This is the 5th Peanuts reprint book. This book contains strips from 1956-59, Published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston.

While scrolling through the list of Peanuts books available through Amazon.com, I couldn't help but notice that NONE of these wonderful books has yet received any customer reviews. So let me be the first -- you will NOT regret buying a Peanuts book by Charles M. Schulz! In fact, my personal observation about Mr. Schulz is that his newer strips are even better than the older "classics"! This is a genuinely gifted person. Show your love and respect for "good ol' Charlie Brown" -- buy as many Peanuts books from Amazon.com as you can possibly afford! Your descendants will be profoundly grateful -- and you'll have lots of fun (re)reading them yourself!

This is Peanuts at the beginning of the 1970's. Sally mistakes "The Age of Aquarius" with "The Age of Aquariums"! Woodstock is finally christened, after spending years paying visits to Snoopy "I finally found out that dumb bird's name!". Now Snoopy had his own buddy. Lucy tries to get Schroeder to forget Beethoven and give her a little attention to no avail. Peppermint Patty's plays Charlie Brown's team and of course beats his team!

As a fan of the Peanuts series since childhood, I have been graced by the wit, humor and philosophy each of these characters offer, and another gargantuan serving wouldn't hurt at all.:) Another page-turner, an impeccable work of art produced by the masterful hands of the maestro Charles Schulz himself. Each stroke is a tribute to its unblemished tradition of undisputed fun.

This is a delightful book. The photos and information of Charles Schulz (allow me an aside:: I think that Charlie "BROWN" is a smokescreen: the main character of this strip is Charlie SCHULZ), his background, and his studio are wonderful for a lifelong fan (I'm a year younger than Linus). The commentary and selection are superb, and it's even fun to shake your head over some of the 'fan' mail he got.

Allow me a sour note: the editing is sloppy. Strip #5 on page 15 appears again on page 16. The lower four strips on page 149 are out of order: they should go #6, #3, #5, #4. Good grief! Confused order on page 168 threatens to ruin the story line. #5 on page 168 belongs on page 170. Line 4 on page 171 appears again on page 236 (not that I minded seeing it again, but it means one less strip for us to enjoy.)

You may think I've got too much time on my hands, to go through a comic collection so carefully, but come on! This *is* Peanuts, after all! What could matter more?

Issued shortly before Charles Schulz's death, Peanuts: A Golden Celebration gives the true Peanuts fan a look at all five decades of Peanuts' history. From "Lil Folks," Schulz's original one panel cartoon to the latest strips, this book is a delightful journey through the years. Interspersed throughout is commentary by Schulz himself, which adds to the enjoyment of reading (or re-reading) these strips and understanding why it was one of the greatest comic strips of all times. With a few lines, Schulz was able to capture emotions that others couldn't do with thousands of words. Until the day it is decided to reproduce all the strips in collectable form, this is the one indispensable Peanuts collection.

A wonderful treasury edition showing the evolution of the comic strip for the early days in the 50s all the way to the 90s. It is amazing how Mr Schulz's style has evolved over the years and how the characters have taken on lives of their own. The magic of Mr Schulz is how he brings all those characters to life and how we can laugh and cry along with them. This book is a generous sample of his best work and it will surely bring back lots of memories. Also, Mr Schulz sprinkles the book with little comments which are fascinating thoughts behind the work. If you are reading his comics for the first time, it will be a real treat, especially reading the strips from the 50s and 60s (almost a whole different strip than it is today!). We join with the millions of Peanuts fans in praying for Mr Schulz's recovery. Get well soon!

I picked up this book of various interviews that Charles Schulz did from the mid-1950's to the late -1990's to get a better feel for the creator of the world's greatest comic strip, Peanuts. There are some interesting insights here, particularly into Schulz's personality. You really see that the lonliness and feelings of defeat suffered by Charlie Brown for almost 50 years were what Schulz felt for his childhood and a great deal of his adult life.

A lot of the questions asked by the various interviewers dealt with Schulz's religious beliefs, given the fact that many of the Peanuts comics had a religious tone to them. I found some of Schulz's comments interesting, but I never cared that much for those particular Peanuts strips, so a significant portion of this book didn't hold much interest for me.

It was interesting to see how the interviews conducted by writers employed by comic book magazines seemed very critical of Schulz related to the commercialization of Peanuts (i.e. Ford Motor ads in the 1960's, MetLife, etc.) I think Schulz handled these queries very well and also shows how tough he could be when pressed.

I think if you've read Rheta Johnson's terrific biography of Schulz and seen thegreat documentary on A&E, you'll have the best background of Schulz. This book is best served as a "fill in the blanks" supplement to those media.

A great reader containing interviews conducted through the years with the great Charles Schulz. Schulz always gives a great interview and is always interesting. The centerpiece of this book is a lengthy interview with Gary Groth for the Comics Journal, which touched upon almost every topic you can think of. Highly recommended for fans of Peanuts and is another reminder of how much the man has contributed to our lives.

Not the usual skimpy biography or comic compilation, this is a lengthy (300-plus pages) and thoughtful Q&A session between Schulz and well-prepared and insightful interviewers. Schulz' modesty, thoughts on life and humor, and love of his craft are easy to discern, and the details of the history of "Peanuts" and the creative process are, quite obviously, as "inside" as they come. Amply illustrated with comic strips. A fitting tribute.

As a lifelong Peanuts fan and a writer, when I learned of this book I was immediately excited. I got it from Amazon.com and read the whole thing in about two hours. It's a good, satisfying book, but not quite what I expected. I never thought I'd say this, but probably the best thing about the book is the introduction.

Monte Schulz, son of the great Charles, uses the introduction to cast his father as a lover of books and as someone who always thought of his work as low art. (Personally, I consider "Peanuts" to be among the highest art there is). The stories Monte tells about his father are wonderful and made me feel a bit closer to one of my heroes.

The strips collected here, most of which feature Snoopy pounding away at his infamous typewriter or getting a rejection slip (sometimes tied to a rock) are excellent. I've always said that anybody can find his or herself in a Peanuts [comic] strip -- I'm in MOST of the strips about Snoopy.

Where the book falls somewhat short is in the essays collected from some really great writers. Rather than being anything really groundbreaking or informative, most of them are little more than pep talks. The one from Julia Child is completely superfluous unless you're out to write the world's greatest cookbook.

It's a worthwhile book, especially if you're a writer who loves Peanuts. Just don't expect too much from it.

At first glance, this book seemed to me to be just another one of the many Peanuts books that have been published since Charles Schulz's death, which after reading it, my suspicions were confirmed.

It has about a page or two from each of many famous authors, each giving some pointers on writing. These are separated by 2-4 Peanuts comic strips.

It is an excellent book for someone who wants a few pointers on writing from famous authors. It gets its classic Peanuts touch by having lots of strips from the comic every few pages. Virtually all of the comics are the ones with Snoopy writingn on his typewriter, so if you like Snoopy's attempts at writing, this book may be worth it just to get all of these strips in one place.

It is a good book, but nothing amazingly new. I give it a 4 out of 5.

This is a fun book. It doesn't provide much practical advice on writing, but it does contend with the psychological hurdles of writing, from struggling to get words on the page to dealing with rejection and bad critics. The short essays by famous & successful writers helped me by providing a little perspective on how various writers work.

I liked the comic strip and short essay format. You could read it cover to cover, but you can just as easily put it down between essays and actually get some writing done. I checked it out of the library, but I think it would make a great gift.

This small paperback reprint volume of vintage Peanuts Sunday strips is essential for the Peanuts fan but such a cheap reprint format does not do justice to the strips. The panels are reproduced on cheap, pulp-like paper much smaller than the original newspaper version and with very little spine margin. The strips, of course, are printed here in black-&-white. I'd had been willing to pay ... for a large-size softcover with decent paper and the strips in color. I'd been glad to pay [more money] for the thing in hardcover. Oh, well, it's worth having like it is for the strips themselves but I can remember when a paperback book of this size and production quality sold for 50 cents at the corner drug store. I'd give it 5 stars if the physical quality of the book were in keeping with its illustrious content.

Charles M. Schulz was such a master of the four panel daily comic strip that it takes a book like "Peanuts Every Sunday," to show us what he could do with the top half of the front page of the Sunday comics. These strips from 1958-1961, show Schulz's quick mastery of the form. Few of these Sunday strips have a minimum of 8 panels; there are more with 12 or 13 panels, which is certainly at the high end of the spectrum for what you would find in the Sunday comics (then or now). As with his daily strips, Schulz's strength is in telling a story over several strips: my favorite are three devoted to Linus discovering he can make it stop raining. There are a couple of other strips involving Linus and the rain as well, establishing something of a recurring motif for these strips. There are also a couple of strips devoted to the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown trying to fly a kite, Linus running away from home, Lucy listening to Schroeder play the piano, and the joys of snowball throwing. There are also several classic strips involving cloud watching and stargazing. Clearly the late 1950s and the entire 1960s were the heyday of Peanuts, as the strips within these pages clearly prove.

Back when this was originally published, Peanuts comic books had books exclusively for Sunday cartoons since they took up an entire page. This book features some of the early Peanuts Sunday features from 1958 to 1961.

Snoopy would go through his charades- like a boxer with 1 glove on his nose! Sally was a new character here and just a baby. Linus wasn't yet old enough for school and demanded an education. Yet, he proves to have an impressive imagination as he sees images of the apostle Paul in the clouds. Pig Pen comes to Violet's birthday party just as sloppy as he always is- but at least his present is clean! Charlie Brown tries sleeping under the stars but gets scared when he hears a howling sound (Snoopy, of course!). Of course, he gets no respect as baseball manager and gets laughed at by all the kids. It's little wonder he gets irked when the radio announcer asks: "What can be more delightful than the sound of laughter from little children?"! Linus and Lucy both beg their dad to bring them little presents on the way home but Mr. Van Pelt is only taking his car out of the garage to be washed! Lucy asks Schroeder: "If Beethoven was so great, how come he didn't get to be king?". She also tries on one of Charlie Brown's crooked striped T-shirts for a laugh- but this time, the joke's on her! And most of the Peanuts gang is gathered together for the Christmas paegant. Linus forgets his lines, but Lucy knows the right cure!

It is neat to have the original script to this knockout musical. It is set up like the "Peanuts" comic books. Nostalgic to say the least!

This is NOT the score, it is the vocal selections!!

"You're a good man Charlie Brown...is one of the worlds best musicals! I love the theater and this is by far one of the best musicals I've ever seen. If you like musicals like I do get the CD or see the cartoon of the musical. For more information E-Mail me at SMF Broadway@aol.com.

First off, I am a Peanuts fanatic. My child's nursery has a My Little Snoopy theme, and, as a child, I wrote to Mr. Schulz and received a print of Snoopy, with his own "pawprint" autograph as my return gift.

This book, which is the most comprehensive biography of Schulz I have found, is a gem for a fan like myself. For those who are just peripherally interested in Schulz, this book will probably be too detailed and discuss issues of no interest.

However, for a fan like myself, hearing the true story of the "Little Red Haired Girl" and reading of Schulz's perceived failings in his life was very insightful.

Though Charles Schulz created one of the world's most popular comic strips and became a celebrity in the process, he remained a very private person. He was a rather simple man, and though he took the name of Charlie Brown from an old friend, Charles Schulz was the true soul of that lovable loser. GOOD GRIEF examines the life of Schulz, his work, and it's effect upon society. The book remains the most informative work on Schulz and gives insight into the inspiration for most of the Peanuts gang and even the story about the real "little red-haired girl". The only real flaw is that the book skips around from past to present from description to analysis from looking at Schulz to talking about one of his characters. It's not a bad style, but unfortunately in this case ruffles the flow of the biography. Nevertheless, it is a wonderful book for any Peanuts fan to read and also would be a good reference for anyone wanting to gain an apprectiation of one of the best comic strip artists of all time.

This book is such a wonderful find for any peanuts fan. A wonderful book by a wonderful person, Rheta Johnson. I look forward to any other books by her that may be published in the future...