Snoopy Complete Collection: 17

Author: Charles M. Schulz (USA)
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: "The characters in Peanuts explain that Americans believe in friendship, in teamwork, in integrity and goodness, yet we are surrounded by our own indifference, isolation, and alienation—an ingrained sense of isolation that is reflected in Schulz and his little characters." — David Michaelis (Biographer of Schulz) "Charles Schulz, with his works filled with humor and fantasy, has more profoundly proven the complexity of being human than anyone else. He created a unique style, an art form, that inspired countless French cartoonists, who observed the world around them with sharp eyes alongside Schulz." — French Culture Network
I never let others look at my work and ask them, "What do you think of it?" I trust no one. Whether I think it's funny or foolish, I send it out because I want to make myself happy. I never try to please certain audiences. That's terrible. In life, you can never predict what readers will like or dislike. — Charles Schulz
Sally's love for Linus is unstoppable. As Valentine's Day approaches, she writes a letter to Linus, starting with "Dear Little Sweetheart." The cool philosopher Linus, caught off guard by her bold advances, repeatedly falls into her traps. He shouts in front of everyone, "I'm not your sweet little baby!" At this point, Sally asks the people around her, "Don't you think he's lovable?" Her love even involves her brother. When she doesn't receive Valentine's Day candy from Linus, she orders her brother to punch Linus in the nose, calling him her "sweet and sour little baby." Charlie Brown, who doesn't want to hit anyone, comes up with a plan: he clenches his fist and asks Linus to run into it, completing his sister's task. Unfortunately, the one who runs into the fist is the sharp-tongued Lucy.
The unpredictable weather makes Charlie Brown and his friends quite annoyed. On a day they had planned to play ball, a sudden rainstorm hits. Charlie Brown stands alone on the pitcher's mound, watching in envy as groups of birds walk past with umbrellas. On windy days, Snoopy sits on the roof, worriedly watching his bird friends being blown around. Poor Patty probably suffers the most—on her way to school, she gets soaked by the rain and her homework assignment is blown away and scattered across several streets. Witnessing the constant natural disasters, Snoopy even gives an order to his bird friends: "Don't whistle when it's windy!"—afraid that the notes floating over his head will collapse his little house!