Peanuts：A Golden Celebration: The Art and the Story of the World's Best-Loved Comic Strip

WillCharlieBrownevergettokickthefootballs?WillSchroederfinallyreturnLucy'slove?WillLinusgiveuphissecurityblanket?WillPeppermintPartyeverpassatest?And,mostimportantlywillSnoopy--thatcanineliteraryace--everbepublished?"Totakeablankpieceofpaperanddrawcharactersthatpeopleloveandworryaboutisextremelysatisfying.Itreallydoesnotmatterwhatyouarecalledorwhereyourworkisplacedaslongasitbringssomekindofjoytosomepersonsomeplace."--CharlesSchulzPeanuts:AGoldenCelebrationhonorsthemomentous50thanniversaryofCharlieBrownandthegangwithover1,000carefullyselectedstripsthattellthestoryofPeanutslikenootherbookbefore.InSchulz'sownwordswelearnhowhecametocreatetheworld'smostpopularcomicstripcharactersfromnostalgicandsometimespainfulmemoriesofgrowingup--suchastheagonyofclassroomValentineexchangeandthelongingforalittlered-hairedgirl.FromthedebutofPeanutsonOctober2,1950,tothegoldenjubilee,herearefiftyyearsofthefavoriteepisodesandthe..."firsts,"suchasthefirsttimeLucypulledthefootballawayfromCharlieBrown.IncludedarescenesfromthebelovedCharlieBrowntelevision.specialsandthelatestrevivaloftheBroadwaymusical,You'reaGoodMan,CharlieBrown.ThesearethestripsandeventsthathavemadePeanutsanawesomephenomenon,appearingin2,600newspapersworldwideeveryday.Notbadforaround-headedkidcalledCharlieBrown.Letthecelebrationbegin!