November 26th is Good Grief Day, to celebrate Charles Schulz’s birthday in 1922. To honor him, I would like to showcase several books by Charles Shultz.
Good Grief. I am showing a Christmas book before Thanksgiving. I have “A Charlie Brown Christmas” pop-up edition, by Charles Schultz, published 2020.
I pre-ordered this book in early October before the November printing, to ensure I would have it for my mom for Christmas in 2020. Unfortunately, my mom passed away October 30th that year. I still wrapped and put it under the tree. Every Christmas, I buy a popup book in memory of her, and have grandkids open it.
Not only did Charles Shultz draw little kids, he also drew teenagers. I have the book “What Was Bugging Ol’ Pharaoh” by Charles M. Schultz, published in 1964.
I have a grey wool blanket that I received in Boy Scouts. On it, I sewed all of the patches from various places we camped at. It is about a quarter full with patches. One summer camp in ’74 or ’75, we were to to spend a week at the Memominee Indian Reservation. When we got there, the scout masters noticed that the area was rather hostile to outsiders, so it was decided then to camp in another private area near Shawano, Wisconson. When we went into town, I bought this Snoopy “Curse You Red Baron” patch to commemorate our summer camp.
I have kept up adding patches to the blanket, from continued camping trips as a family, first with tents, and now with a fifth wheel. Like my touring backpack, this blanket will one day be filled with patchy memories.
Good Grief. I thought today was National Health Day. It is actually National Heath Day-celebrating people named Heath. Oops. I had plans for Health. But, since today is also Anti Obesity Day (to help encourage people to end it), and it is National Family Health History Day, I will continue with my plans.
I have a bunch of school textbooks on Health from the 1920’s and 1930’s. They are part of my larger collection of reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic textbooks. Several of these six textbook series, look brand new (like the boy jumping in leaf pile).
These books were for third, fourth, and fifth graders. They would explain how the body works, how to keep clean-body, mind, clothes, and food, exercising, fresh air, safety tips; actually bunches of good routines, practices, and ideas to keep healthy as the body grows.
In one, there is an interesting story about toothbrushes. “Have your own toothbrush. Never use one that belongs to some one else. Not only make certain no one else uses your brush, but make sure that YOU use it yourself! Regularly.”
Good Grief. This had to be taught?
Many topics in these health books are outdated, like the sending of children with Tuberculosis to a sanitarium, and use sun and ultra-violet rays for a cure.
But other advice is good and never changes. It is too bad that kids today, much like children back then, just don’t listen to their teachers. As in Charlie Brown stories, all they hear from teachers is “wah, wah, wah…”
Good Grief.
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