Sylvia Weve

Sylvia Weve (born 28 May 1954) is a Dutch illustrator.

Weve has illustrated over 150 books and she has received numerous awards for her work, including the Gouden Penseel, the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs and the Max Velthuijs-prijs.

Career

In 1983, Weve made her debut as children's book illustrator by illustrating the book Een noom op school written by Corrie Hafkamp. Early in her career, Weve illustrated many books by Rindert Kromhout. They also won this award in 2020 for their book Uit elkaar.

In 2019, she won the prestigious Max Velthuijs-prijs for her entire oeuvre.

Weve also created illustrations for children's magazines including Okki, Taptoe, Jippo, Ezelsoor and St. Kitts van de Bovenwindse. 2019: Max Velthuijs-prijs, entire oeuvre 2020: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, Uit elkaar (with Bette Westera)