Do Your Happy Dance!

Name: Do Your Happy Dance!
Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9781481458931

by Unknown Author

34 pages2016Simon SpotlightISBN 9781481458931

Fiction Children's

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Dream big, try your best, then do your happy dance with Snoopy and the Peanuts gang in this uplifting board book that s perfect for gift-giving! You tried your best, you gave it your all, you went for that kick when you knew you might fall! You never lost hope, you always aimed high, you kept your eyes set on that hint of blue sky. So take a deep breath, then jump at the chance: This day is your day and this dance is your dance! It s not always easy to achieve your dreams, study for a test, or score a goal: just ask the Peanuts. But Charlie Brown tries again and again to kick that football and Snoopy never stops believing his doghouse will take flight. Whether you fall or fly, win or lose, if you ve tried your best do a happy dance! Having a can-do attitude, working hard, and refusing to give up even if someone calls you a blockhead is the biggest accomplishment of all! This special board book is the perfect gift for graduates of all ages and for anyone who needs a little.

Publication Details

Publisher: Simon Spotlight
Published: 2016
Pages: 34
ISBN: 9781481458931

About Unknown Author

Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz (November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was an American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip *Peanuts* (which featured the characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy, among many others). He is widely regarded as one of the most influential cartoonists of all time, cited by cartoonists including Jim Davis, Bill Watterson, Matt Groening, and Dav Pilkey. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 26, 1922, Schulz was the only child of Dena and Carl Schulz. From birth, comics played an important role in Schulz’s life. At just two days old, an uncle nicknamed him “Sparky” after the horse Spark Plug from the Barney Google comic strip, and throughout his youth he and his father shared a Sunday morning ritual reading the funnies. Schulz always knew he wanted to be a cartoonist and was very proud when Ripley’s newspaper feature, Believe it or Not, published his drawing of the family dog in 1937. Schulz put his artistic ambitions on hold during World War II while serving as a machine-gun squad leader, though he regularly sketched episodes of daily army life in his sketchbook. Following his discharge in 1945, Schulz returned to St. Paul to pursue a cartooning career. Between 1947 and 1950, he drew a weekly comic panel for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and also sold seventeen comic gags to The Saturday Evening Post. After many rejection slips, Schulz finally realized his dream of creating a nationally-syndicated daily comic strip when *Peanuts* debuted in seven newspapers on October 2, 1950. By 1965, Schulz was twice honored with the Reuben Award by the National Cartoonists Society for his talents, and *Peanuts* was an international success. When Schulz announced his retirement for health reasons in December 1999, *Peanuts* was in more than 2,600 newspapers worldwide; he died shortly thereafter, on Saturday, February 12, 2000, just hours before the final *Peanuts* Sunday strip appeared in newspapers. **Sources**: [Charles M. Schulz]() o