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Gouden Griffel
The Gouden Griffel (Golden Stylus) is an award given to authors of children's or teenagers' literature in the Netherlands. History Since 1971, it is awarded each year during the Dutch Children's Books Week, by the Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek (Dutch Book Promotion Society) for the best children's books written in the past year. Between 1954 and 1970, one book per year was declared the "children's book of the year". Since then, ''griffels'' are awarded in several categories. Only novels written in Dutch are eligible for the ''gouden griffel''. However, the runner-up awards (Silver ''griffels'') can also be given to translated works. Aside from these, the ''Gouden Penseel'' (golden paintbrush) is awarded to the best illustrated children's books (with silver ''penseel'' as a runner-up), and since 1997 the Gouden Zoen (golden kiss, with silver as a runner-up) is awarded to the best books for teenagers. There is no award for 1960, as the award was th ...
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De Bezige Bij
De Bezige Bij ("the busy bee") is one of the most important literary publishing companies in the Netherlands. History The company was founded illegally in 1943, during the German occupation of the Netherlands by ; its first publication was a poem by Jan Campert called ''De Achttien Dooden'' ("The eighteen dead"), which describes the execution of 15 resistance fighters and three communists. The poem was sold to raise money for Jewish children who were placed with Dutch families; when it was published, in the spring of 1943, Campert had already died in the Neuengamme concentration camp. When the German occupier rounded up students for the Arbeitseinsatz, Lubberhuizen hid in the attic of Maarten Vink, a surgeon, and ran the press from there. The name is derived from one of Lubberhuizen's aliases, "Bas." After he had signed a note, "Bas (busy)," an English-speaking friend joked, "Bas, busy as a bee can be," which led to the current name. In 1997, De Bezige Bij became part of the Week ...
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Leonie Kooiker
Leonie Kooiker (20 October 1927 – 16 April 2020) was a Dutch children's writer. She was born in Markelo, Netherlands. She published for the children's magazine '' Kris Kras''. Her first book ('), won her the Gouden Griffel. Her book ''Het Oerlanderboek'' won her the Vlag en Wimpel award. Kooiker died in Papendrecht, Netherlands on 16 April 2020, aged 92. Bibliography *1970 Het malle ding van bobbistiek (Gouden Griffel The Gouden Griffel (Golden Stylus) is an award given to authors of children's or teenagers' literature in the Netherlands. History Since 1971, it is awarded each year during the Dutch Children's Books Week, by the Stichting Collectieve Prop ...), Ploegsma *1972 De boevenvangers, Ploegsma *1972 De diamant van de piraat, Ploegsma *1972 Het laantje met de lindeboom, Lemniscaat *1973 De dochter van de schilder op de berg, Ploegsma *1974 De heksensteen (Ibby honour list USA), Ploegsma *1974 Je hart of je heerlijkheid (streekroman), Bigot en van Rossum *1 ...
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Luitingh-Sijthoff
Veen Bosch & Keuning (VBK) is a Dutch publishing group of fiction and nonfiction books that is active also in Belgium. It operates through multiple units. Its headquarters are located in Utrecht. History Bosch & Keuning was founded in 1925 when the name of Christian publisher E.J. Bosch J.Bzn was coupled with that of his companion Pieter Keuning. In 1997 the graphical activities were split from Bosch & Keuning, after which the company expanded as a publisher. In 1999 Veen Uitgevers Groep spun off from publishing group Wolters Kluwer. Veen referred to L.J. Veen, founder of one of the units, founded in 1887. In the Spring of 2001 Veen and Bosch & Keuning merged into Veen Bosch & Keuning. The Noordelijke Dagblad Combinatie merged in March 2005 with Veen Bosch & Keuning to form NDC, VBK. ThiemeMeulenhoff was also part of the media conglomerate. On 1 June 2007, the NDC Mediagroep was established as the subsidiary of NDC, VDK that would handle interests in periodicals, radio and ...
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Frank Herzen
Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Currency * Liechtenstein franc or frank, the currency of Liechtenstein since 1920 * Swiss franc or frank, the currency of Switzerland since 1850 * Westphalian frank, currency of the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1808 and 1813 * The currencies of the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland (1803–1814): ** Appenzell frank ** Argovia frank ** Basel frank ** Berne frank ** Fribourg frank ** Glarus frank ** Graubünden frank ** Luzern frank ** Schaffhausen frank ** Schwyz frank ** Solothurn frank ** St. Gallen frank ** Thurgau frank ** Unterwalden frank ** Uri frank ** Zürich frank Places * Frank, Alberta, Canada, an urban community, formerly a village * Franks, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community * Franks, Missouri, United S ...
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Henk Van Kerkwijk
Henk is a Dutch male given name, originally a short form of Hendrik. It influenced "Hank" which is used in English-speaking countries (mainly in the US) as a form of "Henry". People named "Henk" include: Academics *Henk Aertsen (born 1943), Dutch Anglo-Saxon linguist *Henk Barendregt (born 1947), Dutch logician *Henk Jaap Beentje (born 1951), Dutch botanist *Henk Blezer (born 1961), Dutch Tibetologist, Indologist, and scholar of Buddhist studies *Henk Bodewitz (born 1939), Dutch Sanskrit scholar *Henk J. M. Bos (born 1940), Dutch historian of mathematics *Henk Braakhuis (born 1939), Dutch historian of philosophy *Henk Buck (born 1930), Dutch organic chemist *Henk van Dongen (1936–2011), Dutch organizational theorist and policy advisor *Henk Dorgelo (1894–1961), Dutch physicist and academic *Henk van der Flier (born 1945), Dutch psychologist *Henk A. M. J. ten Have (born 1951), Dutch medical ethicist *Henk van de Hulst (1918–2000), Dutch astronomer and mathematician *Henk Lom ...
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Hans Andreus
Hans Andreus (21 February 1926, Amsterdam – 9 June 1977, Putten) was the pseudonym of the Dutch poet and writer Johan Wilhelm van der Zant. Van der Zant was born in Amsterdam. His parents divorced soon after his birth, his mother remarried, and the family lived in Scheveningen between 1930 and 1937 before moving back to Amsterdam. He started to write poems in 1939, and dropped out of school in 1940. In 1945, he studied for a while at the Amsterdamse Toneelschool, but also dropped out in 1947. Afterwards he worked as a corrector with De Volkskrant. Andreus' debut work, the poetry book 'Muziek voor Kijkdieren', came out in 1951. His work is seen as part of the Dutch/Belgian literary movement known as 'De Vijftigers', a group of young poets started in the late 40s and connected to the COBRA movement, which also included Lucebert and Hugo Claus. Besides poetry, Andreus also wrote a large number of children's books, the best known series of which revolves around the character 'Mee ...
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Siny Van Iterson
Siny van Iterson (5 October 1919 – 7 August 2018) was a Dutch children's writer, whose work was recognised with several awards, including Children's Book of the Year in 1968, a Gouden Griffel and a Hans Christian Andersen Award. Biography Van Iterson was born on Curaçao on 5 October 1919 to Dutch parents. She moved to the Netherlands at the age of two, but returned to Curaçao in 1947. In 1958 she moved with her husband to Colombia. She wrote exclusively in the Dutch language, although several titles have been translated into Danish, German and English. She often collaborated with illustrator Jenny Dalenoord. Her first two novels were set in Curaçao, whilst others were set in different South American locations. Her final novel was published in 1982. She died on 7 August 2018 in The Hague. According to the scholar Ronald Jobe, van Iterson's novels showed a "contemporary view of rural Colombia" as well as providing "commentary on the poverty" found in the country. Awards and ...
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West Friesland (region)
West Friesland ( nl, West-Friesland, fy, West-Fryslân) is a contemporary region in the Northwest of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. History The River Vlie (also called Fli), is an extension of the IJssel branch of the Rhine River. The river divides the northern Netherlands into two parts, the western and the eastern part. In the eleventh century, heavy rainfall caused the river to flood over large parts of the land. The Zuiderzee bay (previously a lake called Lacus Flevo by Roman authors) was formed, separating West Friesland from the contemporary Province of Friesland. In the Middle Ages, the Westflinge area of West Friesland became an island, bordered on the north by the Medem and Zijpe inlets, and to the south by various interconnecting lakes (now polder land) that were connected with the Zuiderzee. Because of this, the toponym "West Friesland" was applied more to the Westflinge area than to the original West Friesland. For approximately 300 years, ...
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Toos Blom
Toos may refer to: * Toos (given name) including a list of people with the name * Tous, Iran, or Toos, an ancient city in Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran * Toos, later merged into Schönholzerswilen, a municipality in Münchwilen district, Thurgau, Switzerland See also *Toes (other) *Too (other) *Tool (other) *Toot (other) * Toon (other) *Toots (other) *Topos (other) *TOS (other) TOS may refer to: General * Terms of service * Originality, The original series of a particular media, in contrast to a spin-off (media), spin-off Chemistry * Tosyl, a chemical group * Gy's sampling theory (abbreviation) Entertainment * ' ...
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Mies Bouhuys
Mies may refer to: People * Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969), architect *Maria Mies (born 1931), German feminist * Richard W. Mies (born 1944), U.S. Navy admiral and fourth commander in chief of the United States Strategic Command *Mies Boissevain-van Lennep (1896–1965), member of the World War II Dutch resistance * Andreas Mies (born 1990), German tennis player Places * Mies, Switzerland, a municipality *the German name for Mežica in Slovenia *the German name for Stříbro in the Czech Republic *the German name for the Mže river in the Czech Republic and Germany Ships * HNLMS ''Mies'', a Dutch Navy tugboat in service 1946–47 * ST ''Mies'', Dutch East Indian tugboat in service 1947–53 and an Indonesian tugboat in service 1958–83 * KRI ''Mies'', an Indonesian Navy tugboat in service 1953–58 Other *Battle of Tachov or Battle of Mies, fought in Bohemia in 1427 as part of the Hussite Wars See also *Jacob of Mies (1372–1429), Bohemian reformer *Mie (disambiguat ...
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Paul Biegel
Paulus Johannes "Paul" Biegel (; 25 March 1925 – 21 October 2006) was a successful and prolific Dutch writer of children's literature. Biography Paul Biegel was born in Bussum in 1925. His father, Hermann Biegel, was of German descent, and owned a building materials shop. With his wife Madeleine Povel-Guillot he had nine children, six girls and three boys, of which Paul was the youngest. He wasn't a prolific reader as a child, preferring to play outside. His favourite books where the fairy tales of the brothers Grimm and the works of Jules Verne. He studied in Bussum (primary school) and Amsterdam, graduating in 1945. His first story, ''De ontevreden kabouter'' ("The unhappy gnome"), written when he was 14 years old, was printed in the newspaper ''De Tijd''. He wanted to become a pianist, but decided that he didn't have enough talent. He went to the United States for a year after World War II, where he worked for '. After his return, he worked as an editor for Dutch magazines l ...
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