Hey lieve lezer,Ik heb zoiets leuks te vertellen: Mijn eerste prentenboek 'Help! Een verrassing!' wordt volgend jaar in het Engels uitgegeven onder de titel 'No surprises, please!' door Quarto Kids.Het boek verschijnt zowel in het Verenigd Koninkrijk als in de Verenigde Staten ( en in de VS krijgt het zelfs een stofomslag!). Gaaf toch?
Ik heb weer zó iets leuks te delen!Weet je nog dat ik was uitgenodigd om tijdens de kinderboekenweek een workshop tekenen te geven? Nou, daar kwamen echt hele mooie resultaten uit, en die ga ik in deze blog update met je delen.
Hoera! De Kinderboekenweek is weer van start gegaan en ik ga weer een workshop geven.
Egeltjes zijn leuk en interessant 🦔
Dit was echt weer een superleuke samenwerking.
Het najaar is voor mij altijd een van de gezelligste periodes van het jaar.
Hey lovely readers! I have such fun news to share.My first (Dutch) picture book, ‘Help! Een verrassing!’ (translation: ‘Help! A surprise!’) is going to be published in English under the title ‘No surprises, please!’ by the amazing Quarto Kids.It will be published in both the UK and the USA (the latter even having a dust jacket!). How amazing is that?
I have such fun stuff to share.Remember I got invited to give a drawing workshop for kids during the Kinderboekenweek (Dutch Children's book Week)? Well, it turned out to be a lovely day with amazing results that I'm going to share with you in this blog update.
Note: This article discusses the European Hedgehog and how you can help them if you live in Europe. 🙂
This was, again, such a lovely collaboration.
To me, fall has always been one fo the cozietst times of the year.
It’s a recurring theme in my work. I’m often asked to illustrate fantasy-themed subjects like unicorns, mermaid princesses, pixies, or just fairy tales in general.
Dear Stella Fabrics just released a new fabric collection called ‘Get your ducks in a row.'
‘You need muscle strength in your life,’ Mrs. Kamla said. ‘Like the strength to carry or lift something - of course, everyone understands that. But you also need a strength here.’ She placed her hands on her chest. ‘Here, inside, in your heart. A different kind of strength. A strength to carry your worries.’ *
It was mid-June this year when an exciting day of judging for the Dutch division of the Picture This! illustration contest was set to take place.
It’s that simple for me.
Did you know that there are currently several theater shows made of my book series about August and Suzy.
On Saturday, May 23, 2026, Coen and I took a stroll towards the Nawijn & Polak Bookstore in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. I was there to lead a drawing workshop for two groups of children (age 4-8), and Coen was my assistant.
Fotografie door Florian Cats
That’s the translated title of the new adventure of August the Fox and Suzy Squirrel.
Starting Tuesday, November 4, 2024, they’re finally here! You can pick up free Christmas cards at Intratuin in the Netherlands and Germany (while supplies last, of course). And this year, I had the privilege of illustrating them for you!
