The Complete Peanuts 1981-1982: Volume 16 (Hardback)

Charles Schulz was an American treasure - an artist, philosopher, and keen observer of human life - BILL CLINTON

It's impossible to think of another popular art form that reaches across generations the way the daily comic strip does . . . at the pinnacle of that long tradition, there was Charles Schulz - Seattle Times

The world of Peanuts is a microcosm, a little human comedy for the innocent reader and for the sophisticated - UMBERTO ECO

Republishing Peanuts in one gorgeous volume after another is really the first time we can truly take a step back, appreciate Schulz's work as a whole and ultimately wrap our arms around the accomplishment of Charles Schulz. Sometimes, happiness is a warm book - Huffington Post

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 - Sunday Times

All sorts of important writers have marvelled 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

As essential as pop texts get - The Onion