Happiness Is Peanuts
Peanuts Series
What’s inside...
Happiness Is Peanuts is a curated collection of classic Peanuts comic strips in which Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the gang discover small, everyday joys—flying a kite that actually stays in the air, sharing a blanket with a friend, or simply lying on top of a doghouse and watching clouds drift by. Through gentle humor and timeless slice-of-life moments set in mid-century small-town America, Charles M. Schulz highlights how gratitude, friendship, and optimism can turn ordinary days into happy ones.
Series reading
Non-Sequential
Age
7-13
Length
32 pages
Text complexity
Character compass
Charlie Brown
Snoopy
Linus Van Pelt
Lucy Van Pelt
Discussion points
Which character would you like as a friend and why?
When have you kept trying like Charlie Brown with his kite?
What small thing made you happy today?
Why does Linus believe in the Great Pumpkin even without proof?
How does Snoopy use imagination to change his day?
Tip: Role play these questions
Read a strip aloud, then let your child voice the characters.
Encourage kids to draw a comic about their own daily happiness.
Key lessons
Example Lesson: Gratitude
Explanation: Each strip spotlights a small joy worth noticing.
Real-World Application: Keep a daily ‘happiness journal’ listing simple pleasures.
Example Lesson: Perseverance
Explanation: Charlie Brown keeps trying despite repeated kite failures.
Real-World Application: Remind children to keep practicing skills like riding a bike.
Example Lesson: Imagination
Explanation: Snoopy’s daydreams turn the ordinary into adventures.
Real-World Application: Use make-believe games to cope with boredom.