DE ZOMBIETREIN

DE ZOMBIETREIN 
jaar:
2017
genre:
kinderpoëzie, poëzie, stripgedichten, 48 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Floor de Goede
leeftijd:
8+
prijzen:
Zilveren Griffel 2018
Nominatie Gouden Poëziemedaille 2018
Het gedicht 'De zee is een schilder' bekroond met een Poëziester 2018

Het derde en afsluitende deel van de stripgedichten! Opnieuw mocht ik samenwerken met de geweldige Floor de Goede die in elke strip nog zoveel méér vertelt dan er in het gedicht staat. Voor dit boek combineerde hij zijn technieken uit de twee eerdere stripgedichtenbundels met die uit IK BEN BIJ DE DINOSAURUSSEN GEWEEST.

- In 2008 verscheen het eerste deel met stripgedichten: OPA LAAT ZIJN TENEN ZIEN, dat werd bekroond met een Zilveren Griffel. In 2010 kwam DRAKEN MET STEKKERS, bekroond met een Vlag en Wimpel en met de Stripschappenning voor Stripalbum van het Jaar (voor de Jeugd).
- De vormgeving van het omslag is van Roald Triebels.

WIJ ZIJN TIJGERS!

WIJ ZIJN TIJGERS!
jaar:
2016
genre:
prentenboek, 32 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustratoren:
Ingrid & Dieter Schubert
leeftijd:
5+
buitenland:
Duits (Fischer Sauerländer)
Deens (Turbine Forlag)

Uitgeverij Querido start Tijgerlezen: een serie boeken voor beginnende lezers, die vooral inhaken op leesplezier, zodat leren lezen Gelukkig Leren Lezen wordt (wat trouwens door onderzoek bevestigd wordt!). WIJ ZIJN TIJGERS! is een van de eerste titels: een prentenboek waarbij de tekst kort is en veel herhalingen bevat, zodat kinderen die in letters geïnteresseerd zijn door het herhaald voorlezen bepaalde woorden gaan herkennen. De Tijgerlees-boeken zijn ofwel spannend ofwel grappig en worden door bekende tekenaars en schrijvers gemaakt. Meer info op: www.tijgerlezen.nl. Het was opnieuw een groot plezier om met de vermaarde Ingrid & Dieter Schubert te mogen werken. Dat deed ik eerder in het prentenboek OPVROLIJKVOGELTJE.

 

HET IS RAAK!

HET IS RAAK!
jaar:
2016
genre:
prentenboek, 60 p.
uitgever:
De Eenhoorn
illustrator:
Suzan 'T Hooft
leeftijd:
6+

This is my first book with Suzan 'T Hooft, and it's also her first book. She created a fantasticly funny, colourful and friendly universe, for this book about two bears who seem to be made for eachother - they just haven't found figured it out themselves yet. All of their friends try to convince them that love is no competition. But maybe it is - and then: what would be the best first move?

IK BEN BIJ DE DINOSAURUSSEN GEWEEST

IK BEN BIJ DE DINOSAURUSSEN GEWEEST 
jaar:
2016
genre:
prentenboek, 40 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Floor de Goede 
leeftijd:
4+
prijzen:
Vlag en Wimpel van de griffeljury 2017
buitenland: 
Deens (Turbine Forlag)

A young boy knows which book he wants to have: the one with the dinosaurs. As soon as he start reading he is in their world. He discovers well-known but also lesser known dinosaurs. But then dinner is ready. And then his family members don't seem to believe he has visited the dinosaur's world. Until...
This stunning picture book by Floor de Goede (we made the SOFIE-series together and three volumes of comic poems) shows what imagination can do. Kids will lose themselves in wide, colourful spreads of dinosaurs, and they also will have been with the dinosaurs, while reading this book.  

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.

SOFIE EN HET GEHEIME PAARD

SOFIE EN HET GEHEIME PAARD
jaar:
2015
genre:
kinderboek, 144 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Floor de Goede (tekeningen en strips)
Ype+Willem (fotostrips)
leeftijd:
8+

In this fifth book about Sofie we again combine several elements (text, illustrations on every page, comics, photo-comics, short non-fiction pieces and extra's at the end of the book). Sofie is still the girl that loves penguins, but here she is confronted with a mystery: a hidden horse that needs help. In a book full of secrets and adventure, Sofie and her friends Billie, Timmie and Ulrik try to help a horse, and find...
Included in the book are funfacts about horses, and the story this time mainly mixes comedy with some suspense. 

- De verdere delen:
SOFIE EN DE PINGUÏNS (2010)
SOFIE EN HET VLIEGENDE JONGETJE (2012)
SOFIE EN HET IJSBEERTJE (2013)
SOFIE EN DE DOLFIJNEN (2014)
SOFIE EN DE OLIFANTEN (2018)

KALFJE, VEULENTJE

KALFJE, VEULENTJE
jaar:
2015
genre:
prentenboek, 32 p.
uitgever:
De Eenhoorn
illustrator:
Marleen Felius
leeftijd:
4+

For years already I adore the work of artist Marleen Felius. Her work - main topic: cows and cattle - is known and valued all over the world. Her 'Cattle breeds encyclopedia' (text and images by Marleen) is a magnificent work of art and knowledge. 
Finally we found a chance and the time to work together.  The result of this is the sweet and lifelike LITTLE CALF, LITTLE FOAL.
This book has a very, very simple text, which talks about the first hours and days of a newborn calf and those of a newborn foal. The pictures show it all: the first drinking, the standing-up, the first time they see the meadow. It's almost non-fictional (because, when Marleen Felius is involved, you know that everything is true to life and no mistakes are made!), but still a small story.

OPVROLIJKVOGELTJE

OPVROLIJKVOGELTJE
jaar:
2015
genre:
prentenboek, 40 p.
uitgever:
Lemniscaat
illustrator:
Ingrid & Dieter Schubert
leeftijd:
4+
buitenland:
Engels (USA) (Lemniscaat)
Chinees (Tomorrow)
Duits (Fischer Sauerländer)

This picture book is my first with wellknown and renowned artists Ingrid & Dieter Schubert. This collabration was one I have always dreamed off - and now the book is here. It's about a cheer-up bird who takes care of all the amimals' bad moods, by shedding light and bringing hope to everyone. But: what happens at the end of the day when she is exhausted and tired herself? 

HET KANKERKAMPIOENSCHAP VOOR JUNIOREN

HET KANKERKAMPIOENSCHAP VOOR JUNIOREN
jaar:
2015
genre:
jeugdboek, met Roy Looman, 220 p.
uitgever:
Querido
leeftijd:
12+
prijzen:
Die Besten Sieben, Dezember 2016 (Duitsland) 
buitenland:
Duits (Carlsen)

This direct and moving book was written in close cooperation with Roy Looman (20). In over fourty sessions he told me his life-story. He got cancer when he was 15 years old, at a time where he was mainly playing soccer with his friends, working in a supermarket, going to school, having fun, trying to kiss as many girls as he could. The impact it had on his life and on his mind is in the book - and the story is told in a very direct, strong way. It moves from heartfelt to extremely funny (Roy has a great sense of humour), from the start of the disease to the end, and even after that - and we get to know everything, including pretty private episodes. It's amazing what Roy dared to tell, but it's part of his mission: make people aware of what cancer can do to a young mind, in a negative ánd in a positive way. I'm very proud that Roy let me use his voice for this swinging, fast-paced, but yet elaborate novel. It's certainly not a sad book, and this is proven by the first line: 'This must be the sickest game I have ever played. But I can't stand losing, so let me tell you upfront: I'm not going to die.'
 
Duitse cover

STEM OP DE OKAPI

STEM OP DE OKAPI
jaar:
2015
genre:
non-fictie, 160 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Martijn van der Linden
leeftijd:
8+
prijzen:
Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2016
Zilveren Griffel 2016
Vlag en Wimpel van de Penseeljury 2016 (Voor de tekeningen)
Tower of Babel Honour Diploma 2018 (Estland, beste vertaalde boek)
buitenland:
Ests (Päike ja Pilv)

For years it has been my favourite animal: the okapi. This animal that is shy and majestic at the same time, that was discovered only 100 years ago (in Congo), and that bears zebrastripes as well as horns - since it's the only actual familymember of the giraffe.
In this fullcolour book, that illustrator Martijn van der Linden and me have been working on for years, we present 88 reasons to take the okapi as your new preferred animal. The book has nine chapters, and each chapter is different. In the first one we describe the okapi from head to toe, in another one we follow an okapi-zookeeper for some (dramatic) years, there are chapters with just okapi-illustrations, there is one with 4 okapi-poems, there is the okapi museum, in which we collect okapi-pictures (made by many leading illustrators, especially for this book).
It's a book full of passion, it's a book that provides you with everything that there is to know about the okapi, it's funny and light, it's serious and informative, we hope we have convinced you at the end to keep an eye on the shy and majestic animals ánd people around us...

OLIVER

OLIVER
jaar:
2015
genre:
young adult roman, 220 p.
uitgever:
Querido
leeftijd:
15+
prijzen:
Gouden Lijst 2016 (Beste jeugdboek)
Genomineerd voor de Dioraphte Literatour Prijs 2016

OLIVER is a novel about the sixteen-year old Norwegian boy Oliver Kjelsberg, two years before he will meet the Dutch Tycho Zeling - so, two years before the events descibed in my novel THE DAYS OF BLUEGRASSLOVE. 
OLIVER has great parents, it's summer holiday, he is progressing in his biggest hobby: playing football (he's a goalkeeper), and he has a best friend, Bendik, who is also his nephew. Oliver is not a talker, but does he need to be? 
Well, in this book, all of a sudden his parent's marriage collapses, and within a day some more things happen that make the world seem a whole lot different than Oliver and Bendik always had believed. How do these two boys cope with the scope of events that they are forced to face?

- Dit boek kan apart gelezen worden, maar is tevens een prequel van DE DAGEN VAN DE BLUEGRASSLIEFDE (1999, geüpdatede versie 2015), en ook min of meer als vervolg op ONS DERDE LICHAAM (2006).
Waar DE DAGEN VAN DE BLUEGRASSLIEFDE vooral 'liefde' als thema heeft en ONS DERDE LICHAAM 'vriendschap', zou je kunnen zeggen dat OLIVER vooral gaat over 'familie'.

DOEI!

DOEI! 
jaar:
2014
genre:
prentenboek, 40 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Marije Tolman
prijzen:
Leespluim Juni 2015
leeftijd:
4+
buitenland:
Duits (Fischer Sauerländer)
Spaans (Colombia) (Editorial Monigote)
Macedonisch (Ars Lamina)

This picture book is my first collaboration with the fantastic Marije Tolman, who made the well-known THE TREEHOUSE with her father Ronald Tolman, a book she received the Bologna Ragazzi Award for. The story is about flying dreams. A girl has these happy dreams night after night, but her brother envies her. How can she get him to fly for himself?

FEEST VOOR DE MACHINES

FEEST VOOR DE MACHINES 
jaar:
2014
genre:
prentenboek, 32 p.
uitgever:
De Eenhoorn
illustrator:
Liesbeth De Stercke
leeftijd:
4+
buitenland:
Deens (Turbine Forlag)
Koreaans (KIZM Education Group)

It's Liesbeth De Sterke's first picture book, and thus my first cooperation with her - and a very happy one. A PARTY FOR THE MACHINES is a cheerful book, about (agricultural) machines and animals, and will hopefully also appeal to boys (and girls of course!)
All the animals in this book have worked hard: Elephant has delivered concrete, Giraffe has planted potatoes, Peacock has a full trailer … So now everyone is on their way to a big party. The animals feast until they fall asleep. The machines stay behind. Suddenly the headlights switch on. The party for the machines can now begin!

AJAX KINDERJAARBOEK 2014/2015

AJAX KINDERJAARBOEK 2014/2015
jaar:
2014
genre:
non-fictie, 80 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Louis van de Vuurst (fotografie)
leeftijd:
10+

For the second season in a row I write the official Ajax Yearbook for Children. I look back to the season that was and look forward to the season that is coming. For this edition player Viktor Fischer wrote the preface. I interviewed many others, like for instance Davy Klaassen, Joël Veltman, Ricardo Kishna, Jaïro Riedewald, Lasse Schöne, Jasper Cillessen and Daphne Koster.
There are portraits of all the other players, there are lists and reviews, there is an interview with the assistent-trainer and with the video-analizer. The numerous fullcolour pictures are by Ajax photographer Louis van de Vuurst.

- In 2013 verscheen het AJAX KINDERJAARBOEK 2013/2014.

SUPERGUPPIE IS ALLES

SUPERGUPPIE IS ALLES
jaar:
2014
genre:
kinderpoëzie, 240 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Fleur van der Weel
leeftijd:
6+

In this last Superguppy-book, all is brought together: all the previous four volumes  of each 50 short poems, always with a quite practical, normal-day title and subject, then trying to give it a poetical or funny swing - and 22 new poems. So in total 222 Superguppy-poems! This is the official end of the Superguppy-project, and luckily again with the fantastic playful illustrations by Fleur van der Weel. 

- In deze bundel zijn alle gedichten uit de eerste delen samengebracht (plus 22 nieuw, dus in totaal 222 versjes)
SUPERGUPPIE (2003)
SUPERGUPPIE KRIJGT KLEINTJES (2005)
DE GROETJES VAN SUPERGUPPIE (2008)
HOERA VOOR SUPERGUPPIE! (2010).
- In het boek is ook een themalijst opgenomen en een praktisch poëzieproject voor basisscholen.
- Lestips voor leekrachten van de basisschool vind je hier.

SOFIE EN DE DOLFIJNEN

SOFIE EN DE DOLFIJNEN 
jaar:
2014
genre:
kinderboek, 144 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Floor de Goede (tekeningen en strips)
Ype+Willem (fotostrips)
leeftijd:
8+

In this fourth book where we combined several elements (text, illustrations on every page, comics, photo-comics, short non-fiction pieces and extra's at the end of the book), it's not just about penguins, like the first book, but also about Dolphins. Sofie, this cheerful, sweet girl, wants to be with her grandmother more often. But her grandmother is quite ill and needs her rest. And Sofie's two best friends, the funny Billie and Timmie are on holiday in Greece. Then Sofie meets Emmeke, a slightly older girl that introduces the whole family to a dolphin trainer, and to... Dolphins!

- De verdere delen:
SOFIE EN DE PINGUÏNS (2010)
SOFIE EN HET VLIEGENDE JONGETJE (2012)
SOFIE EN HET IJSBEERTJE (2013)
SOFIE EN HET GEHEIME PAARD (2015)
SOFIE EN DE OLIFANTEN (2018)

KERST MET KINDJE

KERST MET KINDJE 
jaar:
2013
genre:
prentenboek, 32 p.
uitgever:
De Eenhoorn
illustrator:
Merel Eyckerman
leeftijd:
6+
buitenland:
Deens (Turbine)

It was the first day of Christmas and everyone was cranky. I was, because I wanted a magic box and not a pair of socks. Dad was, because he wanted a digital camera and not a puzzle-book. Mum wanted peace and quiet, and smiling faces. But everyone was arguing. And my little sister didn’t want to come downstairs. ‘It’s Christmas! A baby is born!’ she yelled. Will this ‘baby’ bring the family closer together? 
In this book, the first one I made with Merel Eyckerman, all the elements of the traditional Christmas Story are to be found and discovered, and despite the cranky opening of the story, the ending is very warm and peaceful!
Deense cover


AJAX KINDERJAARBOEK 2013/2014

AJAX KINDERJAARBOEK 2013/2014
jaar:
2013
genre:
non-fictie, 80 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Louis van de Vuurst (fotografie)
leeftijd:
10+

From this season on I write the official Ajax Yearbook for Children. I look back to the season that was and look forward to the season that is coming. For this edition player Daley Blind wrote the preface. I interviewed many others, like for instance Siem de Jong, Viktor Fischer, Lucas Andersen, Nicolai Boilesen, Mickey van der Hart, Daphne Koster and Danny Hoesen.
There are portraits of all the other players, there are lists and reviews, there is information about the trainers et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. The numerous fullcolour pictures are by Ajax photographer Louis van de Vuurst.

- In 2014 verscheen het AJAX KINDERJAARBOEK 2014/2015.

SOFIE EN HET IJSBEERTJE

SOFIE EN HET IJSBEERTJE 
jaar:
2013
genre:
kinderboek, 144 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Floor de Goede (tekeningen en strips)
Ype+Willem (fotostrips)
leeftijd:
8+

In this third book where we combined several elements (text, illustrations on every page, comics, photo-comics, short non-fiction pieces and extra's at the end of the book), it's not just about penguins, like the first book, but also about polar bears. Sofie, this cheerful, sweet girl, visits the zoo with her two funny friends Billie and Timmie. When they are looking at Vicks, the young polar bear at the zoo accidentely breaking his wondow (an event that really happened at the Rotterdam Zoo!), they get entangled with Vicks's whereabouts...

- De verdere delen:
SOFIE EN DE PINGUÏNS (2010)
SOFIE EN HET VLIEGENDE JONGETJE (2012)
SOFIE EN DE DOLFIJNEN (2014)
SOFIE EN HET GEHEIME PAARD (2015)
SOFIE EN DE OLIFANTEN (2018)

IK JUICH VOOR JOU

IK JUICH VOOR JOU
jaar:
2013
genre:
poëzie,  48 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Wolf Erlbruch
leeftijd:
10+
prijzen:
Gouden Poëzie Medaille 2014 
Vlag en Wimpel 2014
buitenland:
Engels (USA) (Eerdmans)
Spaans (Spanje) (Barbara Fiore)

The grandmaster of German illustration, Wolf Erlbruch, made many fantastic images about animals doing sports. My Publisher asked me to write new poems to these illustration. This was a big honour for me. The poems are about losing, winning, about secrets of athletes, and there is a speech in denglish (dutch/english).

- Dit boek werd gekozen als een van de tien dichtbundels die in de Nederlandse Poëzieweek 2014 gepromoot werden (de andere negen waren bundels voor volwassenen)
- Engelse en Duitse vertalingen van de gedichten zijn beschikbaar

VASCO HET VOETBALVARKENTJE

VASCO HET VOETBALVARKENTJE
jaar:
2013
genre:
prentenboek, 32 p.
uitgever:
De Eenhoorn
illustrator:
Alain Verster
leeftijd:
6+
prijzen:
Genomineerd voor de Boekenpauw 2014 (België, voor de tekeningen)
buitenland:
Chinees (Petrel Publishing House)
Portugees (Brazilië) (Pulo do Gato)
Spaans (Thule Ediciones)
Frans (Editions Versant Sud Jeunesse)

Braziliaanse cover
My second picture book with Alain Verster, and the first of a happy, warm series about Vasco (the pig) and Matteo (the boy). Matteo gets two wonderful presents for his birthday: a soccer ball and a little pig. That pig is Vasco. Matteo and Vasco do everything together: eat, snore, watch television,… Matteo’s favorite game is soccer. Vasco doesn’t know much about soccer. But that’s not so bad: Matteo simply goes looking for real soccer-opponents. And Vasco goes along. Because that’s what you do when you’re someone’s soccer-pig.


HET HONDJE DAT NINO NIET HAD

HET HONDJE DAT NINO NIET HAD
jaar:
2013
genre:
prentenboek, 32 p.
uitgever:
De Eenhoorn
illustrator:
Anton Van Hertbruggen
leeftijd:
6+
prijzen:
Prix Sorcières 2015 (Frankrijk)
Boekenpauw 2014 (België, voor de tekeningen)
Gulden Palet 2014 (Nederland, voor de tekeningen)
Besten 7 August 2015 (Duitsland)
Silver Medal (Best books of the year, by Society of Illustrators, USA, for the illustrations)
Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis 2016 (Duitsland)
rechten:
Franse cover
Chinees (Petrel Publishing House)
Deens (Turbine)
Frans (Didier Jeunesse)
Engels (USA) (Eerdmans)
Duits (Coppenrath Verlag - Bohem Press)
Portugees (Brazilië) (Pulo do Gato)
Koreaans (Jiyangsa)
Russisch (Samokat)
Oekraïens (Bobrovnikova L.A.)
Turks (Final Kültür Sanat Yayınları)
Macedonisch (Ars Lamina)
Spaans (Argentinië) (Limonero)
Sloveens (Sodobnost)

Nino is the proud owner of an imaginary little dog. When he goes to the forest, the little dog he doesn’t have mimics a squirrel. When he goes to the lake, the little dog jumps fearlessly into the deep. But sometimes the little dog acts so silly, that it stands out. One day Nino doesn’t have the little dog anymore. Instead he has gotten a real little dog. This little dog doesn’t dare to climb trees. But that’s not so bad, because Nino has many imaginary animals... This is the first book of young illustrator Anton Van Hertbruggen, and immediately he won the biggest prize there is to be won in Flanders...


MIJN FIJNE GELUIDENBOEKJE

MIJN FIJNE GELUIDENBOEKJE
jaar:
2013
genre:
prentenboek, kinderpoëzie, 64 p.
uitgever:
De Eenhoorn
illustrator:
Mattias De Leeuw
leeftijd:
4+
prijzen:
Genomineerd voor de Gouden Poëzie Medaille 2014

This little booklet contains fifty short and playful poems lovely sounds from everyday-life. Opening a bag of crisps, daddy’s car that’s driving up the driveway, talking under water, the wind that’s blowing in the trees,... All these sounds are part of a warm home. Mattias invented a warm, funny family of bears that accompany all the poems in just as lively, full-colour pictures.

HALLO

HALLO
jaar:
2012
genre:
prentenboek, 32 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Fleur van der Weel
leeftijd:
4+
prijzen:
White Raven 2013

The children's book week in Holland is a big celebration of children's literature (October). The organizing foundation (CPNB) every year asks a writer to write the gift book (I got to do this in 2005), and an illustrator to make the special books-week-picture book. In 2012 Fleur van der Weel was asked. She asked me to write a text. This became HELLO: the story of a small girl looking out over her backyard, in the night, because she can't sleep. She is excited because tomorrow she will visit the zoo. In the meantime, in the zoo, the animals have all kinds of reasons to be awake too. We follow both Joni, the girl, and the animals. At the end there is a fantastic fold-out-illustration.
 

SOFIE EN HET VLIEGENDE JONGETJE

SOFIE EN HET VLIEGENDE JONGETJE
jaar:
2012
genre:
kinderboek, 144 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Floor de Goede (tekeningen en strips)
Ype+Willem (fotostrips)
leeftijd:
8+

In this second book where we combined several elements (text, illustrations on every page, comics, photo-comics, short non-fiction pieces and extra's at the end of the book), it's not just about penguins, like the first book, but also about all kinds of flying animals. And the story is again about Sofie, this cheerful, sweet girl with her two funny friends Billie and Timmie, and the rest of her family. This time they will spend a holiday with Sofies grandparents. But when they arrive, there is Ulrik: a peculiar, nerdy little boy that seems to dislike penguins...

- De andere delen:
SOFIE EN DE PINGUÏNS (2010)
SOFIE EN HET IJSBEERTJE (2013)
SOFIE EN DE DOLFIJNEN (2014)
SOFIE EN HET GEHEIME PAARD (2015)
SOFIE EN DE OLIFANTEN (2018)

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 RAADSELS VAN SAM

DE RAADSELS VAN SAM 
jaar:
2012
genre:
kinderboek, 144 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Philip Hopman
leeftijd:
8+
prijzen:
Honor Book Paterson Prize for Young People (USA)
buitenland:
Duits (Carlsen)
Ests (Päike ja Pilv)
Engels (USA) (Eerdmans)
Frans (L'école des loisirs)
Tsjechisch (Petrkov)

Duitse cover
This second story about the beautiful dog Sam is, just as SAM SHOWED UP, based on a real dog, a real story, and real dog-owners: my brother's family in Canada. In this book the dog disappears and 9-year old Kix sets off in search of him. The book is just as dear to me as the first one. The beautiful black and white illustrations were once again made by Philip Hopman, whose pencil masters all animals and all children.

- Het letterenfonds promoot de twee boeken over Sam: hier.
- Dit boek kan los gelezen worden, maar is tevens een vervolg op TOEN KWAM SAM.
- In 2016 kwamen de twee delen over Sam in één band uit - omslag zie hieronder.

TOEN KWAM SAM

TOEN KWAM SAM 
jaar:
2011
genre:
kinderboek, 128 p.
Uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Philip Hopman
leeftijd:
8+
prijzen:
Zilveren Griffel 2012
Estse cover
List of best books, chosen by Estonian childcare (Estland)
Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2017 (USA)
buitenland:
Duits (Carlsen)
Frans (L'école des loisirs)
Ests (Päike ja Pilv)
Engels (USA) (Eerdmans)
Tsjechisch (Petrkov)
Afrikaans (Protea Boekhuis), en de tien andere officiële talen van Zuid-Afrika: Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu en African English (South African Department of Arts and Culture)

This story is based on the real events that occurred when I was visiting my brother's family in Canada. This beautiful dog appeared - and it decided to stay. But it had a heartwrenching history, that urged my nephew Kix (the young main character in the book) to act, because no-one else but him could save Sam... The book is very dear to me. It got great response, together with the second volume (SAMS MYSTERIES), which belongs to this first book as a twin story. The beautiful black and white illustrations were made by Philip Hopman, whose pencil masters all animals and all children.


  Duitse cover
Luisterboek
- Het Nederlands Letterenfonds promoot dit boek: hier.
- In 2012 kwam er een vervolgdeel uit: DE RAADSELS VAN SAM.
- Het South-African Department of Arts and Culture koos dit boek om in alle elf officiële talen van Zuid-Afrika te vertalen en te verspreiden onder schoolkinderen in het hele land.
- Er is ook een luisterboek verschenen, door Edward zelf ingelezen.
- In 2016 kwam een verzamelband uit, met de twee verhalen over Sam.


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.

DE DOKTER EN HET LEGER VAN DAVY

DE DOKTER EN HET LEGER VAN DAVY
jaar:
2011
genre:
prentenboek, 32 p.
uitgever:
De Eenhoorn
illustrator:
Pieter Van Eenoge
leeftijd:
6+
prijzen:
Boekenpluim 2012 (voor de tekeningen)
buitenland:
Koreaans (DDStone Publishing)

Davy doesn't feel well. He hears rumbling in his belly. The doctor says that he hears an army inside Davy. It's Davy's army that is fighting against the enemy. Davy has to rest so that the army can fight back. The army wears blue uniforms, because that's Davy's favorite colour. And there are elephants... The story is one big metaphore: the fight in Davy's stomach and the army that the doctor makes up. Illustrator Pieter Van Eenoge painted beautiful elaborate spreads.

Koreaanse cover

HET LEKKERE VAN PESTEN

HET LEKKERE VAN PESTEN
jaar:
2011
genre:
non-fictie, met Julian van Dalen, 144 p.
uitgever:
Athenaeum
leeftijd:
volwassenen

I started writing this non-fiction book about bullying as a book for young adults, but gradually it became a book for adults, and so publishing house Athenaeum was so kind to issue it. For the book I met male model Julian van Dalen. He has a huge career in international fashion-modelling, but was bullied in school for as long as he can remember. The first part of the book is a collection of his memories. In the second part he was so generous to let me speak to all of those who had something to do with these episodes: his brother, his teachers, his friends and... the bullies themselves. Their interviews give a deeper insight on how these problems could come about and how they were dealt with. The book closes with an essay that Julian and I wrote together.

SOFIE EN DE PINGUÏNS

SOFIE EN DE PINGUÏNS
jaar:
2010
genre:
kinderboek, 160 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Floor de Goede (tekeningen en strips)
Ype+Willem (fotostrips)
leeftijd:
7+
prijzen:
Genomineerd voor de Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury 2011
Pluim van de Senaat van de Nederlandse Kinderjury 2011
Prijs van de Vlaamse Kinder- en Jeugdjury 2012
buitenland:
Italiaans (Il Castoro)

Hebreeuws (Rimonim Publishing)


Cover paperback (2014)
I really like penguins. I really wanted to make a book with several elements (text, illustrations on every page, comics, photo-comics, short non-fiction pieces and extra's at the end of the book). And I really wanted to work with Floor de Goede again (after the comic-poem-books we made) and with Ype Driessen and Willem Stam, who make wonderful and funny photo-comcs. All the wishes combined gave me SOFIE AND THE PENGUINS, the story about a sweet girl with her two funny friends Billie and Timmie, and the rest of her family. Sofie adores penguins. She thinks she might even be in love with them. And so her story became the basis for a whole, still ongoing series. Winning two children's jury awards (for the first time in my career) absolutely helped us wanting to make more and more volumes, every episodes combining an upbeat story with information about penguins ánd some other animal (polar bears, Dolphins etc.) - and a small lesson to be learned about family, friendship or love, as well.

- De verdere delen:
SOFIE EN HET VLIEGENDE JONGETJE (2012)
SOFIE EN HET IJSBEERTJE (2013)
SOFIE EN DE DOLFIJNEN (2014)
SOFIE EN HET GEHEIME PAARD (2015)
SOFIE EN DE OLIFANTEN (2018)

HOERA VOOR SUPERGUPPIE!

HOERA VOOR SUPERGUPPIE!
jaar:
2010
genre:
kinderpoëzie, 64 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Fleur van der Weel
leeftijd:
6+
prijzen:
Zilveren Griffel 2011

For this fourth volume of Superguppy-children's poetry I again made 50 short poems, always with a quite practical, normal-day title and subject, then trying to give it a poetical or funny swing. The fantastic playful illustrations by Fleur van der Weel make all the poems coherent. 

- De eerdere Superguppie-bundels waren
SUPERGUPPIE (2003),
SUPERGUPPIE KRIJGT KLEINTJES (2005),
en DE GROETJES VAN SUPERGUPPIE (2008)
en in 2014 kwam de verzamelbundel uit (met 22 extra gedichten) SUPERGUPPIE IS ALLES.

DRAKEN MET STEKKERS

DRAKEN MET STEKKERS
jaar:
2010
genre:
kinderpoëzie, poëzie, stripgedichten, 48 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Floor de Goede
leeftijd:
8+
prijzen:
Vlag en Wimpel 2011
Stripschap-penning voor Album van het Jaar, categorie jeugd 2010

As in the first book illustrator Floor de Goede and I did, I wrote 22 poems and Floor made two-page-comics out of them: comic-poems.

- Het eerste stripgedichtenalbum heette OPA LAAT ZIJN TENEN ZIEN (2008) en de derde en laatste heet DE ZOMBIETREIN (2017).

AJAX WINT ALTIJD

AJAX WINT ALTIJD 
jaar:
2009, kampioenseditie 2011
genre:
non-fictie, 160 p.
uitgever:
Querido
illustrator:
Louis van de Vuurst (fotografie)
leeftijd:
10+
prijzen:
Vlag en Wimpel 2010

In this non-fictionbook about the most wellknown footballclub of Holland, Ajax, I tried to answer all the question an Ajax-fan could have about the club. I got access to the players and staff for almost two years, interviewed many of them, wrote about the history of the club and about day-to-day behind-the-screen routines. Because of the success of the book we published an update in 2011, and then again, from 2013 on I started making Ajax Yearbooks (one every year, Official Ajax Product). See AJAX KINDERJAARBOEK 2013/2014 and AJAX KINDERJAARBOEK 2014/2015.

- Speciale 'ambassadeurs' van het boek waren Ajacieden Siem de Jong en Gregory van der Wiel. Hen mocht ik diverse keren interviewen, en ze namen ook deel aan de officiële presentatie van het boek in de ArenA.
- Elf jonge Ajax-fans hielpen mee om vragen te bedenken.