Children's Books |
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Works in Progress |
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Will You Carry Me? After a long morning in the park Thomas is too tired to walk home. But
Mom knows a solution. How about jumping, swimming, flying or ... running?
Picture book, illustrated by Peter
van Harmelen, published in Dutch by Zirkoon (2004) and in English by Kane & Miller (2005). Read Publishers Weekly and Kirkus reviews |
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Goedemorgen,
Meneer Stukjes Print Master Pieces on a magnetic sheet and put him together on your fridge! |
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Tim Doet Het Niet (Out of Order) Tim has been out of order all day. When he refuses to eat dinner his parents and sister decide to bring him 'back to the store'. But that doesn't work either. Picture book, illustrated by Peter van Harmelen, published by Zirkoon (Spring, 2005). |
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The Best Mom in the Universe
When a boy and alien can't agree who has the best Mom they decide to go and find out. Picture book, being illustrated by Peter van Harmelen. |
At present I am working on a book explaining and visualizing how to do shadow puppetry at home, using famous Greek myths (grade 3-6). Each spread describes a different aspect of shadow puppetry, including special effects possible, and how to make a foldaway theatre with cheap, readily available materials. The book provides information about Greek mythology and characters in the story, and includes references for teachers. |
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I am also working on a a historical young adult novel (in Dutch) set in Amsterdam in 1786-1787, the last two years of the Patriot movement in the Netherlands, during which traditional opposition against the stadtholder and "Prince" of Orange mixed with democratic aspirations among middle class citizens. Characters are based on witness statements from members of the personnel of bourgomaster Joachim Rendorp, whose house was plundered during riots between Patriots and Orangists on May 29, 1787. Read my articles in Amstelodamum and Ons Amsterdam (in Dutch!) |