Lucy (kneeling on the sidewalk): You know why that big black bug doesn't move? Because she's the queen bug! She just sits there see, while the other bugs do all the work.

Charlie Brown (kneeling, looking closely): : That's not a bug. That's a jelly bean.

Lucy: By golly. You're right Charlie Brown. (and as the two walk away: I wonder how a jelly bean ever got to be queen?

This collection of strips from the 1950s captures the traditional Peanuts gang at their best.... including Lucy, Linus, Pig Pen (a lovable character lost from the later years of the series), the piano playing Schroeder, and of course Snoopy. I must have read these many years ago, yet surprisingly, remembered them all; and I enjoyed the recent re-acquaintance.

This is a worthy collection for anyone interested in the Peanuts comic strip. ( )

Cute! ( )