Peter Sís
Peter Sís | |
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| Born | Peter Sís May 11, 1949 (age 76) Brno, Czechoslovakia |
| Occupation | Illustrator, cartoonist |
| Citizenship | United States (1988) |
| Genre | Children's picture books, editorial cartoons |
| Spouse | Terry Lajtha |
| Children | Madeleine, Matej |
| Website | |
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Peter Sís (born Petr Sís; May 11, 1949) is a Czech-born American illustrator and writer of children's books. As a cartoonist his editorial illustrations have appeared in Time, Newsweek, Esquire, and The Atlantic Monthly. In 2012 he received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his "lasting contribution" as an illustrator of children's literature.