A Charlie Brown Christmas Kit: Book and Tree Kit (Peanuts (Running Press)) (Hardcover)

by Charles M. Schulz (Author)

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Product Description
Charlie Brown and his sad, sincere little tree are American icons. Who didn't dream of nurturing their very own "Charlie Brown Christmas Tree" with love to remind themselves of the true meaning of Christmas? In A Charlie Brown Christmas: A Book-and-Tree Kit, now you can cultivate the true spirit of Christmas past, present, and always. This irresistible kit includes a small, pathetic Charlie Brown Christmas tree, one red decorating bulb, Linus's blanket to wrap around the tree's roots, and a full-color mini edition of A Charlie Brown Christmas. For the millions of Peanuts fans and collectors, this heart-stirring Christmas package is bound to be the best-loved of all the stocking-stuffers.

About the Author

Charles Monroe Schulz (1922 -2000) was a 20th-century American cartoonist best known for his Peanuts comic strip. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Dena and Carl Schulz. His nickname "Sparky" was given by his uncle, after the horse Spark Plug in the Barney Google comic strip. He attended St. Paul's Richard Gordon Elementary School, where he skipped two half-grades. As a result, he was the youngest in his class when he attended St. Paul Central High years later, which may have been the reason why he was so shy and isolated as a young teenager. After his mother died in February, 1943, he was drafted into the army and sent to Camp Campbell in Kentucky. He was then shipped to Europe two years later to fight in World War II. After leaving the United States Army in 1945, he took a job as an art teacher at Art Instruction Inc., which he attended before he was drafted. First published by Robert Ripley in his Ripley's Believe It or Not!, then in a series of chronicles, The Saturday Evening Post, his first regular comic strip, Li'l Folks was published in 1947 by the St. Paul Pioneer Press. (It was in this strip that Charlie Brown first appeared, as well as a dog that looked much like Snoopy). In 1950 he approached the United Features Syndicate with his best strips from Li'l Folks, and Peanuts made its first appearance on October 2, 1950. This 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 abandoned that strip due to the demands of the success of Peanuts.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Running Press Miniature Editions (September 24, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762431458
• ISBN-13: 978-0762431458
• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 3 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #431,276 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Too cute., October 17, 2007

By	Taylor Wilkinson "CriminalistW" (Apple Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This has got to be one of the cutest Peanuts items I own. I got hooked on Peanuts a few years ago when I saw the Christmas special for the first time. So anything Christmas and Peanuts at the same time is irresistible to me. I was surprised at how small it was, but after looking at it for a little while, I concluded that the small size makes it even cuter. It's like a miniature tree and book. Who could resist miniature anything?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sort of like the real Charlie Brown tree, January 7, 2008

By	william (canada) - See all my reviews

Neat little product but this thing is really quite tiny.
Has to be less than 3 inches tall, with book being just
as small.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!!!, December 20, 2008

By	Thomas Alessi (CT) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When the package arrived, I thought it was a rather small box. When I opened it up, WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT!! The tree stands maybe 3" tall. This is why the measurement is not included in the description online. And the book is teeny-weeny! BEWARE!