Marjolijn Hof (born 1956) is a Dutch writer who lives in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
. She has won many awards including the "Gouden Uil Jeugd Literatuurprijs', the "Gouden Uil Prijs van de Jonge Lezer" and the "Gouden Griffel"..
In 2012 she received the
Vlag en Wimpel
In the Netherlands, the award is an honourable mention awarded by either the jury of the Gouden Griffel, Gouden Griffel and Zilveren Griffel awards (for Dutch-language children's literature) or the jury of the Gouden Penseel, Gouden Penseel and ...
award for her book ''Mijn opa en ik en het varken Oma'' with illustrations by
Judith Ten Bosch
Judith Maria Ten Bosch (born 26 April 1957, Dordrecht) is a Dutch people, Dutch painter and illustrator.
Biography
Ten Bosch was born in 1957, and is one of a twins of Lou Ten Bosch and Ank Stumpel. She has four other siblings. Between 1976 ...
.
Ten Bosch also illustrated her book ''Een boek vol beesten - Neushoorn'' (2005).
Works in English translation
*''Against the Odds'', Groundwood Books (2011)
*''Mother Number One'', Groundwood Books (2011)
References
External links
Official website
1956 births
Living people
Writers from Amsterdam
21st-century Dutch women writers
21st-century Dutch writers
Date of birth missing (living people)
Woutertje Pieterse Prize winners
Gouden Griffel winners
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