Petr Horáček
Petr Horáček was born in Prague and studied at the Academy of Fine Art. After graduating in 1994, he moved to live in England. His first two picture books were published in 2001, winning the ‘Books for Children’ Newcomer award. Since then, he has won a string of other international prizes and distinctions, including Picture Book of the Year in the Netherlands in 2008 (A New House for Mouse) and 2020 (Grumpy Duck) and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 (Puffin Peter) and 2018 (A First Book of Animals).
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Petr Horáček
Petr Horáček was born in Prague and studied at the Academy of Fine Art. After graduating in 1994, he moved to live in England. His first two picture books were published in 2001, winning the ‘Books for Children’ Newcomer award. Since then, he has won a string of other international prizes and distinctions, including Picture Book of the Year in the Netherlands in 2008 (A New House for Mouse) and 2020 (Grumpy Duck) and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 (Puffin Peter) and 2018 (A First Book of Animals).
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