HET TELBOEK VAN PRINS HAYO DE GELUKKIGE

HET TELBOEK VAN PRINS HAYO DE GELUKKIGE
jaar:
2016

genre:

prentenboek, 48 p.

uitgever:

De Eenhoorn

illustrator:
Mattias De Leeuw
leeftijd:

6+
prijzen:
Die besten 7 April 2017 (Duitsland)
White Raven 2017
buitenland: 
Duits (Gerstenberg)
Koreaans (Picture Book Gongjackso)

After working together on DERTIEN RENNENDE HERTJES and MIJN FIJNE GELUIDENBOEKJE Mattias and I wanted to make a new, big book. Here it is. It's about Prince Hayo. We follow him from his birth to his 10th anniversary - in a wide spread we see the celebrations for each of his birthdays, and especially we learn about the presents he gets. At the same time we see him growing up, but it seems something is missing. Until he becomes 10...
Each chapter is named after the number of Hayo's birthday (one, two three et cetera) and in the big and colourful illustrations we can count lots of things. Although there is a story, this is also a book to practise early mathematics.

DERTIEN RENNENDE HERTJES

DERTIEN RENNENDE HERTJES
jaar:

2012

genre:

kinderboek, 160 p.

uitgever:

De Eenhoorn

illustrator:
Mattias De Leeuw
leeftijd:

8+
prijzen:
Genomineerd voor de Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis 2015 (Duitsland)
buitenland:
Duits (Gerstenberg)

Koreaanse cover

Duitse cover

Chinees (Petrel Publishing House)
Chinees (Taiwan) (Taiwan Interminds Publishing Inc.)
Koreaans (Lime co.)
Italiaans (Sinnos)

This richely illustrated book (in full colour) was my first cooperation with the young and highly talented illustrator Mattias De Leeuw. It's a magical, thrilling story, about a girl that has an enchanting encounter: one day Luna sees thirteen little running deer. They jump out of a blue vase in front of her on the table. It's the most beautiful thing she has ever seen. The little deer call her 'Duchess'. Suddenly the deer disappear again in a blue poster of the ocean. Luna wants to tell everything to mum. But her brother Ralf stops her. Ralf also saw an animal once, he tells. But when Ralf told dad, he never saw his animal again...The story culminates in a thrilling showdown between Raf ’s animal, a roaring lion, and Luna’s deer. And it turns out that Raf is also looking for confirmation that he matters and that he’s important too. 
This book came as a storm: I wrote it (in short sentences) as if I was chasing the story. Great experience!         

- Het Letterenfonds ondersteunt de promotie van dit boek - hier.
- In Duitsland werd een audioboek-versie uitgegeven.
- De Deutsche Oper in Berlijn speelt in november 2016 een muziektheaterstuk dat gebaseerd is op het boek.

DE DUIF DIE NIET KON DUIKEN

DE DUIF DIE NIET KON DUIKEN
jaar:

2011

genre:

prentenboek, 32 p.

utgever:

De Eenhoorn

illustrator:
Alain Verster
leeftijd:

6+
prijzen:
Die besten 7 Februar 2012 (Duitsland)
Kinder- und Jugenbuchliste SR Sommer 2012 (Duitsland)
LesePeter August 2012 (Duitsland)
Prijs Best Vormgegeven Boeken (Kind) 2012 (voor het boekdesign)
buitenland:
Duits (Gerstenberg)
Noors (Cappelen Damm)
Chinees (Taiwan) (Reader Publishing)
Chinees (Petrel Publishing House)
Deens (Turbine)
Italiaans (Comma)



Deense cover

This is the first picture book young illustrator Alain Verster and me made together. He also graduated from art school with this project. I wrote the tekst for him after having seen a big illustration with pigeons. This is the story: it's graduation day for the young doves. They have to show that they can dive down to the ground and pick up some crumbs. The father and mother pigeons are watching. Telemark is waiting for his turn in fright. He has never made a successful dive and he is sure he will fail the test... Or maybe not?

- Proefvertaling beschikbaar in het Engels, Frans, Maltees, Fins, Sloveens en Ests.