Roger Duvoisin was a Swiss-American author and illustrator. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, his first job was making textiles. He moved to New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

 in 1927 where he wrote his first book.

Books and awards

He received a Caldecott Medal

Caldecott Medal

The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children , a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. The award was named in honor of nineteenth-century English...

 for White Snow, Bright Snow

White Snow, Bright Snow

White Snow, Bright Snow is a 1947 book by Alvin Tresselt and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. Released by Lothrop Publishers, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1948.-Plot summary:...

by Alvin Tresselt

Alvin Tresselt

Alvin Tresselt was a pioneering children's book author and graphic designer. His book White Snow, Bright Snow won the Caldecott Medal...

. He is now known mostly for his Veronica and Happy Lion

Happy Lion

The Happy Lion is a 1954 children's picture book by Louise Fatio and illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. In the book, the Happy Lion lives in a small zoo in France. When he escapes, he is surprised that people are now scared of him....

series. He married author Louise Fatio

Louise Fatio

Louise Fatio Duvoisin was the author of the Happy Lion series of children's picture books, which were illustrated by her husband, Roger Duvoisin.- Background :...

. In 1961 he received an award from the Society of Illustrators

Society of Illustrators

The Society of Illustrators is a professional society based in New York City. Founded in 1901, the mission of the Society is to promote the art and appreciation of illustration, as well as its history...

. In 1966 he received the Rugers Bi-Centennial award. He also won a Caldecott Honor Award for Hide and Seek Fog in 1966. In 1968 he received a Hans Christian Anderson Biennial runner-up award. He won the 1956 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis

The Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's literature. It is Germany's only state-funded literary award. In the past, authors from many countries...

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Other Books

• Petunia Takes A Trip,
• Veronica's Smile,
• Our Veronica Goes to Petunia's Farm,
• Petunia,
• Snowy and Woody,
• Easter Treat,
• Spring Snow,
• Day and Night,
• Donkey–Donkey
• The Miller, His Son, and Their Donkey, a retelling of the fable
  The miller, his son and the donkey
  The miller, his son and the donkey is a widely dispersed fable, number 721 in the Perry Index. Though it may have ancient analogues, the earliest extant version is in the work of the 13th century Arab writer Ibn Said. There are many eastern versions of the tale and in Europe it was included in a...
  
  

External links

• http://www.bookhelpweb.com/authors/duvoisin/duvoisin.htm
• http://eclipse.rutgers.edu/goose/zam/duvbio.aspx
• Guide to the Roger Duvoisin papers at the University of Oregon.