If you happen to visit the Ed van der Elsken exhibition, you can see the beautiful exhibition of drawings by Fiep Westendorp at the bottom of the stairs in the exhibition space. Jip and Janneke, Otje, Pluk van de Petteflet, and Pim and Pom. Since the years...
Anna Maria Geertruida (Annie) Schmidt (Kapelle, May 20, 1911 – Amsterdam, May 21, 1995) was a Dutch poet and writer of verse, songs, books, plays, musicals, and radio and television dramas. Annie M.G. Schmidt became famous in the Netherlands and Flanders primarily for...
In a playful and unprepared manner, a traditional children's stamp subject has come into being over the years through a fortuitous confluence of circumstances. It began in 2015 with illustrations from a storybook, followed by memorable years of tributes by comic artists and comic publications. In...
From January 26 to February 5, 2022, it is time for the National Reading Aloud Days 2022, the campaign dedicated to reading aloud to young children. An important part is the National Reading Aloud Breakfast, where well-known Dutch personalities read aloud to the young...
Do you have the 2019 Children's Stamps at home? Beautiful stamps featuring old children's books. You have to pay a little more for quality than for last year's sheet. In addition to the regular sheet, Children's Thank You Cards and the Children's Book Stamp Set (personalized stamps) have also been released. If...
On Friday, June 14, we were alerted via the print media (LC, NRC, AD, VV, Trouw) that this year's children's stamps would feature five children's books. The article was illustrated with three popular children's book covers. A day later...
Unfortunately, the book we had at home about the adventures of Alice in Wonderland has been lost. As children, we read it extensively and looked at the pictures. Probably read it to pieces. Back then, we found the stories beautiful, exciting, and unexpected...
Wilhelm Busch (Wiedensahl 1832 – Mechtshausen 1908) was a German poet, cartoonist, and illustrator. He initially trained as an engineer but decided to become a painter. He produced more than a thousand paintings, but he became famous for a sideline. He wrote humorous...
Erich Kästner (1899–1974) was born in Dresden, Germany. He was a writer, publicist, poet, newspaper editor, and wrote texts for cabaret. However, he became known as a writer of children's books. He had a particularly strong bond with his mother. When...
Dick Bruna is known worldwide to all children and adults. When news of his passing reached Japan around midnight, it was a trending topic on Twitter. Dick Bruna was a unique man, who began a multifaceted career with the...
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