Woutertje Pieterse Prijs facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Woutertje Pieterse Prijs |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Reward | €15,000 |
| First awarded | 1988 |
The Woutertje Pieterse Prijs is a special award from the Netherlands. It is given every year to the best children's book published in the previous year. It's a big honor for authors and illustrators of books for young readers.
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All About the Award
When the Award Started
This important award began in 1988. Every year, the winner is announced in March or April. The person who wins gets €15,000. This is the largest prize money for a children's book award in the Netherlands!
Why the Name Woutertje Pieterse?
The award is named after a character called Woutertje Pieterse. He is from a book called Ideeën by a writer named Multatuli. Woutertje Pieterse was a very curious character. He also liked to think for himself and sometimes went against what people usually believed was right.
Because of this, the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs is given to books that are a bit different. It celebrates books that are not too "preachy" or trying to teach a strict lesson. Instead, it looks for books that are original and make you think.
Who Has Won?
Many talented authors have won this award. Some have even won it more than once! For example, Toon Tellegen won in 1992 and 1994. Joke van Leeuwen won in 1997 and 1999. Paul Biegel also won twice, in 1991 and 2000.
In 2018, Annet Schaap won with her book Lampje. This was special because it was her very first book! Also, Jaap Lamberton is the only person to have won the award after he passed away, in 1993.
Who Pays for the Prize?
Different groups have helped pay for the prize money over the years. The Lirafonds helped until 2014. Then, the company Bruna sponsored it for a few years. Now, the Brook Foundation and Stichting De Versterking help fund the award.
List of Winners
Here is a list of all the amazing books and their creators who have won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs:
- 1988 - Imme Dros, Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht
- 1989 - Margriet Heymans, Lieveling, boterbloem
- 1990 - Anne Vegter and Geerten Ten Bosch, De dame en de neushoorn
- 1991 - Paul Biegel, Anderland: een Brandaan mythe
- 1992 - Toon Tellegen, Juffrouw Kachel
- 1993 - Jaap Lamberton (awarded posthumously), Een heel lief konijn, written by Imme Dros
- 1994 - Toon Tellegen, Bijna iedereen kon omvallen
- 1995 - Anne Provoost, Vallen
- 1996 - Anton Quintana, Het boek van Bod Pa
- 1997 - Joke van Leeuwen, Iep!
- 1998 - Wim Hofman, Zwart als inkt
- 1999 - Joke van Leeuwen and Malika Blain, Bezoekjaren
- 2000 - Paul Biegel, Laatste verhalen van de eeuw
- 2001 - Bart Moeyaert, Broere
- 2002 - Peter van Gestel, Winterijs
- 2003 - Guus Kuijer, Ik ben Polleke hoor!
- 2004 - Edward van de Vendel and Fleur van der Weel, Superguppie
- 2005 - Thé Tjong-Khing, Waar is de taart?
- 2006 - Harrie Geelen and Imme Dros, Bijna jarig
- 2007 - Harm de Jonge, Josja Pruis
- 2008 - Hans Hagen, Verkocht
- 2009 - Peter Verhelst and Carll Cneut, Het geheim van de keel van de nachtegaal
- 2010 - Carli Biessels, Juwelen van stras
- 2011 - Benny Lindelauf, De hemel van Heivisj
- 2012 - Ted van Lieshout, Driedelig paard
- 2013 - Kristien Dieltiens, Kelderkind
- 2014 - Marjolijn Hof, De regels van drie
- 2015 - Bette Westera and Sylvia Weve, Doodgewoon
- 2016 - Edward van de Vendel and Martijn van der Linden, Stem op de okapi
- 2017 - Gerda Dendooven, Stella, ster van de zee
- 2018 - Annet Schaap, Lampje
- 2019 - Kathleen Vereecken and Charlotte Peys, Alles komt goed, altijd
- 2020 - Bette Westera and Sylvia Weve, Uit elkaar
- 2021 - Benny Lindelauf and Ludwig Volbeda, Hele verhalen voor een halve soldaat
- 2022 - Raoul Deleo and Noah J. Stern, Terra Ultima
- 2023 - Bibi Dumon Tak and Annemarie van Haeringen, Vandaag houd ik mijn spreekbeurt over de anaconda
- 2024 – Tjibbe Veldkamp and Mark Janssen, De jongen die van de wereld hield
