Born to Draw The Story of Charles Schulz and the Creation of Peanuts by Ginger Wadsworth illustrated by Craig Orback

This picture book biography is comprehensive, starting with Charlies Schulz's birth until Peanuts begins as a regular feature.  Readers learn what his childhood was like, including his struggles and also his young adult years before his dream of a cartoonist becomes a reality.
Ms. Wadsworth includes several difficult moments in his life-feeling awkward as a seventh grader (not having friends, doing poorly in school) and his mother's battle with cancer and her eventual death. 
The author's note reveals Schulz's life beyond where the biography ends. 
The illustrations depict the art trend for that time period.
-Borrowed from the library.