Harmen van Straaten
Harmen van Straaten (born 15 September 1958) is a Dutch author and illustrator.
Harmen van Straaten
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- Name
- Harmen van Straaten
- Born
- 15 September 1958
- Occupation
- author and illustrator
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Fields
- young adult literature
- Languages
- Dutch
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Harmen van Straaten (born 15 September 1958) is a Dutch author and illustrator.
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Harmen van Straaten (born 1958) is a Dutch animator, illustrator and writer. The animator was born in Arnhem. Harmen van Straaten is active in young adult literature. Languages used include Dutch.
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• Name — Harmen van Straaten • Born — 15 September 1958 • Occupation — author and illustrator • Notable Works — Je bent super... Jan! (English: You are super... Jan) • Relatives — Peter van Straaten (uncle)
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He has illustrated books by numerous Dutch and Belgian authors, including Carli Biessels, Bette Westera, Hilde Vandermeeren and Jaap ter Haar. In 2013, his book Je bent super... Jan! was the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk during the Boekenweek of that year. His uncle Peter van Straaten was a Dutch cartoonist and comics artist.
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1958
Harmen van Straaten was born on 15 September 1958.
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Harmen van Straaten is recorded as a citizen of Kingdom of the Netherlands. Recorded with the occupation picture book writer.
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