monoceros blogsLK and I were in the giftshop of the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco when we first spotted the book, Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz. A very early version of Charlie Brown, arguably the world's most lovable loser, grinned at us from the cover. We were smitten. I recently acquired a copy of it from Overstock.com and am really happy with it.
I grew up watching Charlie Brown cartoons with my brother, and I remember most the Thanksgiving episode. Having this little collection throws me back to when we were young. It's nice to see that Charlie Brown and gang were young once too.
Looking at the early strips is like looking at baby photos of celebrities. There is Snoopy who can't speak yet, but looks, dare I say so, even cuter than he does later on. Lucy is a sweet saucer-eyed toddler whom Charlie Brown baby-sits (that doesn't last long though). Peppermint Patty looks more feminine because she actually wears a dress. Linus hasn't even been born yet! Well, he does come into the picture eventually. And when Sally comes along too, sparks fly, at least on Sally's side. From that point on, she's always trailing after or cheering on her "Sweet Babboo."
Note: I know I shouldn't be putting up images of the strip onto my own blog, but I couldn't resist. So I'll credit United Feature by sharing their link with everyone here.
