Sjoerd Kuyper

Sjoerd Kuyper (born March 6, 1952, Amsterdam) is a Dutch poet and author known for his work in adult, children, and young adult literature as well as his work in theatre, television series, screenplays and lyrics. His best-known works are the film ''The Pocket-knife'' (''Het Zakmes''), the series of books about the toddler Robin, the poem ''Mensen met koffers'' (''People with Suitcases''), the lyrics ''Hallo wereld'' (''Hello World'') and the youth novels ''Hotel De Grote L'' (''The Big L Hotel'') and ''Bizar'' (''Bizarre''). His books have been published in fifteen countries. He has won, among other things, six Zilveren Griffels and a Gouden Griffel for ''Robin en God'' (''Robin and God''). In 2012 he was awarded the Theo Thijssen Prijs award for his entire oeuvre, and in 2014 he was appointed Officier in the Orde van Oranje-Nassau for his merits in Dutch literature at home and abroad. Provided by Wikipedia