The third volume of the complete "Peanuts", at one time my favorite comic strip. Things begin to develop and gel into a closer version of the strip I remember as a child. The bottom of pg. 12 has the first instance of Snoopy thinking his thoughts.Top of pg. 15 has Linus first talking, and introduces "Charlotte Braun" by name, a short-lived character. All the characters, though they range from four to six, human to dog, seem to be reaching a deeper level of sophistication, especially Linus and Snoopy. Top of pg. 114 is a particularly funny example of Snoopy's sarcasm, and the top of 115 an example of his tender feelings. Other notable strips are pgs. 158, 170, 197, 202 (1st Charlie Brown experience with kite up a tree), 227, 257, 276 (middle, more Snoopy sarcasm), 308 (Lucy and the football), and there's even an index at the back. ( )

What can I say? This is the work of a genius. This particular set evokes warm fuzzy feelings when reading it. I particularly love how the strip focuses around the events of the time as well as the time of the year. ( )