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Stop the Schulz Bashing

Fans of Snoopy and his creator Charles M. Schulz should be outraged. I know I am. I have loved that adorable white beagle since I was a young girl (as the only sister in a house full of boys I earned the nickname “Lucy” for trying to boss my brothers around). And now, decades later my own daughter is an enormous Peanuts fan. Her room is filled with Snoopy furnishings and decorations. Which is why I was so upset to hear about a new biography, which depicts Schulz as a “driven, unhappy, and rather cold man, distant even from his … Continue reading →

Author Review: Charles M. Schulz

We know Charles M. Schulz best as the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip. I thought it would be interesting to take a closer look into the life of this highly talented man. As a child, he was moved up two half-grades, and became the youngest in his class when he reached high school. He was fairly shy and isolated, perhaps because of this age difference, but also perhaps because of a natural tendency. Discovering a talent, he began taking correspondence courses in art. In 1943, he was drafted into the Army and was sent to Europe to serve his … Continue reading →

The Country Bears (2002)

I’m delighted to say that my long search for a good children’s movie (after a long drought) has come to an end. I watched “The Country Bears” with my kids this afternoon, and we all loved it. Beary Barrington (voiced by Haley Joel Osment) has always felt a little out of place in his family. Could it be because they’re all humans and he’s a bear? His parents try to tell him he’s not adopted, but he knows something just doesn’t feel right. His brother Dex finally tells him that he was found abandoned in the woods and that the … Continue reading →