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Edition 44 (1999) Winner
Peter Sís
ペーター・シース
Pītā Shīsu
Aliases:
Petr Sís
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-05-11 （Brno）
- Nationality
- Czech (birth), American
- Languages
- Czech, English
- Residence History
- Brno, Czechoslovakia → Prague → London → United States
Career
- Occupations
- Illustrator, Children's book writer, Cartoonist, Filmmaker
- Active Years
- 1980-2025
- Nominations
- 2015 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature finalist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The High School of Applied Arts | — | Applied Arts | — | — | Czechoslovakia |
| Academy of Applied Arts in Prague | — | Applied Arts | — | — | Czechoslovakia |
| Royal College of Art | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
The High School of Applied Arts
Applied Arts
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Academy of Applied Arts in Prague
Applied Arts
Country:
Czechoslovakia
Royal College of Art
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied with Quentin Blake
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Hans Christian Andersen Medal | lasting contribution as illustrator | イラストレーション部門 | International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Caldecott Honor | Starry Messenger | — | American Library Association | 栄誉賞 |
| 1999 | Caldecott Honor | Tibet Through the Red Box | — | American Library Association | 栄誉賞 |
| 2008 | Caldecott Honor | The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain | — | American Library Association | 栄誉賞 |
| 2008 | Robert F. Sibert Medal | The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Boston Globe–Horn Book Award | Komodo! | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | MacArthur Fellowship | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Golden Bear | Hlavy | 短編アニメーション | Berlin International Film Festival | 受賞 |
Hans Christian Andersen Medal
2012
Work:
lasting contribution as illustrator
Category:
イラストレーション部門
Organization:
International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
Result:
受賞
Caldecott Honor
1997
Work:
Starry Messenger
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
栄誉賞
Caldecott Honor
1999
Work:
Tibet Through the Red Box
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
栄誉賞
Caldecott Honor
2008
Work:
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
栄誉賞
Robert F. Sibert Medal
2008
Work:
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award
1993
Work:
Komodo!
Result:
受賞
MacArthur Fellowship
2003
Result:
受賞
Golden Bear
1980
Work:
Hlavy
Category:
短編アニメーション
Organization:
Berlin International Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Prix Sorcières
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2001) Winner
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2008) Winner
Hans Christian Andersen Award
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2012) Winner
Works
Major Works
Tibet Through the Red Box
1998 Children's picture bookA picture book based on the author's travels in Tibet, presented through drawings in a red box diary.
AdventureDiscoveryCulture
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
2007 Children's picture bookAutobiographical picture book about growing up in communist Czechoslovakia.
Cold WarFreedomArt
Starry Messenger
1996 Children's picture bookPicture book about the life of Galileo Galilei.
ScienceDiscoveryReligion
The Conference of the Birds
2011 Children's picture bookIllustrated adaptation of the Persian classic poem.
Spiritual journeyQuest
Madlenka
2000 Children's picture bookA girl imagines traveling the world after losing a tooth.
ImaginationMulticulturalism
Bibliography
- Rainbow Rhino
- Waving
- Going Up!
- Beach Ball
- Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus
- An Ocean World
- Komodo!
- A Small Tall Tale from the Far Far North
- The Three Golden Keys
- Starry Messenger
- Fire Truck
- Tibet Through the Red Box
- Trucks, Trucks, Trucks
- Ship Ahoy!
- Madlenka
- Dinosaur!
- Ballerina
- Madlenka's Dog
- The Tree of Life
- The Train of States
- Play, Mozart, Play
- The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
- Madlenka Soccer Star
- The Conference of the Birds
- The Pilot and the Little Prince
- Ice Cream Summer
- Nicky & Vera
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed illustrationsPoetic narrativeAutobiographical elements
- Recurring Motifs
- JourneysDiscoveryWalls and boundaries
Legacy
Czech-born American illustrator and children's book author, renowned for picture books, recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, incorporating experiences from communist era.
In Popular Culture
- Public artwork at 86th Street station, MTA Arts for Transit
Trivia
- As a teen, loved Western culture, Beat poetry, and rock music like The Beatles.
- Defected to US during 1984 Olympics boycott.
- Father was a filmmaker, mother an artist.