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Jip and Janneke

by Annie M.G. Schmidt

Hans Christian · 1988 · Winner
Children'sISBN 9789045106656

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Hans Christian Andersen Award1988Winner

About the Author

Anna Maria Geertruida "Annie" Schmidt (1911–1995) was a Dutch writer hailed as the queen of Dutch children's literature. Best known for her children's books like the Jip and Janneke series and Pluk van de Petteflet, illustrated by Fiep Westendorp, she also wrote songs, plays, and scripts, earning the 1988 Hans Christian Andersen Medal and inclusion in the Canon of the Netherlands.

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