Peanuts Gang Books in Order

Charlie Brown leaves Snoopy with Lucy and Linus while his family goes away on a short trip. For the lonely beagle, a few days feel impossibly long, and he waits anxiously for the familiar boy who will bring him home.

Peppermint Patty tries to teach Marcie how to play football, but the lessons do not go as planned. Marcie keeps interpreting the game in her own distinctive way, leaving her determined instructor increasingly uncertain that she will ever master its basics.

Snoopy injures his knee during an ice-hockey game and must go to hospital for surgery. While Charlie Brown and Marcie wait for news, they make an unexpected discovery, turning their concern for the beagle into a different kind of experience.

Imagining himself as the World War I Flying Ace, Snoopy undertakes a mission to seize secret enemy papers. The supposed documents are Sally's book report, and his adventure brings the dangers of his fantasy world into conflict with her schoolwork.

A strange snoring sound seems to come from Peppermint Patty's old desk, prompting the children to call it the Snoring Ghost. Their attempts to understand the noise raise an unsettling possibility: perhaps an ordinary piece of classroom furniture really is haunted.

Peppermint Patty struggles as the only pupil whose grades never earn gold stars, then finds herself accused when the teacher's supply disappears. With Snoopy acting as her attorney, she investigates the theft in an effort to prove she is innocent.

Sally Brown is tired of woodland field trips and school assignments about leaves, so autumn's falling foliage earns little sympathy from her. Her contrary view of the season leads to reflections on disappointments, including birthdays that fail to deliver the presents she wanted.

Living in the desert leaves Spike lonely despite the company of his cactus, which cannot answer his conversations. He decides to visit his brother Snoopy, taking the prickly companion along on a difficult journey across the country to seek more sociable surroundings.

Snoopy's brother Spike leaves his desert home for a visit, drawing a warm welcome from the Peanuts gang. As they get to know their unusual guest, the children learn surprising details about his isolated life among the coyotes.

Charlie Brown is delighted when Peppermint Patty recruits him for her baseball team, believing she finally recognizes his pitching ability. His excitement turns to disappointment when he receives a pelican costume instead and discovers she wants a mascot rather than a player.

Lucy recruits Linus and Snoopy to work in her garden, leaving them exhausted after a day of digging and planting. She expects a harvest of familiar vegetables, but what eventually grows promises a surprise for the demanding gardener.

Bad weather repeatedly disrupts Charlie Brown's attempts to prepare his baseball team for spring. He hopes their first game will teach the players an important lesson, but the familiar challenges of leading a persistently unsuccessful team prove difficult to overcome.

Dance lessons introduce Charlie Brown to a girl who invites him to the Sweetheart Ball. He imagines an ideal evening, but Snoopy's determination to join the dancing complicates a date that already depends on keeping his hopes and feet under control.