Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma facts for kids
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Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma
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House where the Van der Meiden family lived in Drimmelen
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| Born | Theodora Hermina Coolsma 7 November 1918 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Died | 2001 Breda, Netherlands |
| Pen name | Constance Hazelager |
| Occupation | author |
| Period | 1936-1980 |
| Genre | children's literature community correspondence |
| Spouse | ds. J.A. van der Meiden |
| Children | Pim, Stance, Do, Jan |
Theodora Hermina "Dora" van der Meiden-Coolsma (born November 7, 1918 – died June 19, 2001) was a Dutch writer. She was known for writing many books for children and also wrote articles for newspapers. She wrote 25 children's books. Seven of these were written with another author named Coos Covens. She also used a special pen name, Constance Hazelager, for two of her books.
Dora came from a family of ministers in the Dutch Reformed Church. Her father, husband, and brother were all ministers. Her grandfather was also a missionary. Because of this, many of her stories for children had Christian themes.
From 1951 to 1955, Dora lived in a country called Suriname. While she was there, she wrote columns (regular articles) for two big Dutch newspapers, the Nieuwsblad van het Noorden and the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant.
Dora Coolsma married Jan van der Meiden on July 1, 1940. He became a minister at a famous church called the Grote Kerk, Dordrecht. They had four children together. One of their children was Pim van der Meiden, who later became a historian and translator.
Books by Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma
Dora van der Meiden-Coolsma wrote many books for young readers. Here are some of her well-known works:
- Uk's Kerstfeest (1936)
- Met z'n beiden op een flatje (1947)
- Gouvernante in Egypte (1947)
- Voortaan Marietje! (1947)
- Maar het kindje kwam (1952)
- Verjarie (1955)
- Maup's grote reis (1955)
- Kaarsen op Kerstfeest (1957)
- Kinderen van Suriname (1959)
- Reginald (1959)
- Als één van ons: 25 adventsverhaaltjes voor jonge kinderen (1959), with Coos Covens
- Het gebeurde in een gewone stal (1960), with Coos Covens
- De knecht van de koning (1960)
- Zeven verhalen uit de zak van Sinterklaas (1960)
- Het kindje waar de wereld op wachtte (1960), with Coos Covens
- Vier bruine beren (1961), as Constance Hazelager
- Jan woont in Suriname (1961)
- Zij verwachtten hem: 24 adventsverhaaltjes (1961), with Coos Covens
- De jongen, die in de tempel thuis was (1961), with Coos Covens
- Het huis aan de haven (1961), as Constance Hazelager
- Het hele jaar feest (1966), with Coos Covens
- Anders dan anderen: niet als andere kinderen en toch net als andere kinderen (1973)
Plays
Dora also wrote plays, including:
- Wat is pasen? Eenvoudig paasspel in vier delen (1961), with Coos Covens
Chapters in Other Books
She also contributed chapters to different collections:
- "De ster in het bos" in: Kerstboek van Zonneschijn (1948)
- "IJs op de rivier" in: Kerstboek van Zonneschijn (1949)
- "Ole Philippus" in: Kerstboek van Zonneschijn (1950)
- "Een Hollands kerstfeest" in: Het licht schijnt overal (1951)
- "Roels eerste Surinaamse Kerstfeest" in Het licht schijnt overal (1952)
- Chapter in: Paasboeket, edited by Miep van Rooijen (1980)
Unpublished Works
Some of her writings, like letters she wrote with her husband to author Anne de Vries, are kept in the Dutch Literature Museum.]
