Sylvia Vanden Heede (born in

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, 1961) is a

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author of children's books. She has been writing since 1985, and has since been recognized internationally by literary awards. She is also known for her work with illustrator

Thé Tjong-Khing Thé Tjong-Khing (; born August 4, 1933) is a children's book illustrator based in the Netherlands. He was born in Purworedjo, Java to a large Chinese Indonesian family. As a child he was interested in the Tarzan comic strips of Edgar Rice Bur ...

Works

*2014 – ''Hond weet alles en Wolf niets'' (

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) *2014 – ''Een afspraakje in het bos'' (Lannoo) *2013 – ''De kooi'' *2013 – ''Vos en Haas Het spel van Jak'' (Lannoo) *2013 – ''Vos en Haas en de seizoenen'' (Lannoo) *2012 – ''Vos en Haas, waar is het ijs?'' (Lannoo) *2012 – ''Het tweede dikke boek van Vos en Haas'' (Lannoo) *2011 – ''Een echt zwijn is stoer'' (Lannoo) *2011 – ''Vos en Haas en de bui van Uil'' (Lannoo) *2011 – ''Vos en Haas Troep is leuk!'' (Lannoo)

English translations

*2013 – ''Wolf and Dog'', 96pp. (Gecko Press) *2016 – ''What Dog Knows'', 124pp. (Gecko Press)

Awards

*2015 – Vlag en Wimpel award for ''What Dog Knows'' *2015 –

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award *2010 – Vlag en Wimpel award for ''Wolf and Dog''

References

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