Review of Deck Us All With Boston Charlie

Walt Kelly, 1963, Deck Us All With Boston Charlie, Simon and Schuster. We begin with Professor Jiggs Potlook and several authentic and inauthentic original versions of the carol for which this book is named. And then, another. Next, a bunch of nonsense verse, some of it christmassy, followed by yet another story of the origin of the carol in question. This one features Barnstable Bear in a starring role. <br><br>

A great deal more nonsense verse, not much of it christmassy, and then another origin tale of Boston Charlie. This is followed by a whole bunch of panels that are not about Christmas carols. The Peace Corps, physical fitness, the war between the sexes, and so on. Like most Pogo books, it comes in two parts. In this case, Christmas carols to begin with and miscellaneous nonsense to finish off. But then, right at the ending tip, a bit more Christmas.