1986 TV series The Love Boat. So that’s where my brain is at today.

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