Snoopy: Boogie Down!

by Charles M. Schulz

Even if it’s raining cats and dogs, spending time with the Peanuts gang can brighten your day . . . Is your baseball team getting beat sixty-eight to nothing? Are you caught in the rain without an umbrella? Have you finally worked up the courage to call your crush only to get the wrong number? Don’t worry! The Peanuts gang has the cure for your worries.Join Linus as he awaits the Great Pumpkin, Peppermint Patty as she faces off against an entire hockey team, and Snoopy as he attempts to eat the largest sandwich he's ever seen. Sally befriends the new girl at school, Eudora, only to find a rival for the affection of her Sweet Babboo. And Charlie Brown searches for a home for Snoopy's mysterious brother, Spike . . . “Schulz’s masterpiece remains . . . relevant and funny for all ages generation after generation.” —Good Comics for Kids, a School Library Journal Blog

Genres: Comics, Humor, Fiction, Art, Graphic Novels, Classics, Animals

176 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 16, 2018

About the author

Charles 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.”

Reviews

[Fergus, Weaver of Autistic Webs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Happy I got this collection of vintage Snoopy classics.

Got it on a whimsical lark - an Amazon pop up (for a new collection of Snoopy fall-to-spring seventies toons) had invaded their busy (as you well know if you’ve book-hunted there recently) screen, and pushed two of my fav buttons for humour-hunting: relevance (to now, the time of year) and nostalgia (but what sane person, aside from us geezers says “boogie” without irony?).

Only irrelevant old dudes like us - that’s who.

But we boomers will lap it up like toothless old cats their milk!

It was published in 1978. I had just met my soon-to-be-forever-wife. She was Catholic, I was Anglican. I had secretively been a wannabe Catholic convert for nine years!

It made me feel like saying Good Grief, Charlie Brown. As an ironical Snoopy thinks in his speech balloon when Charlie hands him a two-foot submarine sandwich for his Boxing Day evening meal?

(A note to kids who are NOT boomer insiders on that one - in the seventies in Canada and many states, the stores could be closed for four days around Boxing Day, depending on whether Christmas fell on the weekend or not!)

Had to be there.

Example… As a teen, I wanted to buy a new Beach Boys album on the day after Boxing Day, but the only place I could look was Pascal Hardware (and incredibly, find it there I did)!

And even if you yourself are an irrevelant alientated Luddite teen - finding your fun Far from the Madding Black Friday Crowds - you’ll dig it!

Well, and yes - I married my ladylove three years later! And I would try to shed my sourpuss Charlie Brown "good griefs" - a lifelong battle fought with the help of my bipolar meds.

Oh… and just in case you’re wondering, ole Snoopy LOVES his two-foot sub - as a Weapon, natch, against the violent neighbourhood CAT.

Who KNOWS? This one may be Free on Goodreads this weekend too! But anyway, it's on Kindle Unlimited - so that if you're part of that, it's free for you now.

In any case, start shedding your grief - for this is a great deal!

[emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

part of my ongoing snoopy phase

all snoopy is good snoopy. but this wasn't the BEST snoopy.

bottom line: going to write snoopy until it doesn't look right anymore. snoopy. snoopy. there it is.

[Schizanthus Nerd · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s Charlie Brown and the gang so naturally I devoured this book as soon as it downloaded on my iPad. I’ve now finished my reread and all I can think is that I need to save up for the inevitable. One of these days I’m going to own the entire collection of Peanuts so I will always have smiles at my fingertips.

I was surprised by the amount of comics in this collection that I’d never read before. There will be kids who are discovering Peanuts who’ll no doubt ask their parents what some of the now dated references mean but they are few and far between. I loved that this collection was in colour so even the comics I already knew and loved felt fresh.

Snoopy continues his battle of wits with the creative bully cat next door and we wait with Linus and Marci for the Great Grape. (Sorry, Linus, I was just messing with you. Unlike Marci I know it’s the Great Pumpkin!) Peppermint Patty asks for Marci’s help to stay awake in class and Sally talks to the school building and seeks protection against the powers of darkness, i.e., the third grader whose ruler she broke. Charlie Brown checks his calendar to see if there’s anything coming up that he needs to dread, Schroeder plays piano and is annoyed by Lucy, Lucy dispenses 5 cents worth of wisdom, Snoopy’s brother Spike visits, Woodstock saves the day, and Pig-Pen even makes an appearance. My favourite comics included delightfully dour Eudora, who Sally first meets at camp.

Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the opportunity to giggle my way through this collection of comics. I’m already looking forward to the next collection.

[Mitticus · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5

Not my favorite selection of Peanuts-comics-strips. The characters are great as always, and yet this volume, unlike the previous one (I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo!), left me somewhat disappointed. Much parts were boring (sorry but sports is really not my thing); and the pile of comic strips about the cat even redundant. Maybe in smaller doses it is better - Charly and Lucy and the ball. Snoopy and the food. Patty falling sleep.

Even Disco Snoopy is meh. Much better is Flashbeagle :)

Anyway, my favorite here is Sally. From writing , to camp, and ...



I feel you, grrl. specially after the new girl stuff , shame on you, Linus!


Also Woodstock rocks!

Btw, that cat is a clever carver :) And I'm not convinced that is not actually Schroeder's cat ...



+Digital arc gently provided by Netgalley and publishers. ;u thoughts are all mine+

[Gary Sundell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Weirdly, this collection showed only 8 pages internally, really long pages. The strips are from the late 1970s. The daily strips are in color. Always fun spending time with Charlie Brown and his friends

[Etienne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I never been the biggest Peanuts fans, but from what I remembered this was funnier. I didn't find this one funny, some make me smile a little but never really laugh. A bit disappointed.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was and is always so much fun to read the Peanuts comic strip. Charles M. Schultz was a genius in how he made his strip so appealing to kids and adults alike. Peanuts is timeless and is always guaranteed to elicit a smile and/or laugh. As a bonus, it may impart a pearl of wisdom or a different perspective. I highly recommend this collection!

My favorite strips were and continue to be the ones about Snoopy so when I saw that this book’s title featured that cute little beagle, I knew I had to read it! There are some great strips featuring Snoopy and his feud with the stupid cat, Snoopy pretending to be an owl, Snoopy with his dinner bowl, Snoopy writing a book (on a typewriter of all things! Most of these strips are not at all dated but that one was. Today I guess Snoopy would be writing a book on an ipad!)

It is always a treat to see Peanuts in color! The drawings are still adorable and delightful! Nothing beats a smiling, laughing or dancing Snoopy! There are some classic ones, like Charlie Brown asks Snoopy why he doesn’t dance anymore for his dinner. And, Lucy saying its windy, raining and cold — it’s a good day to be crabby. Of course, a Peanuts collection would not be complete without Charlie Brown trying to kick the football that’s held by Lucy or Charlie Brown on the mound pitching. There are plenty of these are included in this collection.

There is a great 4-5 pages that detail the history of Snoopy’s dancing and how it changed throughout the years, even if they were in black and white. There is even one very early one in which Snoopy looked different and its always interesting to see the visual of how a character started out.

It never ceases to amaze me how simple some Peanuts strips are and yet hey are so funny. I enjoyed the ones about Sally telling Charlie Brown about different English symbols liken ampersand and a musical clef, which if you didn’t know they hate each other! She explains that brackets always come in pairs so if you see only one by itself, you will know it’s up to no good!

I always appreciated how some Peanuts strips continue with the same situation, just with a different spin. For example, there are quite a few featuring Peppermint Patty dealing with her problem of falling asleep in class. Her friend Marcie gives her advice and different ideas of what is causing the problem. Some of them are just so hilarious.

Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

[Radwa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was pure joy!
I love the snarky-ness of these kids nad how sometimes they just feel like adults!
I still can't pick a favorite, but I sure relate to Snoopy a lot.

[January Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful for ALL ages! What else can I say? Everyone LOVE Snoopy and the Gang! A great book, I highly recommend!

[Melanie Dulaney · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved reliving a childhood of reading Peanuts cartoons and watching all those TV specials! The humor is timeless and the artwork as engaging as ever, but some references to past personalities such as Farrah Fawcett and Mary Tyler Moore will be missed by today’s students. Libraries with an active circulation of graphic novels may wish to purchase this and other Peanuts compilations, but without any clear plot or available Accelerated Reader quiz, it would clearly be a strictly for entertainment purchase. Thanks for the dARC, NetGalley.

[Diane Hernandez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Snoopy: Boogie Down is a collection of veteran Peanuts strips marketed to the middle grades.

It’s not just Snoopy. All the gang is here: Charlie Brown, Lucy, Sally, Peppermint Patty and even Snoopy’s brother Spike at the way from Needles. The comics were selected to appeal to the middle grades by emphasizing sports, school, summer camp and pets. Older adults may have to explain some of the celebrity references like Farrah Fawcett and even what the word “Boogie” means. However, even older readers will enjoy this trip down Memory Lane.

Snoopy: Boogie Down is recommended for anyone looking for a humorous reflection on life’s ironies. 4 stars!

Thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for an advance copy.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A visit with beloved old friends is how I would describe reading a Peanuts book. Snoopy's antic, Charlie Brown's woes and the rest of the gang total up to a thoroughly enjoyable read!

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although some of the references and phrases are a bit dated and will require new fans of this comic book series to do some investigating or talking to their parents in order to understand them, many of the strips here are just as relevant as they were when the strip was in its heyday. Like other reviewers, I remember well how I fell in love with Snoopy and his joyous celebration of life--or suppertime--through dance and his never-ending battle with the fierce cat next door as well as Charlie Brown's unrequited crush on that little red-haired girl. The strips that appeared in the daily and Sunday paper back when I was growing up and then were collected in small books kept me smiling all through middle grades and high school. Charles Schulz's genius appears to have been his ability to capture universal experiences in a humorous yet sometimes philosophical way. His is not humor that makes someone necessarily laugh out loud but smile and sometime wince in self-recognition. While I might not like them quite as much as I did when I was younger, I still enjoyed them and am pleased that they are being presented to a new audience. The observations of trees and the school building struck me as particularly meaningful and worth a second or third read. For someone in need of a little pick me up, these strips will do the trick.

[Remo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mi padre leía pocos tebeos, pero de los peanuts tenía por lo menos quince libros en sus estanterías. En el proceso natural de absorción y descarte de las estanterías de mi padre descubrí a Charlie Brown, el antihéroe, y a Snoopy y a Woodstock, héroes peculiares, y a Linus y su manta, y a Schroeder y su piano, y a Lucy, enamorada de Schroeder, y a Patty y a Sally, y a todos los demás. De trazo simple, con líneas argumentales que oscilaban entre una y doscientas tiras, Charles Schulz creó durante 50 años (solo Ibáñez ha sido más prolífico durante más tiempo) un pequeño universo al que he vuelto alguna vez, para comprobar con gusto que, si bien ya no me llama como antes, no ha envejecido mal.
Hay tantas tiras (más de 18.000 en 50 años, se dice pronto) que, como dicen de los Simpson, toda cosa que pase ha salido ya probablemente en una tira de Charlie Brown. Las leí sobre todo entre mis 10 y mis 15 años, pero cuando me he cruzado con alguna en años posteriores ha seguido aguantando el tipo y, por supuesto, se aprecian má mensajes destinados al adulto. La maravilla de las cosas bien hechas, que apelan a todos los públicos. Altamente recomendable.

[Robert Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the NetGalley book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

 Who doesn't enjoy "Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang." Oh...that's right, kids these days who do not understand classics. I am a true 90's babe. I grew up on Charlie Brown and this is one legacy, I will make sure lives on.

Charlie Brown and the Gang, are going through a lot in this book "Boogie Down." I don't know exactly how to exactly explain some of the small things that happen in this book, but let me tell you about the cat that snoopy keeps harassing.

I would recommend this book, to everyone who loves the true classics that childhoods are built on.

[Wayne McCoy · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Snoopy: Boogie Down!' by Charles M. Schulz is the 11th collection by Andrews McMeel Publishing. These are great collections and feature color strips throughout.

This time around Snoopy deals with mealtime woes. Sally goes to camp and meets a new kid (and forgets to have a bad time at camp along the way). The new kid moves in to the neighborhood and manages to get Linus' prized blanket, and Linus, Snoopy and Woodstock have to perform a daring rescue.

There are also tennis jokes, baseball jokes, and more. I love that these original black and white strips are now in color. The color process honors the originals. There are daily strips as well as Sundays. Get a copy of this for a kid in your life. These are still classic.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.

[Anne Bollmann (Annelise Lestrange) · Rating 4 out of 5]

*~.Book Analysis.~*
Just remembering that those were my impressions and opinion as a reader :)

Rating: 4 stars
Reading period: Nov. 25th, 2018
Format: ebook
Source: NetGalley – I have received this book in exchange for an honest review.
Release date: Oct. 16th, 2018

PROS
As always, the fine and intelligent humor present on Snoopy stripes is impeccable. Social criticism also never misses an opportunity to present itself and makes us think of what exactly are we doing with our lives.

CONS
As a lover of comic books and comic stripes, sometimes I find Snoopy ones a little too serious or too plain in comparison to other works.

COVER ANALYSIS
Come on, it’s Snoopy! It’s sooo cute! *--*

RECOMMENDED FOR
Comic book and Snoopy fans!

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading a book of Snoopy cartoons by the late Charles Schulz is like revisiting your childhood. Then I read them for the dry wit of the characters and for love of the dog who danced with such joy!! They simply made me smile. Now I also recognize the clever wisdom Schulz imbedded in these characters.

Growing up, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Marcie, Peppermint Patty, Snoopy, Woodstock and Pigpen were my tribe. They still are, I just wear grown-up clothes and look a bit older.

A wonderful look back at characters who became part of the American culture. Thank-you, Mr. Schulz. I know it's too late an offering, but thank-you!

Thanks too to NetGalley and Andrew McMeel Publishing.

[Paul Franco · Rating 4 out of 5]

There’s been so many of these books that it’s hard for them to come up with a new theme. This one doesn’t really matter till the end.
Right away there’s a pun worthy of making me wonder if the guy from Pearls Before Swine got the idea here.
I hate bugs, but I’ll adopt the one who knows more than Lucy and Sally.
Never saw the character Eudora before. I like her, especially her fishing style.
The disguised drop shot made me chuckle before I could stop it.
There’s a special section at the end featuring the history of dance in the strip.
3.5 pushed up to 4/5

[Tiana Hadnt · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a huge Snoopy fan, and this both warmed my heart and made me smile. There something comforting about these comics. It’s just cozy, and you feel like you could return to them over and over again. This is as good as all the other Snoopy I’ve read over the years. They could do these until I’m 80 and it would be just fine with me. The world is so simple, yet at the same time has the ability to hit you at times with something quietly profound. I’d recommend this to anyone, of any age.

Thanks to Netgalley, and Andrew McMeel Publishing for the free copy in exchange for an honest review.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

The art and humor of Charles M. Schulz is always a delight. While dance is the main theme of this book it also provides running scenarios of "Hey, stupid cat", the school building's relatives, Peppermint Patty, and of course Charlie Brown and his baseball and football experiences. Grab a copy and enjoy an evening's read with a smile and occasional chuckle while visiting the Peanuts gang once again.

[Raven Terry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nostalgia! This reminds me so much of my childhood, good old fashion, clean comics. I really enjoyed watching Charlie Brown as a kid and loved some his other comics growing up, I'm so glad Schulz is still at it. This generation needs Charlie Brown and his friends! As usual, its well written, lessons were learned and fun was had by the peanuts gang! We will absolutely be getting this one into the hands of our kids!

[Ada · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Peanuts Gang loves to dance! Snoopy may love the spotlight, but he's not the only one who dances. Character's like Woodstock, Peppermint Patty, Pigpen, Spike and even Charlie Brown! One of Snoopy's best known dances happens at Dinnertime, Snoopy's Dinnertime dance is almost the same as his happy dance. Although Lucy has partnered up with Snoopy for some slow dances and for some dances that are fast and exotic. By Ada.

[Theediscerning · Rating 1 out of 5]

Yup, Peanuts now is just as unfunny as when I read and watched him/it decades ago. Why one girl calls another 'Sir', why there is such an amount of repetitive 'stupid cat' strips, and more – all will remain unanswered.

[Jessi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did not know there were so many strips where the cat next door took swipes at Snoopy's dog house. There are also touches of baseball, Lucy and Schroeder, and all of the favorite Peanuts characters. A lovely series of strips.

[Nathaniel Seagraves · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nostalgia for hours!!

I absolutely love peanuts and they never get old!! You can always expect a great time with Snoopy and his friends! Never knew there was a character named Eudora, but seemed like a good addiction to the gang!!

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I needed a 'palate cleanser' after some darker books. There were a couple panels that made me chuckle, but there were so many that just weren't funny or interesting. This was not the best collection.

[Mrs. Fitzpatrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

All Time Favorite Animated Characters

Charles Schulz never fails to deliver through is animation s that always causes my heart to smile. I have been a Snoopy fan since childhood and I continue to be a fan as an adult.

[Mimi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh come on... It's Peanuts, of course it's good. And even though some jokes are dated, they remain funny.

I received a copy through Netgalley.

[The Endless Unread · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is another classic addition to the snoopy collection we all know and love. Fantastic graphics as always and entertaining strips that will have you giggling all the way through.