AAUGH Blog reader Bill dropped a note that he dropped by his local Wendy’s in Colorado and scored not one, not two, but three different Peanuts board books! The first two are the volumes discussed earlier; the third one, All About Me, bears the United Feature Syndicate copyright on it, …

We interrupt this run of posts on fast food board books with these breaking news: The cover to The Complete Peanuts volume 16, shipping this fall, will look like this: We return you now to our usual nattering. (And yes, there is another post about board books on the way, …

The helpful Joanne has sent along scans of The World Famous Snoopy, and yes indeed, the back cover does still carry the old copyright information. The book does, however, have a 2011 copyright date, so it cannot be too old; this isn’t some volume left over from that month last …

Upon seeing my post yesterday about a possible kids board book at the Wendy’s fast food chain, AAUGH Blog reader Joanne dropped me a note to let me know that indeed, Wendy’s had a board book. She’d gotten one a couple weeks back, entitled World Famous Snoopy, showcasing Snoopy in …

As the AAUGH Blogger, I find out about new and upcoming Peanuts books through a variety of sources. Sometimes publishers let me know what’s going on, sometimes it’s research finding out what’s in the new catalogs, sometimes a blog reader will tip me off to something new, and sometimes is …

The bad economy – specifically, the California state budget crisis – is apparently slowing down efforts by the state’s museum organization to make an official Snoopy license plate available. My fellow Californians are of course suffering through myriad effects of the budget crisis, but you from out of state can …

Having now read through that first installment of In the Shadow of the Family Dog (it’s quite short; it is, after all, meant to be only an installment) I can assure people that this is not some hatchet job on Dena Hodges grandfather, Charles Schulz. Quite the opposite, as demonstrated …

Noted but not yet reviewed – now available for your Kindle is the first installment of In the Shadow of the Family Dog, which is autobiographical material from Dena Hodges, Schulz’s granddaughter (the daughter of Schulz’s eldest daughter Meredith). From her descriptors elsewhere, it’s clear that this is intended to …

Amazon’s system now has the hardcover Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown graphic novel adaptation available for preorder. It has been added to the upcoming Peanuts book list, which has ten different books (well, seven books, ten editions) available for preorder at the moment, as well as a listing …

I just received the first book edition of Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown – not the upcoming graphic novel that’s been being discussed here lately, but the kids storybook version being published by Running Press Kids. The adaptation is by Jennifer Fox, with art by Paige Braddock and …