Charles M. Schulz, also known as Sparky, as his family would call him, was the creator of Snoopy and the Peanuts commics. Charles Schulz loved comics and drawing ever since he was a young boy. Encouraged by his mother, Dena, to pursue his love of art and comics, he signed up for a cartooning class. There, he met his close friends—Charlie Brown and Linus, whom Schulz based his famous Peanuts comics on. Schulz was a prolific illustrator, drawing new comic strips every single day until his last publication prior to his death.

This was a very sweet and cutely illustrated brief overview of Charles Schulz’s life that spans his career and personal life. Charles Schulz was a hardworking and humble artist and an attentive and caring father. He was extremely dedicated to his work because he took his first vacation when he was seventy-five years old. I am amazed and in awe at how hardworking Schulz was. His time in the military really taught him so much discipline and hard work. I recommend this manga biography to Peanuts fans and anyone who enjoys a good biography.