The Keyring Komix

AAUGH Blog reader Douglas believes he has acquired a complete set of those Hallmark books-on-keyrings that I’ve blogged about recently, and was kind enough not only to share his list of what titles exist – he actually offered up his doubles for the AAUGH.com Reference Library, doubling up the number of these that are on hand.

So what keyring books exist?

  • A Woman’s World 
  • Charlie Brown’s World
  • It’s Only a Game (Not to be confused with reprint collections of Schulz’s non-Peanuts “It’s Only a Game” strip.)
  • Live and Learn 
  • Love, Sweet Love
  • Lucy’s Philosophy
  • Sayings of Snoopy
  • The Flying Ace
  • The Wisdom of Linus

There are small hardback books that came out later with the same titles (or similar titles; Sayings of Snoopy became Cheery Sayings of Snoopy), but with fewer strips and at times in different order, for most but not all of these.

Classic finds
Double-header

I had been lacking books from the Snoopy Museum in Tokyo, so when I saw one one for sale on eBay, I chunked up some money and ordered it. It was a bit more than I like to spend on one book… which is why I was so happy when …

Classic finds
A needle-ssly fine present

Being a) an adult and b) not a Christmasian, it makes sense that I’m not given much in the way of Christmas presents. This year’s haul was just two items, both given by Dr. Mrs. The AAUGH Blogger: a Terry’s Chocolate Orange (yum!), and this Peanuts embroidery book from Japan. …

New releases
Double Love

Simon Spotlight has dropped two books for the Valentine’s Day Shopping Season, and they’re pretty similar. Love is Everywhere, Snoopy! is a board book that is supposed to be Charlie Brown explaining love to Snoopy (who is said to have asked, which raises the usual how-does-Snoopy-communicate-to-Charlie-Brown question.) Charlie Brown answers …