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Guus Kuijer


Born
in Amsterdam, Netherlands
August 01, 1942

Genre
Children's Books, Historical Fiction


Guus Kuijer is a Dutch author. He wrote books for children and adults, and is best known for the “Madelief� series of children's books. For his career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense" he won the “Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award “from the Swedish Arts Council in 2012, the biggest prize in children's literature. As a children's writer he was one of five finalists for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2008. Other notable awards he received were the “Gouden Griffel� in 1976, 1979, 2000 and 2005 as well as the “Golden Owl� in 2005.
From 1967 to 1973 he was a primary school teacher.[
In 1968 he started writing short stories for the magazine Hollands Maandblad and in 1971 he pu ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 7,949 ratings · 837 reviews · 90 distinct works � Similar authors
The Book of Everything
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4.20 avg rating — 2,391 ratings — published 2004 — 44 editions
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Het begin: Genesis (De bijb...
3.93 avg rating — 832 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions
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Het grote boek van Madelief
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4.10 avg rating — 564 ratings — published 1983 — 7 editions
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Voor altijd samen, amen (Po...
3.85 avg rating — 362 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions
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De uittocht en de intocht (...
3.87 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions
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Krassen in het tafelblad (M...
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3.97 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 1978 — 12 editions
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Polleke
4.15 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions
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Op je kop in de prullenbak ...
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3.87 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 1977 — 4 editions
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De zwarte stenen
4.34 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 1984 — 10 editions
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Met de poppen gooien (Madel...
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Series by Guus Kuijer

Met de poppen gooien Grote mensen, daar kan je b... Op je kop in de prullenbak Krassen in het tafelblad Het grote boek van Madelief Een hoofd vol macaroni
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Het begin: Genesis De uittocht en de intocht Saul, David, Samuel en Ruth Koning David en de splitsin... De twee koninkrijken, Job e... Judit, Daniël, Susanna en E...
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Voor altijd samen, amen Het is fijn om er te zijn Het geluk komt als de donder Met de wind mee naar de zee Ik ben Polleke hoor!
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“The angels in heaven covered their eyes with their hands and sobbed loudly, because that is what they always do when a man hits his wife. A profound sadness settled over the earth...God was silent in every language. The angels tried to dry their tears, but their handkerchiefs were so soaked through that is started raining even in the deserts.”
― Guus Kuijer, The Book of Everything
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“Happy," said Thomas. "When I grow up, I am going to be happy."

Mrs. van Amersfoort was about to pull a book from the shelf, but turned in surprise. She looked at Thomas with a smile and said, "That is a damn good idea. And do you know how happiness begins? It begins with no longer being afraid.”
― Guus Kuijer, The Book of Everything
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“Sunday is the only day you have to push like a handcart,� Thomas wrote in The Book Of Everything. � The other days roll down the bridge by themselves.”
― Guus Kuijer, The Book of Everything
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