Tjibbe Veldkamp

Tjibbe Veldkamp (born 19 October 1962) is a Dutch author of children's books.

Veldkamp was born in Groningen and studied psychology at the University of Groningen. In 1990 he turned to writing children's books; his first book, Een ober van niks, was published in 1992. Since then, he combines writing books with writing for the Dutch Donald Duck magazine. In 2009 he was awarded a Silver Griffel for Tiffany Dop, and in 2010 he was asked to produce the 2011 Kinderboekenweekgeschenk.[1]

In 2012, he translated Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants series into Dutch.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tjibbe Veldkamp schrijft Kinderboekenweekgeschenk". de Volkskrant. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  2. ↑ De avonturen van Kapitein Onderbroek : een heroïsch avontuur (Book, 2012) [WorldCat.org]


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