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Softcover ● 255 pages
Item 1222 ● $24.95

Peanuts: A Golden Celebration—
The Art and the Story of the World's Best-Loved Comic Strip
By Charles M. Schulz

Peanuts: A Golden Celebration honors the momentous 50th anniversary of Charlie Brown and the gang with over 1,000 carefully selected strips that tell the story of Peanuts like no other book before. In Schulz's own words we learn how he came to create the world's most popular comic strip characters from nostalgic and sometimes painful memories of growing up—such as the agony of classroom Valentine exchange and the longing for Little Red-Haired Girl.

Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz
Ed. by Chip Kidd
Introduction by Jean Schulz

This beautiful album will dazzle fans of Schulz and his art, providing an unprecedented look at the work of the most brilliant and beloved cartoonist of the twentieth century. More than 500 comic strips are reproduced, as well as such rare items as Schulz’s WWII army sketchbook; his very first printed strip, Just Keep Laughing; his private scrapbook Li’l Folks strips; developmental sketches for the first versions of Charlie Brown and other Peanuts characters; and many more materials gathered from the Schulz Museum's archives in Santa Rosa, California.

Charles M. Schulz: Li'l Beginnings
Ed. by Derrick Bang
Foreword by Jean Schulz

Charles M. Schulz: Li'l Beginnings, with Foreword by
Jean Schulz and annotations, editorial commentary, and Introduction by Derrick Bang, includes all 135 of the
Li'l Folks panels that Schulz created for the St. Paul
Pioneer Press, his hometown newspaper, between
June 22, 1947 and January 22, 1950.

50 Years of Happiness:
A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz
By Derrick Bang and Victor Lee
Preface by Ruth Gardner Begell

As part of the global anniversary celebrations in 2000, the Peanuts Collector Club produced an authorized tribute book! 50 Years of Happiness is written, designed, and edited by Peanuts expert Derrick Bang, with additional material by Victor Lee and fans. This special tribute book has fun-filled chapters about the strip and favorite characters; exciting articles on the characters’ appearances in film, TV, and stage; interesting facts about products and Peanuts licensing; anniversary greetings and tributes to Sparky; and much more!