Buddy, Snoopy

Author: Schultz
Translator: Wang Yan
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: A pure classic for education through entertainment. Combining children's love for movement and fun, it presents the beloved character Snoopy in a Pinyin and Chinese character hybrid form, further enhancing children's learning interest while they enjoy the comics. Charles Schulz, the American, tirelessly drew 18,000 comic strips, and he idolized Picasso, but it remains a one-sided wish to push him into the ranks of immortal artists. Moreover, for many years, the unassuming old man's greatest wish was simply to be accompanied by these little people and dogs. The daily comic strips could not carry the true pursuit of intellect and emotion. He inherited the tradition of column serials from Balzac, Alexandre Dumas, and Charles Dickens, but besides talent, the form and space he possessed were much smaller. On those idle afternoons and disheartened nights, there is nothing more comforting than reading about Snoopy. As you look at these little creatures' troublesome childhoods, Charlie Brown feels sorrow for the football and kite, and a little dog faces the eternal dilemma—he wants to be everything but ultimately remains a dog within the small frame. Although the plots are ordinary and repetitive, you never get tired of them, just as Snoopy never refuses to eat another plate of cookies.