Belate my Valentine, Charlie Brown
If you’re planning for Valentine’s Day at this point, you’re either running a mite late, or you’re in the book business. Which is my way of saying that Running Press is doing a new adaptation of Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown for next year.
Peanuts vinyl collectible dolls
This ain’t the kind of thing that I buy (being the intersection of “ain’t cheap” and “ain’t books”) but I liked seeing this line of vinyl collectible dolls, in part because they give us an early version of Snoopy, and in part because they give us an attempt at Pig-Pen. …
The dreaded missing “not”
Ever type an email or a message board post and make a strong statement, but accidentally leave the word “not” out of it? I’ve got that down to about once every three years now. Did that in the last message. On the DVD, they didn’t have me saying anything I …
talking on DVD
Yesterday, I got interviewed for featurettes for two upcoming Peanuts animated DVDs. That’s kind of odd for me in itself. After writing a bunch of books and talking at conventions and doing occasional other interviews, you’d think I’d be kind of used to people thinking I say things well enough …
Security Blankets – the book!
Here’s a book that I knew was in the works for a while, but which I missed that it was actually on the schedule. Security Blankets: How Peanuts Touched Our Lives takes a look at the impact that Peanuts has had on its fans. It’s put together by Derrick Bang …
the sweetest Snoopy book
I found this at a 99 Cents Only store today: Of course, despite the “title”, it’s not actually a book at all. Flip open that cover with every licensee’s favorite Peanuts image, and you’ll find six rolls of LifeSavers-like candy. In fact, the whole affair is an imitation of the …
Looking ahead at Complete Peanuts
One of the AAUGH.com elves slipped me this image: Billie Jean King is a logical choice to write introduction. Actually, I was just explaining Billie Jean and Bobby Riggs to a friend who wasn’t around for the 1970s – so in case there’s any of those in our audience here …
Oh, okay, more on A Charlie Brown Christmas books
Not my fault! People send in questions (to questions@AAUGH.com ), and while I won’t answer them all, and much less answer them publicly, this one I felt called for a public answer. Steve from Michigan was asking, in regard to this book: What I dont understand though is why that …
Nat should be talking about A Charlie Brown Groundhog Day by now…
Yes, yes, I’m writing about book adaptations of A Charlie Brown Christmas again. It’s a mania, I tell ya, a mania! Today, the mail brought a first printing of the original book adaptation. Now, I know what you’re thinking — didn’t I already have a first printing? In fact, lots …