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Jenny Johanna Dalenoord (17 June 1918 – 25 October 2013) was a
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and cartoon artist. Dalenoord illustrated more than 180
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s throughout her career. Some of her most notable works include the illustrations for works by Siny van Iterson, for "Wiplala" by Annie M. G. Schmidt in 1957, "Padu is gek" by
Miep Diekmann Miep Diekmann (26 January 1925 – 9 July 2017) was a Dutch writer of children's literature. Early life Diekmann was born in 1925 in Assen. Her father worked in the military and as a result the family moved several times: Diekmann moved to K ...
in 1957, and "Gideons reizen" by Anna Rutgers van der Loeff in 1960. Dalenoord and Schmidt shared the prize for "Best Children's Book" in 1957 for their work on "Wiplala". She also illustrated Dutch children's magazines, including ''Jippo'', ''Okki'', and ''Kris Kras''. In addition to her work in children's literature, Dalenoord designed a series of children's
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in 1952. In 1982, Dalenoord was awarded the Zilveren Penseel (Silver Prize) for her work on "Muis, Mol en Rat." Dalenoord was born in
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, in 1918. She died in
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, on 25 October 2013, at the age of 95.


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Jenny Dalenoord official site
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