Garrett presents an obituary for Dutch picturebook artist Max Velthuijs. Velthuijs was the creator of Kikker the frog, the most known character in the creations of Velthuijs.
Duijx profiles illustrator and writer Max Velthuijs, winner of the 2004 Hans Christian Andersen Illustrator Award. Among other things, Velthuijs is an excellent illustrator as well as an excellent ...writer of the texts in his picture books, which are considered little jewels of image and text that come together to comfort children and reassure them as they venture out into the world around them.
Schon reviews "Sapo y Cerdito (Frog and Piggy)," "Sapo y Liebre (Frog and Hare)," "Sapo y Pata (Frog and Duck)," and "Sapo y Rata (Frog and Rat)," all written and illustrated by Max Velthuijs.
Max Velthuijs's career as an illustrator and author of children's books took off in 1962, when Swiss publishers Nord-Süd Verlag, attracted to his powerful, yet simple drawings, asked him to ...illustrate a picture book. Velthuijs released his first picture book, The Boy and the Fish, in 1969. Twenty years later, with the release of Frog in Love (Holt, 1989), Velthuijs began to focus on creating children's books.
Andersen Award Winners Unveiled
School Library Journal,
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Magazine Article, Trade Publication Article
Martin Waddell and Max Velthuijs are winners of the 2004 Hans Christian Andersen Award for writing and illustration, respectively.The awards, to be presented by the International Board on Books for...
