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Kick the Ball, Marcie! (Peanuts Gang)

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This cute little book (31 pages, excluding the title page and so forth) is another excellent example of the work of the incomparable Charles M. Schulz. In this book, Peppermint Patty decides she wants to organize a football team, so she grabs Marcie and begins instructing her in how to play football. Marcie may be a willing volunteer, but she has no idea how to play football, and Patty's football lessons end in hilarious disaster!

When I was a child, I absolutely loved the Peanuts, and I am so pleased that my own children have now fallen in love with those same funny characters. This book is large and attractive, with brightly colored pictures that are sure to please the young reader (and Peanuts fans of all ages)! My children and I highly recommend this book to you!

Kick the Ball, Marcie is a humorous conversation between Marcie and Peppermint Patty about playing football.

When watching the Peanuts on television or reading the comics, I didn't realize how funny Marcie was. She is a deadpan riot next to the seriously focused Peppermint Patty. Patty is trying to get Marcie involved in the process of football, while Marcie does not really care one way or the other.

This book is a really good introduction into subtle humor for children. I was smiling throughout this book. At one point, I was shocked in a funny way as to how Marcie tackled Peppermint Patty.

Children need to be introduced to humor and Kick the Ball, Marcie fits the bill.