Max Velthuijs

Dutch author, lithographer, pen painter, illustrator, academy lecturer, graphic designer, graphic artist, children's book writer (1923-2005)

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Lived 1923–2005, aged 82

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11 languages
Cross-language footprint
Era
1923–2005
Aged 82
Awards
10
recognised works

Summary

Updated 2026-06-22

Max Velthuijs was a Dutch painter, illustrator and writer, one of the most famous children's illustrators in the Netherlands. His works have been translated from Dutch into English, Finnish, French, Swedish, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Norwegian and Danish. In 2004 he received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his "lasting contribution to children's literature".