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Roger Duvoisin

Roger Antoine Duvoisin (August 28, 1900 – June 30, 1980) was a Swiss-born American writer and illustrator, best known for children's picture books. He won the 1948 Caldecott Medal for picture books and in 1968 he was a highly commended runner-up for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's illustrators.

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Swiss-American children's book illustrator and writer

Born 28 August 1900
Died 30 June 1980

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  • Cover of: Petunia.
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    Cover of edition petunia0000unse Cover of edition isbn_9780606241052 Cover of edition petuniaduvo00duvo Cover of edition petuniaduvo00duvo Cover of edition petunia00duvo_0 First published in 1950 — 23 editions
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  • Cover of: White snow, bright snow
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    Cover of edition whitesnowbrights0000tres Cover of edition whitesnowbrights0000unse First published in 1947 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Petunia, beware!
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    Cover of edition petuniabeware0000duvo Cover of edition weeklyreaderchil0000duvo Cover of edition petuniabeware00duvo First published in 1958 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Veronica on Petunia's Farm
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    Cover of edition ourveronicagoest00duvo First published in 1962 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Donkey-donkey
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    Cover of edition donkeydonkey0000duvo First published in 1933 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Veronica
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    Cover of edition veronica00duvo First published in 1961 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The house of four seasons.
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    First published in 1956 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Petunia's Christmas
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    First published in 1952 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: PETUNIA TAKES A TRIP (Borzoi Book)
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    First published in 1953 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The three sneezes and other Swiss tales
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    First published in 1941 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: A for the Ark.

    First published in 1952 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: See what I am
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    First published in 1974 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: They put out to sea: the story of the map
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    First published in 1943 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Lonely Veronica; written and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.
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    First published in 1963 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The missing milkman
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    First published in 1967 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Petunia's treasure
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    Cover of edition petuniastreasure00duvo First published in 1975 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Two Lonely Ducks a Counting Book

    First published in 1955 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Crocus

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    First published in 1973 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Petunia, I love you.

    First published in 1965 — 4 editions
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Swiss-American children's book illustrator and writer

Born 28 August 1900
Died 30 June 1980

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Animals, Children's stories, Petunia (Fictitious character : Duvoisin), Fantasy, Geese, Picture books, Domestic animals, Hippopotamus, Children's stories, American, Christmas, Christmas stories, Crocodiles, Crocodiles, fiction, Friendship, Juvenile literature, Animals, fiction, City and town life, Color, Color, fiction, Conduct of life, Domestic animals, fiction, Explorers

Places

Switzerland, America, United States

People

Francisco Pizarro (ca. 1475-1541), Petunia

Time

1947, hippos

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Alternative names

  • Roger Antoine, Duvoisin
  • Roger Antoine Duvoisin
  • Duvoisin,Roger

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December 15, 2021 Edited by tmanarl bio
December 15, 2021 Edited by tmanarl Added new photo
December 15, 2021 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import