
It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Peanuts First Printing 1968
It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown! by Charles M. Schulz. Paperback, 68 pages. First printing, printed in 1968 in the USA by Signet Book from New American Library. Synopsis: While the other Peanuts children, including Charlie Brown, Sally, and Lucy, are busy with traditional Halloween activities like trick-or-treating and costume parties, Linus dedicates his night to waiting in the pumpkin patch for the arrival of the mystical Great Pumpkin. He believes that the Great Pumpkin will rise from the most sincere pumpkin patch and bring toys to all the good children. Despite ridicule from his friends, especially Lucy, Linus remains steadfast in his conviction, even convincing Charlie Brown's younger sister, Sally, to stay with him in the pumpkin patch instead of going trick-or-treating. The book beautifully captures Linus's innocent faith and the contrasting reactions of the other Peanuts characters to his unusual Halloween tradition, highlighting themes of belief, skepticism, and the spir