All sorts of important writers have marveled at the glorious simplicity of [Schulz's] draftsmanship and his unerring jokecraft, all underpinned by a quiet melancholy and stoicism . . . by some miracle, the entire Peanuts oeuvre is gradually being republished in this country, by Canongate . . . in lavishly appointed hardback . . . Unlike almost everything you read as a child, they are actually better than you remember them.

* Spectator *

...these timely re-issues illustrate not only the skill and subtle brilliance of his work but also the origins of the form beyond simple merriment.

* The List *

Canongate has had the brilliant wheeze of reprinting Charles Schultz's strip cartoon from the beginning in hardback volumes...

* Herald *

The Complete Peanuts is beautifully bound, a comprehensive resource and, with an index and introduction, a useful contextualisation of a modern legend.

* The Skinny *

...in these first volumes (1950-54), we can already see what will appeal to 21st century readers.

* Sunday Times *