As Peanuts concludes its first decade, a new character makes her appearance : Charlie Brown's little sister Sally. This volume covers her earliest days, from her proud brother's announcement of her birth to her first words (an crush on Linus) !

Also : the initial "Great Pumpkin" sequence; Lucy's first appearance as a nickel psychiatrist ; Linus's short-lived and one-sided romance with his beloved teacher Miss Othmar ; and Snoopy's battle with the doghouse-destroying freeway bypass. All this, plus two of the most famous Peanuts strips of all time : The "clouds" Sunday that Schulz cites as his personal favorite, and "Happiness is a warm puppy.