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.
Roger Duvoisin
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Swiss-American children's book illustrator and writer
| Born | 28 August 1900 |
| Died | 30 June 1980 |
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Roger Duvoisin
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Swiss-American children's book illustrator and writer
| Born | 28 August 1900 |
| Died | 30 June 1980 |
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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, collection:Name, Animals, fiction, Children, City and town life, Color, Color, fiction, Conduct of lifeID Numbers
- OLID: OL916848A
- ISNI: 0000000117802083
- Library of Congress Names: n79021720
- VIAF: 113538041
- Wikidata: Q14751927
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q14751927
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- Roger Antoine, Duvoisin
- Roger Antoine Duvoisin
- Duvoisin,Roger
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| December 15, 2021 | Edited by tmanarl | bio |
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