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Summary: Peppermint Patty has more than her share of troubles
Review: "Speak Softly, and Carry a Beagle" was one of my favorite titles for a "Peanuts" collection. The philosophy (which originated with Theodore Roosevelt) is adopted by Sally who is tired of being bullied by the kids at the playground. With Snoopy underarm she not only defends her right to be on a public playground, she ends up making a bold move to take over the place. Unfortunately, that is going a bit too far for the beagle in question (Speaking of going too far, Lucy throws Schroeder's piano down the sewer in this one). This particular volume of Charles M. Schulz cartoons are from both the daily and Sunday "Peanuts" published in 1974-1975. There are a lot of cartoons of Sally working on her penmanship and Snoopy doing puppet shows of "War and Peace" and "Gone With the Wind," that are okay, but most of the best strips in this one have to do with baseball and other sports. This probably explains why when you read through these comics it will be pretty clear to you that the star of this particular volume is Peppermint Patty, who beans Snoopy with an inside pitch, has one ear pierced, and makes the mistake of going to Chuck's dad for a haircut before the big skating competition. The glory days of "Peanuts" were clearly the late 1950s through the 1960s, which is not to say that there are not still some great "Peanuts" strips in this collection, but rather that the overall percentage is just a wee bit lower. Still, you can never go wrong with Schulz and the Peanuts gang. WARNING: Parents, please be aware that there is one strip where Joe Cool (a.k.a. Snoopy) engages in the latest campus fad of that era...streaking.
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Summary: Peppermint Patty has more than her share of troubles
Review: "Speak Softly, and Carry a Beagle" was one of my favorite titles for a "Peanuts" collection. The philosophy (which originated with Theodore Roosevelt) is adopted by Sally who is tired of being bullied by the kids at the playground. With Snoopy underarm she not only defends her right to be on a public playground, she ends up making a bold move to take over the place. Unfortunately, that is going a bit too far for the beagle in question (Speaking of going too far, Lucy throws Schroeder's piano down the sewer in this one). This particular volume of Charles M. Schulz cartoons are from both the daily and Sunday "Peanuts" published in 1974-1975. There are a lot of cartoons of Sally working on her penmanship and Snoopy doing puppet shows of "War and Peace" and "Gone With the Wind," that are okay, but most of the best strips in this one have to do with baseball and other sports. This probably explains why when you read through these comics it will be pretty clear to you that the star of this particular volume is Peppermint Patty, who beans Snoopy with an inside pitch, has one ear pierced, and makes the mistake of going to Chuck's dad for a haircut before the big skating competition. The glory days of "Peanuts" were clearly the late 1950s through the 1960s, which is not to say that there are not still some great "Peanuts" strips in this collection, but rather that the overall percentage is just a wee bit lower. Still, you can never go wrong with Schulz and the Peanuts gang. WARNING: Parents, please be aware that there is one strip where Joe Cool (a.k.a. Snoopy) engages in the latest campus fad of that era...streaking.
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Summary: This is a hilarious book that anyone can enjoy.
Review: This is one of Charles M. Schultz's best work. You can never put it down. You don't even have to be a Peanuts lover to get a kick out of this book.
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