Dolf Verroen

Dolf Verroen (born 20 November 1928) is a Dutch writer of children's literature. He won the Zilveren Griffel award five times.

Career

Early in his career, he worked for the newspaper Het Vrije Volk. Verroen made his debut in 1955 with the poetry collection In los verband. His first children's book Het boek van Jan-Kees, later republished as Paarden, van die enge grote, was published in 1958 although he wrote the story originally between age 14 and 15.

In 2006, he won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for his book Wie schön weiß ich bin, a German translation of Slaaf Kindje Slaaf by Rolf Erdorf.

Verroen's books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including Jet Boeke, Thé Tjong-Khing and Harrie Geelen.

Awards

1979: Zilveren Griffel, De kat in de gordijnen 1981: Zilveren Griffel, Hoe weet jij dat nou? 1982: Vlag en Wimpel, Juf is gek (with illustrations by Thé Tjong-Khing) 1987: Zilveren Griffel, Een leeuw met lange tanden 1989: Vlag en Wimpel, De liefste poes van de wereld 2006: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, Wie schön weiß ich bin (translated by Rolf Erdorf) 2019: Zilveren Griffel, Droomopa 2020: Zilveren Griffel, Niemand ziet het