''Pietje Bell'' (orig.

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: ''Pietje Bell boeken'') is a series of children's books written by the

writer Chris van Abkoude. The story has been adapted to film twice. Once, in 1964, as ''

De Avonturen van Pietje Bell De Avonturen van Pietje Bell is a 1964 Dutch film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas ...

'', by Henk van der Linden and again in 2002 and 2003 by

Maria Peters Maria Holm Peters (born 16 September 1999) is a Danish ice hockey player and member of the Denmark women's national ice hockey team, Danish national ice hockey team, currently playing with the Odense IK Kvinder of the KvindeLigaen (ice hockey), ...

. In 2003, Ruud Bos adapted the novel into a

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

called '' Pietje Bell de Musical''.

Dick Matena Dick Matena (born 24 April 1943) is a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist. He has also published under the pseudonyms A. den Dooier, John Kelly and Dick Richards. He has made several kinds of comics, from humor comics to erotic comics, but is bes ...

also adapted the novel into a comic book album.

References

External links

A website about the ''Pietje Bell'' novels (Dutch)
Dutch novels Dutch children's novels Novel series Novels set in the 1910s Novels set in the Netherlands Rotterdam in fiction Bell, Pietje Bell, Pietje Bell, Pietje Bell, Pietje Bell, Pietje 1914 novels Dutch novels adapted into films Dutch novels adapted into plays Novels adapted into comics 1914 children's books Bell, Pietje Children's books set in the Netherlands {{1910s-child-novel-stub