Let’ s see if we can barrel through the rest of this book in a single post.

We’re on page 52 now, and the spread is on “Spike & Company”, covering all of Snoopy’s siblings. My favorite shot on this spread is of the original of an almost-finished single-panel strip that Schulz himself tore up. We also see dolls of Andy and Olaf, and the certificate by which the mayor of Needles, California declared “Spike Day” in 1981. After that, there’s a spread on Peanuts in the world of art, and the images are shots of posters and catalogs for Peanuts-themed museum shows, and of Peanuts statuary.

A spread on Younger Siblings brings us info on Sally and Rerun, photos of Sally dolls from her youngest and oldest stages, a storyboard of a Rerun scene from an animated special, and some sketchwork that Schulz used to work out Rerun gags.

And then there’s “End of an Era”, a spread on Schulz’s passage and the end of the strip. But lest you think that’s the end of everything, that’s followed right up with “The Legacy Continues” – focusing on the museum, with a foldout page  with images from and of the museum.

After that, we get the acknowledgments, the image credits, the all-important “About the Author”, and the book closes out with three frames from a Peanuts film strip, letting you know that this is the end. But don’t close the book just yet…

Inside the back cover, there’s a large envelope with Snoopy on it. Open that, and you’ll find the “framable prints” promised on the book’s slipcase — eight black-and-white prints of various characters, generally in iconic poses.

And that’s the book. I’ll have another post on it probably next week, looking at the reviews (SPOILER WARNING: these reviews make the author very happy).

For those who like to order from your favorite online sites, here are the links:

• Amazon
• Indybound
• Borders
• B&N

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