Peter Sis

Peter Sis

  • 4 stars across 8 books
Peter Sis is the internationally renowned author and/or illustrator of many books for children, including Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei ; The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain ; and Tibet Through the Red Box , all Caldecott Honor books, and The Pilot and the Little Prince . He is the recipient of the 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration and has also been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. He has lived in and around New York City since 1984.
26th January 2021

Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslov... MoreNicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

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5th March 2015

As White as Snow

The second story in the thrilling Nordic crime series The Snow White Trilogy, an international success published in 52 t... MoreAs White as Snow

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22nd February 2018

Robinson

Peter Sís blends a true story from his childhood with the fictional adventure of Robinson Crusoe to create a magical pic... MoreRobinson

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4th June 2015

The Tree of Life

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1st September 2013

Fire Truck!

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