Bibi Dumon Tak
Bibi Dumon Tak (born December 21, 1964 in Rotterdam , Netherlands ) is a Dutch writer who primarily writes for children and young people.
Life
Tak grew up with many animals: two turtles, a cat, fish, horses, a pony and a dachshund. It was therefore obvious that she would like to become a veterinarian or ornithologist when she wrote her first bird book at the age of eleven. Her passion for animals always comes through in her books. After graduating from high school , she studied Dutch literature at the University of Utrecht .
In 2001 Tak's first book Het koeienboek was published, followed by other children's books. In 2007 her book Rotjongens was published in the Netherlands . Het leven in de jeugdgevangenis , in which conversations with juvenile prisoners are described.
Honors and prizes
- 2002: Zilveren stylus for Het koeienboek
- 2004: Zilveren stylus for Camera loopt ... actie!
- 2007: Zilveren stylus for Bibi's bijzondere beestenboek
- 2009: Bulletin Youth & Literature , Owl of the Month September, for cuckoo, octopus, cockroach. The animal book with a difference
- 2010: Zilveren stylus for Fiet wil rennen
- 2010: Audio book best list , children's and youth audio book of the year, for cuckoo, octopus, cockroach. The animal audio book with a difference
- 2011: German audio book award , best children's audio book , for cuckoo, octopus, cockroach. The animal audio book with a difference
- 2011: German Record Critics' Award for Cuckoo, Octopus, Cockroach. The animal audio book with a difference
- 2012: Golden pen for winter animals
- 2018: Theo Thijssenprijs
- 2018: Lynx of the month October for Tak's big bird show
bibliography
- Het koeienboek. 2001.
- Camera loops ... actie!
- Bezem. 2005.
- Round trip om de wereld. 2005.
- Small enough: Op bezoek with Tine van Buul . Querido, Amsterdam 2006.
- Laika tussen de sterren. 2006.
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Bibi's bijzondere beestenboek. Querido, Amsterdam 2006, ISBN 90-451-0344-3 .
- German: cuckoo, octopus, cockroach . Ars Ed, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-8458-0803-1 .
- Red jongens. Het leven in de jeugdgevangenis. 2007.
- Soldaat Wojtek, de ware geschiedenis van Wojtek, a beer in het Poolse Leger. Ill. Philip Hopman. Querido, Amsterdam 2008.
- Oologsdieren / print 1: Over boodschappers, bommendragers en troosthonden. Singel Uitgevers, Amsterdam 2009, ISBN 978-90-25363994 .
- Latino king. 2010.
- Fiet wil run. 2010.
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Winter animals. Querido, Amsterdam 2010, ISBN 978-90-451-1223-7 .
- German: polar bear, elk and owl. Bloomsbury children's and youth books, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-8270-5487-6 .
- as an audio book: polar bear, elk and owl. Oetinger Media, Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-8373-0597-5 .
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Mikis, de ezeljongen. Ill. Philip Hopman. Querido, Amsterdam 2011.
- German by Maike Blatnik: Mikis, the donkey boy. Gerstenberg Verlag, Hildesheim 2014, ISBN 978-3-8369-5721-2 .
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Bibi's dodgewone dierenboek . Querido, Amsterdam 2013.
- German by Maike Blatnik: Mosquito, mouse and mole: the most normal animals in the world , illustrations by Fleur van der Weel . Hanser, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-446-25080-2 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Bibi Dumon Tak in the catalog of the German National Library
- The author's biography in Dutch
- Interview in Dutch
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Tak, Bibi Dumon |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch author for children and young people |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotterdam , Netherlands |