Generations of fans will welcome this tribute to Charles M. Schulz and the creation of Peanuts, which includes:

• A decade-by-decade look at the strip's development through a selection of almost 2,000 cartoons
• Quotes from Schulz that reveal how his mind worked, how his life shaped the strip, and in turn, how Peanuts shaped his life
• The debut of specific characters and how they, and the strip, often reflected the social milieu of the times
• A fascinating and endearing introduction by Schulz's wife, Jean
• A foreword by Pixar Animation Studios' Pete Docter, director of Monsters, Inc., and Up