Snoopy Came to Play - (Peanuts) by Charles M Schulz (Hardcover)

About the Book

When the ball doesn't behave during his tennis match, Snoopy's frustration grows, until Woodstock reminds him that it's not about winning it's about having fun.

Book Synopsis

Snoopy is ready to play tennis in this Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read starring the Peanuts gang!

Snoopy has his game face on and is ready to win his tennis match. But when the ball doesn't behave and his frustration grows, Woodstock reminds him that the heart of the game is having fun.

Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, Snoopy Came to Play was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready to start reading! And what better way to get kids excited than with a fun story featuring words they can actually read and starring their favorite beagle?

Each Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read includes a note to parents explaining what their child can expect, a guide at the beginning for readers to become familiar with the words they will encounter in the story, and reading comprehension questions at the end. Each Ready-to-Go! story contains no more than 100 words and features sight words, rhyming words, and repetition to help children reinforce their new reading skills. In this book, readers will learn twelve sight words, and eleven words from four word families. So come on and get reading with the Peanuts gang!

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About the Author

Charles M. Schulz is a legend. He was the hand and heart behind fifty years of Peanuts, which featured one of the world's most beloved and recognizable casts of cartoon characters, until his death in 2000.

Tina Gallo has worked in children's publishing for twenty years. She has written more than sixty children's books and currently resides in Throggs Neck, New York.

Vicki Scott, CalArts animation grad, is currently a character and prop designer for Nickelodeon. She was a storyboard artist for The Garfield Movie and the Apple TV+ series The Snoopy Show. Vicki has also worked in licensing and publishing, drawing Looney Tunes, Tiny Toons, Garfield, and Peanuts characters as seen on products ranging from apparel to giftware to parade floats to mud flaps. While she worked for the Schulz Studio, she wrote several graphic novels and short stories for the recent run of Boom comic books, currently being reprinted by Simon & Schuster.