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A Charlie Brown Christmas (Running Press Miniatures) Book

A Charlie Brown Christmas : Hardback : Running Press : 9780762416011 : 0762416017 : 16 Oct 2003 : The beloved Peanuts holiday special about Charlie Brown, Linus, a sad Christmas tree that's rescued, and the meaning of Christmas first aired on television in the 1960s. This charming, full-colour abridgment of the animated classic is the perfect stocking stuffer to celebrate the holiday season. PEANUTS (c) United Feature Syndicate, Inc.Read More

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  • Amazon Review

    Just like It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown and A Charlie Brown Valentine, this illustrated read-along seeks to re-create the popular Peanuts TV show of the same name. This edition also includes a four-song sampler CD from jazz-great Vince Guaraldi's brilliant soundtrack.

    With illustrator Paige Braddock aping Charles Schulz's style, A Charlie Brown Christmas retells the Emmy Award-winning program blow-by-blow (with a few omissions), from the ice-skating opening scene to preparations for the school pageant to Charlie Brown's ill-fated Christmas tree rescue. Braddock almost perfectly mimics the show's cast and backdrops, but just as no one could be fooled by even expert impersonation of a loved one, Peanuts fans might find the niggling differences distracting (whether it's Schroeder's too-wavy hair or Pig Pen's just-too-small head).

    A "novelization" like this probably can't ever hope to completely recapture the charm of the original, even if it had used Schulz's original art. Although the dialogue has been faithfully reproduced, much of the story's subtle appeal and cultural subtext gets lost in the book's simplified exposition--which is too bad, given that these are precisely the qualities which have made the show (and Schulz's timeless strip) so durable and well-loved in the first place. (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes

  • Product Description

    The beloved Peanuts holiday special about Charlie Brown, Linus, a sad Christmas tree that's rescued and the meaning of Christmas first aired on television in the 1960s. This charming, full color abridgment of an animated classic features a hangtag with charm plus top loop for hanging as an ornament.

  • 0762416017
  • 9780762416011
  • Charles M. Schultz
  • 25 September 2003
  • Running Press Miniature Editions
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 128
  • New edition
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