Juris Petraškevičs (1953) is a visual artist with a sense of creative freedom and artistic lightness. He is one of the most authoritative figures in Latvian book design – a professor of the Graphic Art Department of Art Academy of Latvia who has contributed to the formation of a whole new generation of book illustrators.
www.jurispetraskevics.com
2008, IBBY Honour List for Māsa un brālis [Sister and brother], 2006, by Inese Zandere
2007, The International Jānis Baltvilks Prize in Children’s Literature and Book Art for Māsa un brālis [Sister and brother], 2006, by Inese Zandere
2006, The Golden Apple-tree National Book Art Contest prize for Māsa un brālis [Sister and brother], 2006, by Inese Zandere
2003, The White Ravens for Neparastie rīdzinieki [Unusual inhabitants of Riga], 2001, by Ilze Skrastiņa
2001, Book Design Competition “The Most Beautiful Book” prize for Koka Rīga [Wooden Riga], 2001, by Pēteris Blūms a. o.
2001, Illustrator of the Year
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Illustrations (Books to fall for)
Three Friends on the Coast of the Same River
Three Friends on the Coast of the Same River (Trīs draugi vienas upes krastā)
Three friends – a Swedish horse, a German lobster and a Russian crow – decide to build a house together to live with their whole families. However, it turns out that they have a very different idea of the perfect house.
The illustrations help develop the child’s artistic taste; they are childish, playful and joyful, but never simple.
Contacts: pasts@lielsmazs.lv, www.lielsmazs.lv
Title
:Three Friends on the Coast of the Same River
Title*
:Trīs draugi vienas upes krastā
Authors
:Illustrators
:Genre
:Childrens-book
Publisher
:Rīga, Liels un mazs
Pages
:32
Year
:2014
Foreign rights
:All languages available
Illustrations (Translations)
One House For All
One House For All (Trīs draugi vienas upes krastā)
Title
: One House For AllTitle*
: Trīs draugi vienas upes krastāAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:English
Pages
:15
Year
:2017
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator, the publisher
Synopsis
:Three best friends - Raven, Crayfish, and Horse - are all grown-up and ready to have their own families, but they also want to stay together. Illustrated by Juris Petraškevičs.
