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Marit Törnqvist’s Children’s Books Are Tiny Islands With Peaceful Moorings
29 November 2024
Now that writer and illustrator Marit Törnqvist has received the prestigious Johannes Vermeer Prize – the first artist to do so producing work exclusively for children – writer Yelena Schmitz once again immerses herself in the books she so happily grew up with. ‘Her clear language invites me
Alice Tetley-Paul’s Choice: Annie M.G. Schmidt and J.J. Voskuil
10 April 2024
Every month, a translator of Dutch into English gives literary tips by answering two questions: which translated book by a Flemish or Dutch author should everyone read? And, which book deserves an English translation? To get publishers excited, an excerpt has already been translated. Alice Tetley-Pa
15 Children’s and Young Adult Books You Need to Read This Winter (2020)
22 January 2020
Fancy a children’s or young adult book by a Dutch or Flemish author? Here you will find a selection of great books that recently have been translated into English, with the support of the Dutch Foundation for Literature or Flanders Literature. You’ll find more books in this database.
War Novel ‘Alles komt goed, altijd’ is Best Dutch Children’s Book of 2018
12 April 2019
Author Kathleen Vereecken and illustrator Charlotte Peys, both from Flanders, have won the Woutertje Pieterse Prize. Alles komt goed, altijd (Everything is going to be fine, always) has been voted best Dutch-language children's book of last year. The prize, named after a character from Multatuli, is