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Peanuts Coronet #11
All This And Snoopy, Too
BEWARE OF SNOOPY? YES INDEED.
Snoopy is dangerously habit-forming. A real spellbinder. No one is safe from his reckless charm, his dashing antics, his dogged imagination.
But then who wants to be?
Snoopy is dangerously habit-forming. A real spellbinder. No one is safe from his reckless charm, his dashing antics, his dogged imagination.
But then who wants to be?
120 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1962
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About the author
Charles M. Schulz
3,020 books1,646 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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October 17, 2018
هیچ صفحهای تو کتابای اسنوپی و چارلی براون نیست که من دوستش نداشته باشم؛
جدای از این ماجرا، توی این یکی، توجهم خیلی به دیالوگاشون دربارۀ مدرسه و معلما جلب شده بود.
جدای از این ماجرا، توی این یکی، توجهم خیلی به دیالوگاشون دربارۀ مدرسه و معلما جلب شده بود.
December 23, 2025
Man, these six year olds are really caught up on modern day issues…
November 14, 2014
я не знаю, как она у меня оказалась, но это полное счастье
November 29, 2016
Corto pero tierno y gracioso.
March 11, 2025
Snoopy will always be one of my childhood fav characters.
I love this story a lot!
I love this story a lot!
February 21, 2017
I have loved Peanuts comic strips for many years and I still find them funny.
August 14, 2023
I don't know whether a cartoon series qualifies as literature. But if it does, "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz would be somewhere near the top!
Charlie Brown, who is either a hero or a loser, depending upon how you look at life... the crabby and cantankerous Lucy van Pelt... the musical Schroeder... the boy genius Linus van Pelt and his blanket... and so many other children, doing childish things while expounding deep philosophy. All this, and Snoopy, too - the world's most philosophical beagle. Peanuts is to read, re-read and cherish for ever.
This small collection from the Peanuts strips over the years is thoroughly enjoyable.
Charlie Brown, who is either a hero or a loser, depending upon how you look at life... the crabby and cantankerous Lucy van Pelt... the musical Schroeder... the boy genius Linus van Pelt and his blanket... and so many other children, doing childish things while expounding deep philosophy. All this, and Snoopy, too - the world's most philosophical beagle. Peanuts is to read, re-read and cherish for ever.
This small collection from the Peanuts strips over the years is thoroughly enjoyable.
December 11, 2021
Always fun to read Snoopy before bed, on a line at the DMV or while waiting for basketball practice to end. So special, this volume has less of Charlie brown's pessimism so I fully enjoyed this volume. 😊 💘
September 29, 2018
I liked this vintage Charlie Brown alright. It's definitely dated to the era it was written.
July 2, 2019
Recommended for all Peanuts fans.
January 1, 2021
Read an autobiography from the man who helped create this cover for fawcett publishing which makes this book more meaningful
May 21, 2021
Fantastic!
April 1, 2022
Peanuts humour ages like wine!
April 9, 2024
Peanuts comic strips are timeless. They have a fun, simple, and honest feeling that makes me smile and even laugh out loud.
May 28, 2025
I've got that dog in me (this is the dog)
September 16, 2025
Brilliant as always.
July 16, 2017
Not my type of humour. Some are funny, but often not.
April 27, 2009
This is from parents' old comic collection. I remember looking through it when I was a kid and didn't speak one word of english. I don't remember what I thought about it, but I can say that I love the Peanuts today. (and I'm collecting the complete collection, so soon, these old books will be kept for nostalgic reasons only.
April 24, 2010
On the cover it says "Selected Cartoons from You Can't Win, Charlie Brown, Vol. 1." it's around 120 pages of Peanuts comic strips from 1960 to 1962 and this is among the first books I ever owned. I was enchanted by these when I was about seven years old and think they're still capable of charming today's children. Looking at them still brings a smile.
October 15, 2013
How can you not like the crew from Peanuts? They are addictive, just like peanuts.
I always get a laugh when I read any of the Peanuts strips. I miss seeing new strips, but am glad the old ones are still around making me and others happy.
This book was a good dose of humor at a time when I needed it.
I always get a laugh when I read any of the Peanuts strips. I miss seeing new strips, but am glad the old ones are still around making me and others happy.
This book was a good dose of humor at a time when I needed it.
July 8, 2014
There were a lot of these Peanuts collections floating around the house when I was young. I'm guessing the occasional theological bit meant Cokesbury carried the. Or maybe my dad just liked Peanuts. Anyway, I gobbled 'em up like popcorn.
July 26, 2021
I enjoyed this. It was funny and I laughed out loud many times 😂 It's made me want to read the rest of these books, because this may or may not be the first one I've read 🤪 (yes, I know it's the 11th book in the series lol)
December 19, 2010
Really funny and sarcastic.
April 5, 2011
Go Charlie brown!
November 26, 2013
Short, fun... just right for a quick break while cleaning the house.
March 20, 2020
Received as a prize in a Bookcrossing sweepstake: a great collection of Snoopy comics that cheered me up immensely during these uncertain times.
May 18, 2020
It was witty and funny. It was philosophical in some parts too. Also you see Schroeder's first encounter with the piano. Very nostalgic reading this and worth the time. Very enjoyable.
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