Petr Horacek BiographyPetra Horacek is an award-winning author and illustrator. His first books
Strawberries Are Red and
What Is Black and White? won him the Books for Children Newcomer Award 2001.
Petr was born in the Czech Republic and loved looking at pictures in books from a very early age. His love for drawing began and he used to listen to plays and stories on the radio or watch a film and then sketch pictures he imagined from the story. Petr attended the Academy of Fine Art in Prague before working as a graphic designer. He later married his English wife and they moved to England.
Petra Horacek FactsEvery autumn Petr travels back to the Czech Republic where he stays in a cottage in the middle of nowhere surrounded by woods. He paints, walks and thinks about new stories before returning home with ideas for new books.
Our favourite Petr Horacek Book CharactersMouse - from
A Surprise for Tiny MouseGoat - from
The Greedy GoatSuzy - from
Silly Suzy Goose