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Max Velthuijs
Max Velthuijs (1923–2005) was a Dutch painter, illustrator and writer, one of the most famous children's illustrators in the Netherlands. In 2004 he received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his "lasting contribution to children's literature".
Velthuijs was born in The Hague on 22 May 1923. During World War II, he sometimes assisted Jan Gregoor in forging stamps for the Dutch resistance in identity papers of people in hiding.
A productive commercial artist, his first children's book commission as an
the "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs" for his book "Waar is de taart?" (Where is the cake?), a picturebook without text. For this he also won the "Zilveren Penseel" and was nominated for the Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis in 2007. In 2010 he won the "Max Velthuijs-prijs" (Max Velthuijs Prize).
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