Lee Mendelson

Bill Meléndez

The Making of a Tradition

A Charlie Brown Christmas:

Charles Monroe Schulz

Highlights 30 years of the Peanuts comic strip, with reproductions of cartoons and anecdotes from its creator.

Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown

Desiree Goyette

On a Peanuts gang camping trip, Charlie Brown disappears after Peppermint Patty and Lucy criticize his singing, and everyone is relieved and happy when they find him. Includes song lyrics from the animated cartoon.

Snoopy Goes Camping

Charles M. Schulz

Now available in a hardcover edition, the lushly illustrated It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: The Making of a Tradition, stars Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts gang, and features hundreds of full-color images as well as enlightening anecdotes that take you behind-the-scenes of how the charming Halloween special was created. Trick-or-treating has never been more fun—with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Sally, Schroeder, Linus, and, of course, the Great Pumpkin. Since its first airing more than forty years ago, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown has become a beloved perennial classic synonymous with Halloween. Illustrated with more than 250 full-color images, this beautiful edition celebrates the timeless television classic with: The full script illustrated with screen art from the show Photographs, storyboard excerpts, and production materials Reminiscences and insider tidbits from executive producer Lee Mendelson and animator, the late Bill Melendez Interviews with the original child actors who were the voices of the Peanuts gang And much more! It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: The Making of a Tradition is the ultimate Halloween treat for fans of all ages.

The Making of a Television Classic

It's the Great Pumpkin

Trick-or-treating has never been more fun—with scary costumes, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Sally, Schroeder, Linus, and, of course, the Great Pumpkin. Since its first airing forty years ago, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" has become synonymous with Halloween. This collection of remembrances and behind-the-scenes treasures celebrates the timeless television classic with: A full script illustrated with screen art from the show Never-before-seen photographs, storyboard excerpts, and production materials Interviews with the original child actors who were the voices of the Peanuts gang Reminiscences and insider tidbits from executive producer Lee Mendelson and animator Bill Melendez And much more!

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown and Charlie Schulz

Charles Solomon

Provides a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the forty-five animated Peanuts specials, including concept art and interviews.

Lee Mendelson

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