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Bibi Dumon Tak
Birth Name:Margaretha Anna (Bibi) Dumon Tak
Birth Date:21 December 1964
Birth Place:Rotterdam, Netherlands
Occupation:Writer
Language:Dutch
Awards:

    Margaretha Anna (Bibi) Dumon Tak (born 21 December 1964) is a Dutch writer of children's literature. After completing her degree in Dutch Literature, in 2001 Bibi Dumon Tak began her career as a children's non-fiction author with Het koeienboek (The Cow Book, 2001).[1]

    Career

    Dumon Tak made her debut in 2002 with the book Het koeienboek.[2] She won the Zilveren Griffel award for this book.[3] She went on to win the Zilveren Griffel award several more times in the years that followed: in 2004 for Camera loopt... Actie!, in 2007 for Bibi’s bijzondere beestenboek and in 2010 for Fiet wil rennen.[2] [3] [4] [5]

    Her book Camera loopt... Actie! takes a look behind the scenes of the 2003 film Polleke which itself is based on children's books written by Guus Kuijer.[3]

    In 2006, she wrote the book Laika tussen de sterren which was the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk on the occasion of the annual Boekenweek, based on the life of Laika, the first animal in space.[3] In 2012, she won the Gouden Griffel award for her book Winterdieren.[2] [6]

    Several of Dumon Tak's books have been translated into English by Laura Watkinson. Watkinson's publisher won the Mildred L. Batchelder Award in 2012 for the book Soldier Bear and 2015 for the book Mikis and the Donkey.[7]

    In 2018, she won the Theo Thijssen-prijs for her entire oeuvre.[8] [9]

    In 2019, her book Laat een boodschap achter in het zand (illustrated by Annemarie van Haeringen) was on the shortlist for the Jan Wolkers Prijs.[10]

    In 2023, Dumon Tak and Annemarie van Haeringen won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for the book Vandaag houd ik mijn spreekbeurt over de anaconda.[11]

    Dumon Tak's books have been illustrated by various illustrators including Fleur van der Weel, Fiel van der Veen and Fiep Westendorp.[3] Her books have been published by Querido.

    Personal life

    Dumon Tak is married to Jan Paul Schutten who is also an award-winning writer of Dutch children's literature.[3] [9]

    Awards

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Author - Bibi Dumon Tak - Letterenfonds.
    2. Web site: Gouden Griffel voor Bibi Dumon Tak. 2 October 2012. NRC. 7 April 2019. 7 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190407000713/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2012/10/02/gouden-griffel-voor-bibi-dumon-tak-a1468621. Dutch. Thomas. de Veen. live.
    3. Web site: Bibi Dumon Tak. Jacques. Vos. Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2004) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 7 April 2019. 6 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190406234311/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/coil001lexi01_01/lvdj00284.php. Dutch. live.
    4. Web site: 90-jarige Dolf Verroen wint Zilveren Griffel voor kinderboek Droomopa. 19 June 2019. NU.nl. 20 June 2019. 20 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190620110134/https://www.nu.nl/cultuur-overig/5941440/90-jarige-dolf-verroen-wint-zilveren-griffel-voor-kinderboek-droomopa.html. Dutch.
    5. Web site: Juryrapport - Griffels, Penselen en Vlag en Wimpels 2019. CPNB. 26 June 2019. 26 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626164924/https://www.cpnb.nl/sites/default/files/cpnb_files/Kinderboekenweek%202019_Juryrapport%20Griffels%2C%20Penselen%20en%20Vlag%20%26%20Wimpels%202019%20def.pdf. Dutch.
    6. Web site: Gouden Griffel voor Bibi Dumon Tak. 2 October 2012. NOS. 7 April 2019. 6 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190406235440/https://nos.nl/artikel/425098-gouden-griffel-voor-bibi-dumon-tak.html. Dutch. live.
    7. Web site: Batchelder Award winners, 1968 - Present. Association for Library Service to Children. 7 April 2019. 7 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190407010054/http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/batchelderaward/batchelderpast. Dutch. live.
    8. Web site: Theo Thijssen-prijs 2018 voor Bibi Dumon Tak. 15 May 2018. nrc.nl. 1 March 2019. 1 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190301172254/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2018/05/15/theo-thijssen-prijs-2018-voor-bibi-dumon-tak-a1602943. Dutch. van Verschuer. Nynke. live.
    9. Web site: 'Ze zei: mijn kinderen zijn ook van jou, hè'. 7 September 2018. NRC. 30 March 2019. 30 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330220836/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2018/09/07/ze-zei-mijn-kinderen-zijn-ook-van-jou-he-a1615698. Dutch. Jannetje. Koelewijn. live.
    10. News: Marente de Moor wint Jan Wolkers Prijs met 'Foon'. Beukers. Gijs. 20 October 2019. De Volkskrant. 30 December 2019.
    11. News: 8 April 2023 . 'Spreekbeurt over de anaconda' wint Woutertje Pieterse Prijs voor beste kinderboek . nl . NOS . 9 April 2023.

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