children birth_place citizenship name birth_date spouse genre image article_title birth_name occupation
madeleine , matej brno , czechoslovakia united states -lrb- 1988 -rrb- peter sís may 11 , 1949 terry lajtha children 's picture books , editorial cartoons sis peter download 1.jpg peter sís
 petr sís illustrator , cartoonist
peter sís

peter sís -lrb- born may 11 , 1949 -rrb- is a czech-born american illustrator and writer of children 's books .
as a cartoonist his editorial illustrations have appeared in `` time '' , `` newsweek '' , `` esquire '' , and `` the atlantic monthly '' .
for his `` lasting contribution '' as a children 's illustrator he received the hans christian andersen medal in 2012 .
