Mirjam Mous

Mirjam Mous (born 7 November 1963) is a Dutch author of children's literature.

Early life and education Mous was born in Oosterhout, but raised in Made, Netherlands. Her father was a painter.

Mous studied to become a teacher in special education at the Pedagogische academie St. Frans in Breda.

Career Mous worked as a special education teacher at De Berkenhof in Breda for 20 years before becoming a full-time writer.

In 1998, she released her first book, titled Monsters mollen! It was swiftly followed by De juf is een heks.

Before becoming a full-time writer, Mous released many books, among which are Goed Fout! and Ouders te Koop. Doorgeschoten, based on the Columbine High School massacre, was released in 2004.

After she became a full-time writer in 2005, Mous continued to release many books. She also started two book series, De strandtent and Maffe Meiden.

In 2009, Mous published . This book would be turned into a movie of the same title in 2015 and a German version would also be filmed.