It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: The Making of a Television Classic is a 2006 book written by Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez with a lushly illustrated tribute to the 1966 television classic It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
The book stars Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts gang, and features hundreds of full-color images as well as enlightening anecdotes that take you behind-the-scenes of how the charming Halloween special was created.
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Trick-or-treating has never been more fun—with scary costumes, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Sally, Schroeder, Linus, and, of course, the Great Pumpkin. Since its first airing forty years ago, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown has become synonymous with Halloween. This collection of remembrances and behind-the-scenes treasures celebrates the timeless television classic with:
- A full script illustrated with screen art from the show
- Never-before-seen photographs, storyboard excerpts, and production materials
- Interviews with the original child actors who were the voices of the Peanuts gang
- Reminiscences and insider tidbits from executive producer Lee Mendelson and animator Bill Melendez
- And much more!