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Snoopy: Doghouse Tales
This book features a fun and uplifting series of classic Peanuts comic strips by Charles Schulz selected especially for kids, presented in color and with fun storylines featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Woodstock, and the entire Peanuts gang.
Whether he’s sledding in his supper dish, flying his Sopwith Camel on a dangerous mission, or leading Woodstock and friends on a dangerous cliffside hike, Snoopy is a beagle with a nose for adventure. The rest of the time he can be found at his doghouse, waiting for supper or writing on his trusty typewriter. Featuring a fun and uplifting series of full-color Peanuts comic strips by Charles Schulz selected especially for young readers, Doghouse Tales follows the adventures of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Woodstock, Snoopy’s brother Spike, and the entire Peanuts gang.
Whether he’s sledding in his supper dish, flying his Sopwith Camel on a dangerous mission, or leading Woodstock and friends on a dangerous cliffside hike, Snoopy is a beagle with a nose for adventure. The rest of the time he can be found at his doghouse, waiting for supper or writing on his trusty typewriter. Featuring a fun and uplifting series of full-color Peanuts comic strips by Charles Schulz selected especially for young readers, Doghouse Tales follows the adventures of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Woodstock, Snoopy’s brother Spike, and the entire Peanuts gang.
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Published May 6, 2025
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Charles M. Schulz
3,037 books1,629 followersCharles Monroe Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.
Schulz's first regular cartoons, Li'l Folks, were published from 1947 to 1950 by the St. Paul Pioneer Press; he first used the name Charlie Brown for a character there, although he applied the name in four gags to three different boys and one buried in sand. The series also had a dog that looked much like Snoopy. In 1948, Schulz sold a cartoon to The Saturday Evening Post; the first of 17 single-panel cartoons by Schulz that would be published there. In 1948, Schulz tried to have Li'l Folks syndicated through the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Schulz would have been an independent contractor for the syndicate, unheard of in the 1940s, but the deal fell through. Li'l Folks was dropped from the Pioneer Press in January, 1950.
Later that year, Schulz approached the United Feature Syndicate with his best strips from Li'l Folks, and Peanuts made its first appearance on October 2, 1950. The strip became one of the most popular comic strips of all time. He also had a short-lived sports-oriented comic strip called It's Only a Game (1957–1959), but he abandoned it due to the demands of the successful Peanuts. From 1956 to 1965 he contributed a single-panel strip ("Young Pillars") featuring teenagers to Youth, a publication associated with the Church of God.
Peanuts ran for nearly 50 years, almost without interruption; during the life of the strip, Schulz took only one vacation, a five-week break in late 1997. At its peak, Peanuts appeared in more than 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries. Schulz stated that his routine every morning consisted of eating a jelly donut and sitting down to write the day's strip. After coming up with an idea (which he said could take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours), he began drawing it, which took about an hour for dailies and three hours for Sunday strips. He stubbornly refused to hire an inker or letterer, saying that "it would be equivalent to a golfer hiring a man to make his putts for him." In November 1999 Schulz suffered a stroke, and later it was discovered that he had colon cancer that had metastasized. Because of the chemotherapy and the fact he could not read or see clearly, he announced his retirement on December 14, 1999.
Schulz often touched on religious themes in his work, including the classic television cartoon, A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965), which features the character Linus van Pelt quoting the King James Version of the Bible Luke 2:8-14 to explain "what Christmas is all about." In personal interviews Schulz mentioned that Linus represented his spiritual side. Schulz, reared in the Lutheran faith, had been active in the Church of God as a young adult and then later taught Sunday school at a United Methodist Church. In the 1960s, Robert L. Short interpreted certain themes and conversations in Peanuts as being consistent with parts of Christian theology, and used them as illustrations during his lectures about the gospel, as he explained in his bestselling paperback book, The Gospel According to Peanuts, the first of several books he wrote on religion and Peanuts, and other popular culture items. From the late 1980s, however, Schulz described himself in interviews as a "secular humanist": “I do not go to church anymore... I guess you might say I've come around to secular humanism, an obligation I believe all humans have to others and the world we live in.”
Schulz's first regular cartoons, Li'l Folks, were published from 1947 to 1950 by the St. Paul Pioneer Press; he first used the name Charlie Brown for a character there, although he applied the name in four gags to three different boys and one buried in sand. The series also had a dog that looked much like Snoopy. In 1948, Schulz sold a cartoon to The Saturday Evening Post; the first of 17 single-panel cartoons by Schulz that would be published there. In 1948, Schulz tried to have Li'l Folks syndicated through the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Schulz would have been an independent contractor for the syndicate, unheard of in the 1940s, but the deal fell through. Li'l Folks was dropped from the Pioneer Press in January, 1950.
Later that year, Schulz approached the United Feature Syndicate with his best strips from Li'l Folks, and Peanuts made its first appearance on October 2, 1950. The strip became one of the most popular comic strips of all time. He also had a short-lived sports-oriented comic strip called It's Only a Game (1957–1959), but he abandoned it due to the demands of the successful Peanuts. From 1956 to 1965 he contributed a single-panel strip ("Young Pillars") featuring teenagers to Youth, a publication associated with the Church of God.
Peanuts ran for nearly 50 years, almost without interruption; during the life of the strip, Schulz took only one vacation, a five-week break in late 1997. At its peak, Peanuts appeared in more than 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries. Schulz stated that his routine every morning consisted of eating a jelly donut and sitting down to write the day's strip. After coming up with an idea (which he said could take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours), he began drawing it, which took about an hour for dailies and three hours for Sunday strips. He stubbornly refused to hire an inker or letterer, saying that "it would be equivalent to a golfer hiring a man to make his putts for him." In November 1999 Schulz suffered a stroke, and later it was discovered that he had colon cancer that had metastasized. Because of the chemotherapy and the fact he could not read or see clearly, he announced his retirement on December 14, 1999.
Schulz often touched on religious themes in his work, including the classic television cartoon, A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965), which features the character Linus van Pelt quoting the King James Version of the Bible Luke 2:8-14 to explain "what Christmas is all about." In personal interviews Schulz mentioned that Linus represented his spiritual side. Schulz, reared in the Lutheran faith, had been active in the Church of God as a young adult and then later taught Sunday school at a United Methodist Church. In the 1960s, Robert L. Short interpreted certain themes and conversations in Peanuts as being consistent with parts of Christian theology, and used them as illustrations during his lectures about the gospel, as he explained in his bestselling paperback book, The Gospel According to Peanuts, the first of several books he wrote on religion and Peanuts, and other popular culture items. From the late 1980s, however, Schulz described himself in interviews as a "secular humanist": “I do not go to church anymore... I guess you might say I've come around to secular humanism, an obligation I believe all humans have to others and the world we live in.”
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June 22, 2025
This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Rated 4.5 of 5
I feel sad for children today who won't grow up with newspapers in their house. Children who won't know the joy of thumbing through the inky paper for the comics page every day, with a special section, IN COLOR, on Sunday. Children who won't get to know Dennis, Calvin, Beetle, and of course the Peanuts Gang.
Fortunately, someone's been wise enough to keep Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and all the gang in front of people by putting the old strips together into book-length collections. This is book #18 in a Peanuts collection.
For those of us old enough to remember reading the daily strips and are somewhat familiar with the gang, this is certainly on the more "recent" end of the strip. While we see all the familiar characters (most of whom originated in the 1950's, we also see a fair amount of Peppermint Patty and Marcie, the latter not appearing in the strip until 1971. There's also a bit of Snoop's cousin Spike who did not appear in the strip until 1975.
This is not a graphic novel - there's not one continuing storyline. Trying to describe the actions here would be pointless. This is comic strip humor - short, often poignant, sometimes funny moments in characters' lives. They often appeal to all ages. Children who can't yet read can enjoy the pictures - especially those of Snoopy and his antics. Children get a kick out of what happens. Adults enjoy both the reliving of their youth and the passion of the strips.
Without newspapers in nearly every home as they were in the 50's, 60's and 70's, it's important to provide classics like this in book form. When the grandkids go to meet with grandpa and grandma, and they're without their Xstation and Playbox for a day, it's books like this that will entertain them.
Looking for a good book? Snoopy: Doghouse Tails, a collection of Peanuts comic strips by Charles M. Schultz should be a household staple for anyone over the age of forty.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review.
I feel sad for children today who won't grow up with newspapers in their house. Children who won't know the joy of thumbing through the inky paper for the comics page every day, with a special section, IN COLOR, on Sunday. Children who won't get to know Dennis, Calvin, Beetle, and of course the Peanuts Gang.
Fortunately, someone's been wise enough to keep Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and all the gang in front of people by putting the old strips together into book-length collections. This is book #18 in a Peanuts collection.
For those of us old enough to remember reading the daily strips and are somewhat familiar with the gang, this is certainly on the more "recent" end of the strip. While we see all the familiar characters (most of whom originated in the 1950's, we also see a fair amount of Peppermint Patty and Marcie, the latter not appearing in the strip until 1971. There's also a bit of Snoop's cousin Spike who did not appear in the strip until 1975.
This is not a graphic novel - there's not one continuing storyline. Trying to describe the actions here would be pointless. This is comic strip humor - short, often poignant, sometimes funny moments in characters' lives. They often appeal to all ages. Children who can't yet read can enjoy the pictures - especially those of Snoopy and his antics. Children get a kick out of what happens. Adults enjoy both the reliving of their youth and the passion of the strips.
Without newspapers in nearly every home as they were in the 50's, 60's and 70's, it's important to provide classics like this in book form. When the grandkids go to meet with grandpa and grandma, and they're without their Xstation and Playbox for a day, it's books like this that will entertain them.
Looking for a good book? Snoopy: Doghouse Tails, a collection of Peanuts comic strips by Charles M. Schultz should be a household staple for anyone over the age of forty.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review.
December 13, 2025
Lovely book to read when you're down and out. Captures all the memories we had when we read these cartoons the first time and enjoyable this time around as adults. There is a series of these books and I'm looking forward to reading them, especially when bad weather is predicted and snow is on the ground!
October 5, 2025
A really good collection in this volume that even includes some of the lesser-known characters including Spike, Franklin, and Eudora.
December 25, 2025
Great read
May 8, 2025
Everyone knows Peanuts. I was never a fan, however, and so this perhaps is for fans (or their children, since these were selected specially for that demographic). It's occasionally funny, but mostly deadpan and even bland.
Thanks to Andrews McMeel and Edelweiss for early access.
Thanks to Andrews McMeel and Edelweiss for early access.
December 20, 2024
Note: I received a DRC from Edelweiss in exchange for a review.
“This book features a fun and uplifting series of classic Peanuts comic strips by Charles Schulz selected especially for kids, presented in color and with fun storylines featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Woodstock, and the entire Peanuts gang.
Whether he’s sledding in his supper dish, flying his Sopwith Camel on a dangerous mission, or leading Woodstock and friends on a dangerous cliffside hike, Snoopy is a beagle with a nose for adventure. The rest of the time he can be found at his doghouse, waiting for supper or writing on his trusty typewriter. Featuring a fun and uplifting series of full-color Peanuts comic strips by Charles Schulz selected especially for young readers, Doghouse Tales follows the adventures of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Woodstock, Snoopy’s brother Spike, and the entire Peanuts gang”.
With “Peanuts” turning 75 years old in 2025, it still manages to make me laugh all these years later. This collection of comic strips is fun for all ages, and I would recommend it to fans of “Peanuts” or comic strips in general.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“This book features a fun and uplifting series of classic Peanuts comic strips by Charles Schulz selected especially for kids, presented in color and with fun storylines featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Woodstock, and the entire Peanuts gang.
Whether he’s sledding in his supper dish, flying his Sopwith Camel on a dangerous mission, or leading Woodstock and friends on a dangerous cliffside hike, Snoopy is a beagle with a nose for adventure. The rest of the time he can be found at his doghouse, waiting for supper or writing on his trusty typewriter. Featuring a fun and uplifting series of full-color Peanuts comic strips by Charles Schulz selected especially for young readers, Doghouse Tales follows the adventures of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Woodstock, Snoopy’s brother Spike, and the entire Peanuts gang”.
With “Peanuts” turning 75 years old in 2025, it still manages to make me laugh all these years later. This collection of comic strips is fun for all ages, and I would recommend it to fans of “Peanuts” or comic strips in general.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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