Kathleen Vereecken facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Kathleen Vereecken
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Kathleen Vereecken (born December 14, 1962) is a talented writer from Belgium. She writes many different kinds of books. These include exciting novels, fun stories for children, and non-fiction books that teach you new things.
She has won several important awards for her writing. Some of these are the Boekenleeuw and the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs.
Her Early Life
Kathleen Vereecken was born in 1962. She grew up with three sisters.
Before she became a full-time writer, Kathleen worked as a journalist. She wrote for different women's magazines. She also wrote for a newspaper called De Standaard.
Becoming a Writer
Kathleen Vereecken published her very first book in 1993. It was called Het raadsel in het fluisterbos. She had entered this story in a competition for children's books.
Two of her books were nominated for a big award called the Gouden Uil. These books were Alle kleuren grijs (1997) and Kleine Cecilia (1999).
Her Books and Stories
Many of Kathleen's books are about history. For example, Lara & Rebecca (2006) takes place a long time ago. It is set on a farm in Louisiana in the 1800s.
Other historical books include Ik denk dat het liefde was (2009) and Zijdeman (2013). Both of these stories happen in Paris during the 1700s.
Kathleen also writes non-fiction books. These books teach you facts about real topics. For example, she wrote Het broeikaseffect (2007) about global warming. She also wrote Obama - De weg naar verandering (2009) about the life of Barack Obama.
Winning Awards
In 2010, Kathleen won the Boekenleeuw award. She received it for her book Ik denk dat het liefde was. The next year, in 2011, she won another award for the same book. This was the Kleine Cervantes, which is a children's book award from the city of Ghent.
In 2019, Kathleen Vereecken won two more big awards. She won both the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs and the Boekenleeuw. She shared these awards with the illustrator Charlotte Peys. They won for their book Alles komt goed, altijd. This story is about a girl living during World War I.
Many talented artists have drawn pictures for Kathleen's books. Some of these illustrators include Anne Westerduin and Piet De Moor.
Awards She Has Won
- 2010: Boekenleeuw, for Ik denk dat het liefde was
- 2011: Kleine Cervantes, for Ik denk dat het liefde was
- 2019: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, for Alles komt goed, altijd (with Charlotte Peys)
- 2019: Boekenleeuw, for Alles komt goed, altijd (with Charlotte Peys)
