Martijn van der Linden facts for kids

Martijn van der Linden is a famous illustrator from the Netherlands. He was born in 1979. He is well-known for drawing amazing pictures in children's books.

Martijn's Amazing Career

Winning Awards for Books

Martijn van der Linden has won many important awards for his illustrations. In 2016, he won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs. He shared this award with writer Edward van de Vendel for their book Stem op de okapi. This book also earned him a Vlag en Wimpel award in the same year.

In 2017, Martijn won another big award called the Gouden Penseel. He received it for his illustrations in the book Tangramkat. His wife, Maranke Rinck, wrote this book. Tangramkat is special because it comes with a seven-piece tangram puzzle. You can use the puzzle pieces to make different animal shapes. The beautiful drawings from this book were even shown in an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Martijn won another Vlag en Wimpel award in 2018. This was for his work on the book Van wie is die staart?. Joukje Akveld wrote this fun book.

Books Illustrated by Martijn

Martijn van der Linden has brought many stories to life with his drawings. He has worked with lots of Dutch authors. Some of these writers include Carli Biessels, Benny Lindelauf, and Jan Terlouw. He has also illustrated books for Lieneke Dijkzeul and Dolf Verroen.

Other famous authors he has worked with are Bibi Dumon Tak, Paul van Loon, and Annie M.G. Schmidt. His illustrations help make these books even more exciting for young readers.

Martijn's Awards and Recognitions

Here is a list of some of the awards Martijn van der Linden has received:

• 2016: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, for Stem op de okapi
• 2016: Vlag en Wimpel, for Stem op de okapi
• 2017: Gouden Penseel, for Tangramkat
• 2018: Vlag en Wimpel, for Van wie is die staart?
• 2020: Zilveren Griffel, for Wat je moet doen als je over een nijlpaard struikelt