I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo!: A PEANUTS Collection

By Charles M. Schulz

Comic strips starring Linus, Sally, Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and more beloved characters—“relevant and funny for all ages generation after generation.” —Good Comics for Kids, a School Library Journal Blog

Everyone’s favorite classic characters are back: Peppermint Patty enrolls in a private school to end her academic troubles—only to discover she’s just graduated from obedience school. Linus finds himself entangled in a love triangle (and stuck on top of a snow-covered roof). And Charlie Brown runs away from the law and becomes a vagrant baseball coach.

 

The Peanuts crew is lovable, popular, and charming, but please, whatever you do, don’t call Linus “My Sweet Babboo”!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Mar 13, 2018
• ISBN: 9781449493172

Charles M. Schulz

From his earliest memories, Charles M. Schulz knew that all he wanted to do was “draw funny pictures.” Schulz was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1922, and his love for cartoons was fostered by his father in a shared appreciation for the Sunday funnies. As a senior in high school, at the prompting of his mother, he completed a correspondence cartoon course with the Federal School of Applied Cartooning. Schulz continued his studies in art as the genre of the cartoon began to change—adopting simplistic, minimalistic styles that, conveniently, allowed Schulz to showcase his dry, self-effacing humor. In 1943 Schulz enlisted in the army to help the American efforts in World War II, ultimately returning home in the fall of 1945. In a push to make his dream of being a cartoonist a reality, he taught at his alma mater and sold cartoon strips to papers intermittently. Finally, in October 1950, the first Peanuts strip premiered in seven national newspapers. His seemingly simple creation—illustrations of large-headed kids using vocabulary and facing situations far beyond their years—became a well-known, well-loved comic strip and grew to have an enormous global impact. Schulz himself has won awards from his cartoonist peers, has been recognized and lauded by U.S. and foreign governments, and has received Emmys for his animated specials. In 2015 the beloved holiday TV special—A Charlie Brown Christmas—will reach its fifty-year milestone. Though the last original Peanuts comic appeared in papers on February 13, 2000, the day after Schulz passed away in his sleep, his work continues to be read in more than two thousand newspapers around the world.

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Reviews for I'm Not Your Sweet Babboo!

[toast.x2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I’m not your Sweet Babboo!: 40 year old comics still fresh as launch day

Was 1976 really that long ago? 76 was a year before I was born, so I could never deny the age of #peanutscomics , but how do they stay so awesome? How do they (against odds) continue to retain their relevancy? I was on the fence when I came across this review copy. Was I taking on a strip collection that I would just snooze through?

Nope. Laughed aloud and smiled a lot while I read this. Peanuts have an irreverence to them that keeps them afloat. Lucy is always an asshole, you always question Marcie’s motives (sexually), there is a demonic undercurrent to Snoopy’s belly laugh and chicanery. Good job (RIP) Chuck Schulz

I grew up with them and am helping indoctrinate my children to Peanuts. The recent feature film managed to be solid and avoided all technology references and sustained a fresh feel. I sat for two hours on the couch a couple years back researching a shared memory with my wife of the Great Pumpkin making an appearance and questioned our joint sanity as we both potentially hallucinated as children.

This was a great read and a fun memory jog! {even if it was decades old it avoided staleness from page one ;) }

Thanks Andrews McMeel press for the access!

Based on an ARC copy. Screencaps are not indicative of book quality, the ARC is lower quality for piracy/copyright reasons

[cubsfan3410 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

If you like Peanuts comic strips, you need to read this. I smiled and laughed through the whole book!

Thank you for NetGalley for the ARC

[jlslipak · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

DESCRIPTION:In “I’m Not Your Sweet Babboo!, ” an endearing collection of strips from 1983, Sally tries harder than ever to convince Linus that he is indeed her sweetie. But when Linus fails to come through with candy and flowers on Valentine’s Day, Sally forces Charlie Brown to punch his best friend, Linnus, in the nose, and hits Lucy instead! Meanwhile, Charlie Brown has his own problems of the heart, as both Peppermint Patty and Marcie write love letters to him from summer camp.MY THOUGHTS:My brothers and I grew up with Charlie Brown. “Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tree” and “It’s The Great Pumpkin Patch, Charlie Brown” were memorable stories that we loved dearly. All the characters, Linus, Lucy, Charlie Brown, Peppermint Patty, Schroeder, Sally, Marcie, Linus, Truffles, Ruby, Austin, Snoopy, Woodstock. The only one I couldn’t find was Pig-Pen… Anyway, this book is filled will wonderful clips in cartoon format filled with laughs and great memories.Schulz created well-rounded fully developed characters with unique personalities, friendships and quirks. I’m keeping this book on my shelf to bring out when I need a pick-me-up! Beautiful cover on it with Sally and Linus (Sally loves Linus, but it’s not mutual). I’ll link where you can pick up this book. I found this particular cover was not that easy to find. A great edition to any collection!

[jenn88-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I don't know why I was browsing Netgalley's "read now" books before I fell asleep last night, but I'm glad I did! I love Snoopy and this is the perfect way to end the year. In this one, we spend a lot of time with Sally as she crushes on her sweet babboo and with Peppermint Patty as she struggles in school. And of course, with that lovable beagle, Snoopy, and his cute little friend, Woodstock, as they fight with the cat next door. A fun way to spend an afternoon for young and old alike!Thank you to Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for an ARC.

[datrappert · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

At least a couple of generations of us grew up with Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. Reading this book is like spending some time with old friends, and being relieved to see that haven't changed over the years. This collection lacks as many laugh-out-loud moments as the last one I read, but there is plenty to enjoy. Snoopy gets jilted. He also sends Peppermint Patty to obedience school. She is having trouble in regular school, but private schools cost four or five thousand dollars! It's interesting to see some actual real world facts make their way into the Peanuts universe. Charlie Brown, of course, is still struggling with just about everything, and now he thinks the EPA may be on his tail after he takes a bite out of the kite-eating tree. Time permitting, you'll read and enjoy this in one sitting.The publishers, in an attempt to be educational, have added a section about helicopters at the end, including how to make an origami helicopter. (In this collection, Snoopy turns into his whirling-ear helicopter, with Woodstock as pilot, to rescue Linus.) Frankly, this just doesn't fit. There are better places to learn about helicopters. The educational value of Peanuts is what it teaches us about friendship, perseverance, and facing the world with a bit of humor. We can all use more of those lessons.