Peter Sís is a Hans Christian Anderson Award winner, a three-time Caldecott Honoree, a Sibert Award winner, and a MacArthur Fellow. He is the illustrator of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s The Dreamer, a Pura Belpré Award winner, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, and an ALA Notable. Sís’s many celebrated picture books, including Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei, Tibet Through the Red Box, and The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, are treasured by readers all over the world. His most recent picture book, Ice Cream Summer, was hailed by Kirkus Reviews in a starred review as “an encomium to summer, to the power of learning, and to that beloved, creamy-cold treat.” When Peter isn’t traveling the globe eating ice cream, he creates picture books and fine art that can be seen in galleries, museums, and public spaces from New York to Los Angeles, London to Prague, and lots of cities in between. Visit Peter online and learn more about his award-winning books at www.petersis.com.
A man secretly saves 700 children from Nazis, only revealed decades later.
A prince and a pauper must trust each other to escape dangerous outlaws.
Explore Columbus's journey and the mythical creatures of his time.
A boy follows a mysterious voice on a life-changing journey.
A visionary challenges the universe's order, altering humanity's cosmic view.
A loose tooth leads to a global adventure around a city block.
Discover the thrilling world of fire trucks and their heroic adventures.
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Authored
12
Illustrated
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Collaborators
Picture books
13
Graphic novels
1
Chapter books
3
Board books
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Books published each year, stacked by book type.
The share of the catalog represented by each book type.
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books
Every title in the Bookroo library, ordered from newest to oldest.
A man secretly saves 700 children from Nazis, only revealed decades later.
A boy's summer studies revolve around ice cream adventures.
A pilot's daring flights inspire timeless tales from the skies.
A boy follows a mysterious voice on a life-changing journey.
A young artist's dreams clash with the harsh realities of life behind the Iron Curtain.
Discover the childhood of a musical prodigy.
Explore the life of a revolutionary thinker who changed our view of nature.
A loose tooth leads to a global adventure around a city block.
Discover the thrilling world of fire trucks and their heroic adventures.
A mysterious red box reveals a father's lost journey in Tibet.
A visionary challenges the universe's order, altering humanity's cosmic view.
A man must find three keys to unlock his past in a magical Prague journey.
A boy's jungle adventure leads to a dragon encounter.
A daring trek from Europe to the Arctic tests survival against nature's extremes.
Explore Columbus's journey and the mythical creatures of his time.
A beach ball's journey leads Mary on a whimsical chase along the shore.
Rainbow birds find hidden dangers in paradise.
A prince and a pauper must trust each other to escape dangerous outlaws.
Creative company
The authors and illustrators who share the credits across Peter Sís's books.