Snoopy and the Red Baron
Charles M Schulz
Hardcover
(Holt, Rinehart and Winston, March 15, 1966)
For those that grew up in the 60's and 70's, and perhaps later, this little book is a reminder of the cartoon strip Peanuts. In particular, the antics of the Beagle pup, Snoopy. As a child, I enjoyed the comic strip, but I really liked the strips that involved Snoopy. Of these, the WWI Flying Ace series that were written at various times got a lot of laughs. The idea of the doghouse as his Sopwith Camel fighter plane and the motion conveyed by the scarf on his neck blowing back as he flew, were just too much. And of course flying and fighting the notorious Red Baron, and mostly getting shot down, were hilarious. I also remember the comic pop/rock song of the mid-sixties, "Snoopy vs the Red Baron" (Eighty men died tryin' to end that spree)... I bought the book to show my granddaughter. I'm a private pilot and enjoy airplanes of all types, flying them and looking at them... I have taken her along to the airport a few times. She is too little to fly yet, but seems to enjoy watching. And she likes being read to from her books. So, a "new" old book for her that talks about flying, has Snoopy in it, is funny, and there is a song that goes with it??? This was a no brainer... ( Amazon customer)