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Trick or Treat: A Peanuts Halloween

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This book was a mixed treat. For a book entitled A Peanuts Halloween it could have been a much better editorial effort. It fails to really capture the warmth of Schulz's vision of Halloween by presenting the strips effectively. The Halloween activities were extremely basic -- other activity and craft books are far better in that regard. The selection of strips was also not very good. Everything is printed in black, orange and white only --hard to view for very long. It also is not a complete chronological collection of Great Pumpkin strips and there are no full color strips included at all. I expected more for Halloween, just like Sally, Linus and Charlie Brown; and I got a lot less. I now really know how the Peanuts gang feels when disappointment hits with the realization that great expectations are not met. If you are a die-hard Great Pumpkin fan, then get this book. If you like an authentic dose of that uneasy feeling that comes with frustration, disillusionment and dissatisfaction, then get this book.

I'll admit to being a somewhat casual reader of comic strips. I have a few favorites I follow regularly, but around the holidays such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas is really when I sit down and read a lot of newspaper strips. I guess I just love seeing how they celebrate the holidays and their usually quite funny.

This collection of Peanuts strips is all about Halloween as Charlie and the gange go trick-or-treating, have parties, and dress up for the season. It's not a complete collection of all of Schulz strips to be sure, but it's a nice, representative gathering of material culled from over the years. also included throughout is mostly forgettable tips for throwing parties, decorating, and recipes. None of it worth much and I would have preferred to see more comics and some in color as opposed to that stuff. all in all a nice collecton.

I highly recommend this book, especially for any die-hard Peanuts fan. It was wonderful to see how Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the gang changed over time. And I happen to like Schulz's humor better when he first started writing and drawing; it was more childlike.

The comics are Halloween and monster themed and some of them are hilarious, ones I haven't seen in a long time. Of course there is lots about "The Great Pumpkin" but how could it be coming Halloween and Linus does not mention him!

Read it and enjoy. Good old fashioned comics and humor!