Dušan Petričić facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Dušan Petričić
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Petričić in 2010
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| Born | 10 May 1946 |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Education | Academy of Applied Arts, Belgrade |
| Known for | Illustration, cartoons, animation |
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Notable work
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Children's books illustrations |
| Awards | Levstik Award 1987 for Guliver med pritlikavci Silbert Honour 2001 for The Longitude Prize |
Dušan Petričić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Петричић; born 10 May 1946) is a Serbian illustrator and caricaturist. He is a super talented artist who draws amazing pictures for books and newspapers! He's famous for his fun illustrations in children's books. His clever cartoons make people think and smile.
His drawings have appeared in big newspapers like Politika, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Toronto Star. Dušan Petričić has won many cool awards for his art. One special award was the Levstik Award in Slovenia in 1989. He won it for his pictures in a book called Guliver med pritlikavci, which is a version of Gulliver in Lilliput.
In 2001, a book he illustrated, The Longitude Prize, also received an honor at the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Awards. He also received an IBBY Certificate of Honour. For about 20 years, from 1993 to 2013, Dušan Petričić lived and worked in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Books Illustrated by Dušan Petričić
Dušan Petričić has brought many stories to life with his unique illustrations. Here are some of the books he has worked on:
- The Dance of the Violin, written by Kathy Stinson, 2017
- Zoomberry, written by Dennis Lee, 2016
- Snap!, written by Hazel Hutchins, 2015
- The Man with the Violin, written by Kathy Stinson, 2013
- In the Tree House, written by Andrew Larsen, 2013
- Mr. Zinger's Hat, Cary Fagan, 2012
- My Toronto, Petričić, 2011
- When Apples Grew Noses And White Horses Flew, Jan Andrews, 2011
- Better Together, Simon Shapiro, 2011
- Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas, Cary Fagan, 2009
- Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang, Mordecai Richler, 2009
- Jacob Two-Two's First Spy Case, Mordecai Richler, 2009
- Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur, Mordecai Richler, 2009
- Mattland, Hazel Hutchins and Gail Herbert, 2008
- The Queen's Feet, Sarah Ellis, 2008
- On Tumbledown Hill, Tim Wynne-Jones, 2008
- The Longitude Prize, Joan Dash, 2008
- My New Shirt, Cary Fagan, 2007
- Lickety-Split, Robert Heidbreder, 2007
- Alphabad: Mischievous ABCs, Shannon Stewart, 2007
- Bashful Bob and Doleful Dorinda, Margaret Atwood, 2006
- Bagels from Benny, Aubrey Davis, 2005
- Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes, Margaret Atwood, 2004
- Ned Mouse breaks away, Tim Wynne-Jones, 2003
- Wings and Rockets: The Story of Women in Air and Space, Jeannine Atkins, 2003
- Grandmother Doll, Alice Bartels, 2001
- Earthlings Inside and Out: A Space Alien Studies the Human Body, Valerie Wyatt, 1999
- The Enormous Potato, Aubrey Davis, 1997
- La Grosse Patate, Aubrey Davis and Michel Bourque, 1997
- Bone Button Borscht, Aubrey Davis, 1996
- Let's Play: Traditional Games of Childhood, Camilla Gryski, 1996
- Scary Science: The Truth Behind Vampires, Witches, UFO's Ghosts and More, Sylvia Funston, 1996
- The Color of Things, Vivienne Shalom, 1995
- Guliver med pritlikavci (Gulliver in Lilliput), from the 1726 classic by Jonathan Swift, 1987
