* THANKSGIVING IS SHIPPING
\n
\n* A VERY FANCY CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
\n
\n* MORE UPCOMING BOOKS
\n
\n* MORE COLOURFUL THAN OTHERS
\n
\n* ODD PEANUTS BOOKS: YOU’RE IN SCHOOL NOW, CB<\/p>\n
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\nTHANKSGIVING IS SHIPPING<\/p>\n
The new book adaptation of A CHARLIE BROWN THANKSGIVING is
\nnow shipping. You can order it here:
\n
\n http:\/\/AAUGH.com\/go.htm?0689850271
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\nA VERY FANCY CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS<\/p>\n
Easton Press is once again doing an edition of a
\nPeanuts book, and doing it in that Easton Press manner–
\nquite fancy. This time, they’re taking A CHARLIE BROWN
\nCHRISTMAS: THE MAKING OF A TRADITION, the behind-the-scenes
\nlook at the creation of that classic TV special, and
\ndoing it up with a red leather binding, real gold accents,
\nthe whole shmear.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, it’s not available through AAUGH.com or
\nfrom any bookstore. You have to order it from the publisher
\nthemselves: 1 (800) 243-5160 during normal business hours.
\nAsk for item 1013. It will set you back about ninety
\nbucks, shipping included, in the US. And tell them
\nAAUGH.com sent you! (Not that they’ll have any idea what
\nthat means. I just can’t resist the image of the poor
\norder-taker, after the fifth such call, saying “who is
\nthis Ogg Daughtcom guy, anyway?”) <\/p>\n
Of course, if you just want to read the danged thing
\nand don’t need the leather binding and such, you can
\nget the standard edition for about $20:
\n
\n http:\/\/AAUGH.com\/go.htm?0060198516
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\nMORE UPCOMING BOOKS<\/p>\n
I just got word of two upcoming kids books, SNOOPY’S
\nFEELINGS and WOODSTOCK IN ACTION, both due in April.
\nI hope to have more info on those soon. July brings
\nLUCY’S ADVICE, another kids storybook in the Ready
\nTo Read line.<\/p>\n
As always, you can see a list of upcoming Peanuts
\nbooks at http:\/\/AAUGH.com\/upcoming.htm
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\nMORE COLOURFUL THAN OTHERS<\/p>\n
Recently added to the AAUGH.com reference library are more
\nof the Colour Knight series of strip reprints from the
\nU.K. In an earlier newsletter, I pointed out how over the
\nshort run of this series (there were only 4 Peanuts book in
\nthe series) the page count went down, the binding went
\nfrom squarebound to saddle-stitched, and the price went
\nup significantly.<\/p>\n
Now I discover that these changes happened not only to
\nlater volumes, but to later printings of the same books!
\nI have a first printing of COLOURFUL CHARLIE BROWN
\nfrom 1974, which reprints 15 Sunday strips in color, for
\n30p. I also have a second printing, 1976, which has only
\n11 strips, and cost a whopping 50p. In two years, the price
\nper strip more than doubled!<\/p>\n
Between the first and second printings, the publisher
\nBrockhampton Press became Hodder & Stoughton Children’s
\nPublishing. H&S would end up doing a number of other
\nPeanuts books outside of this line.
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\n
\nODD PEANUTS BOOKS: YOU’RE IN SCHOOL NOW, CB<\/p>\n
While Peanuts book fans may best know Holt, Rinehart,
\nand Winston for the various Peanuts books they put
\nout, they also created materials for the educational
\nmarket. Sometimes these two portions of their business
\nwould collide, as they did with YOU’RE IN SCHOOL NOW,
\nCHARLIE BROWN. This 32-page, cardboard cover saddle
\nstitched book was published in 1973, as a Level 13
\nbook in the Holt Basic Reading System. Nine inches
\nwide and 7.5 inches tall, this consists solely of
\nstrips about going in school or doing homework.
\nMost of the pages have three daily strips, run horizontally.
\nSome spreads have a single Sunday strip in black and
\nwhite, split up over two pages. A few pages run a single
\ndaily, printed large and broken up into two tiers of
\ntwo panels apiece. The strips are from 1963-1970.<\/p>\n
I’ve only ever seen one copy of this, and yes it’s in
\nthe AAUGH.com reference library. Because this was part
\nof a big set of school materials, rather than sold and
\nhandled as a stand-alone book, I suspect there are not
\nmany more copies on the market.<\/p>\n
My copy included a folded cardboard activity page,
\nincluding a crossword puzzle (which was helpfully
\nsolved by a purple marker-bearing individual named
\nJamie), a bio of Schulz (about 500 words long), a
\nfew paragraphs on being your own cartoonist, a
\nsuggestion for you to make up your own story about
\nSally on a field trip, a mentioning of other Peanuts
\nbooks, and recommendation of other cartoon books.<\/p>\n
If any of you own a copy of YOU’RE IN SCHOOL NOW, CB,
\nplease let me know!
\n
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That’s all the news for now. More news is on the way.
\nAnd hey, if any of you are general TV buffs, you may
\nwant to check out http:\/\/AAUGH.com\/tv\/ — I’ve been
\nreviewing all of the new shows of the big networks’
\nnew fall season.<\/p>\n
As always, send your comments, compliments, complaints,
\nand cookies to: nat@aaugh.com<\/p>\n
–Nat Gertler
\n
\n proprietor
\n
\n http:\/\/AAUGH.com<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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