Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Giveaway! It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown + A Charlie Brown Christmas

Happy first day of October everyone! I hope to have a ton of awesome reviews of appropriately creepy, spooky, and mysterious things for you this month and to kick things off how about a fun giveaway!

Fill out the form below to be entered to win--not only It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown: The Making of a Television Classic, but also A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Making of a Tradition. Trust me, these are LOVELY books you'll want to own.

Cover copy of It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (which I'll review next week)

The Great Pumpkin is coming!
Join, Linus, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Sally, and Snoopy for their Halloween night, when the Peanuts gang puts on their costumes to trick-or-treat while Linus waits dutifully in his pumpkin patch for the arrival of the Great Pumpkin.
Nearly five decades after It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown first aired in 1966, the television special is still drawing in audiences. This past Halloween, seven million viewers tuned in to watch Lucy steal the football from Charlie Brown, Snoopy fight the Red Baron, and Linus be ever hopeful for the Great Pumpkin.
In It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: The Making of a Television Classic, executive producer Lee Mendelson reminisces with original Peanuts animator Bill Melendez about working with Charles M. Schulz, "Sparky," as he was known to his friends. Mendelson also writes about how Great Pumpkin was sold to the network, the hesitation to have Charlie Brown receive a rock in his bag (for fear children all over the U.S. would get rocks for Halloween), the decision to animate the Flying Ace (Snoopy's WWI alter ego) for the first time, and other fantastic tidbits of insider information. He also visits with original young cast members who lovingly recall their memories of doing the show.
This commemorative edition features more than 150 pieces of original animation art and photos, story board excerpts, production and bar sheets, and a full script illustrated with screen art from the television special.
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: The Making of a Television Classic is a delightful look at the making of the beloved Halloween special that is the ultimate treat for fans of all ages.

And my review for A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Making of a Tradition.

The Giveaway is open to US residents only and the winner will be notified via email! Giveaway closes October 8, 2014.





Amy

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