Gerda Dendooven (born 10 May 1962) is a Belgian illustrator. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the Gouden Uil, the

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and the

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on several occasions.

Early life

Dendooven was born in 1962 in Marke, Belgium. She studied ''Vrije Grafiek'' at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in

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Career

Children's literature

In 1987, she illustrated her first children's book ''Geen gezoen, vlug opendoen'' by

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. Dendooven went on to illustrate many books by many different authors, including

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. Other authors include Elvis Peeters, Michael De Cock and Wally De Doncker. In 1996, she was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Dendooven also won several awards for books that she wrote and illustrated herself, such as ''IJsjes'' (for which she won a

in 1990), ''Soepkinders'' (for which she won a Boekenpluim in 2006) and ''Hoe het varken aan zijn krulstaart kwam'' (for which she won both a Zilveren Griffel and Boekenpluim in 2010). She won the

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award in 1998 for illustrating the book ''Nietes welles'' and in 2015 for writing the book ''De wondertuin''. In 2017, she won the

for her book ''Stella, ster van de zee''. She was also nominated for this award in 2015 and 2016.

Theatre

Dendooven has also written various texts for stage plays. In 2001, she participated in the play ''Bremen is niet ver'' in collaboration with Geert Hautekiet,

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Personal life

Dendooven is in a relationship with typographist and designer

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and they have two daughters.

Awards

* 1990: Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury voor het boek in Vlaanderen, ''Met de kont tegen de krib'' * 1990:

, ''IJsjes'' * 1992: Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury voor het boek in Vlaanderen, ''De meester is een schat'' * 1995:

, ''Strikjes in de Struiken'' * 1995: Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury voor het boek in Vlaanderen, ''Prins Pukkel'' * 1998:

, ''Nietes welles'' * 2000:

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, ''De verliefde prins'' * 2000: Boekenpluim, ''De verliefde prins'' * 2001: Gouden Uil, ''Luna van de boom'' (with

and Filip Bral) * 2002:

, ''Meneer Papier gaat uit wandelen'' * 2004:

, ''Meneer Papier is verscheurd'' * 2004: Prijs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor Jeugdliteratuur, ''Mijn mama'' * 2006: Boekenpluim, ''Soepkinders'' * 2007:

, ''Het verhaal van Slimme Krol. En hoe hij aan de dood ontsnapte'' * 2010: Zilveren Griffel, ''Hoe het varken aan zijn krulstaart kwam'' * 2010: Boekenpluim, ''Hoe het varken aan zijn krulstaart kwam'' * 2013: Zilveren Palet, ''Takkenkind'' * 2013: Boekenwelp, ''Takkenkind'' * 2015:

, ''De wondertuin'' * 2017:

, ''Stella, ster van de zee''

References

External links

Gerda Dendooven
(in Dutch),

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Gerda Dendooven
(in Dutch), jeugdliteratuur.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Dendooven, Gerda Living people 1962 births Woutertje Pieterse Prize winners Belgian illustrators Belgian women illustrators Boekenpauw winners Belgian children's book illustrators 20th-century Belgian women 21st-century Belgian women