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Pumpkin-shaped LP of Vince Guaraldi’s soundtrack to “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”

On Halloween night, this pumpkin-shaped translucent orange LP will rise from sincere vinyl collections the world over and bring audible presents to all the good girls and boys. Previously thought lost to time: this album contains remasters from the original session reels for It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

Meet artist Kieran Castaño who draws Ripley’s Believe It or Not! comic strip

Believe it or not, The "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" comic strip newspaper has been around since 1918. That is over 100 years of illustrated fun facts. In that time frame, many artists have contributed to the strip. Honestly, I did not know they were cranking out new material. A few months ago the strip added Orlando artist Kieran Castaño to the daily chore of educating us more cool educational tidbits.

The Lighter Side of Yoga by Mike Nevitt

Yoga can be an intimidating thing for some. The Lighter Side of Yoga by Mike Nevitt is a whimsical look at yoga. We all want to make peace with our inner selves and the universe around us. Practitioners of yoga have to realize you have to have humility and humor for any kind of commitment to the higher plain of meditation. Modern yoga brings in many sets of unique individuals who interject yoga into their complicated lives. Mike Nevitt with his comical one-panel illustrations brings out these multi-faceted individuals who enter the world of yoga with their unique blend of expectations. Yoga should be a thing of fun, Mike is up to the task. There are giggles galore from page to page. Yoga should not be painful, the only pain you will suffer is the laughter that will make your cheeks hurt.

Mario Bava: The Godfather of Modern Horror

How can one man be so influential to cinema and so shamefully neglected at the same time? Mario Bava- The Godfather of Modern Horror, which features commentary from today's leading filmmakers, takes audiences on a cinema odyssey exploring the wildly creative films of Italian filmmaker Mario Bava, celebrating his innovation and rebellion within the horror genre that influenced a whole generation of filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Francis Ford Coppola, and Quentin Tarantino.

Here We Are: Book of Opposites by Oliver Jeffers

Oliver Jeffers has tapped into something special with his Here We Are series. Oliver is back with another book called Here We Are: Book of Opposites. His whimsical art is a hit with kids and adults alike. His interpretation of the world around us is a kaleidoscope of prose imagery for the little guys who want to explore. The Book of Opposites promises to ignite that imagination for both parents and kids. This is how children's books should be made. These books are timeless time-capsules to a point in our youth. As the cover cleverly illustrates an adult and kid are ready to explore the world together both in drawings and words. Sharing Here We Are books is a magical time between parents and kids that captures their sense of wonderment