Daan Remmerts de Vries’ books won gold on 3 separate occasions: the children’s book Little God (2002) and the picture book Before You Were There (2009) won the Gouden Griffel, while the YA novel Tiger Island (2012) won the Gouden Lijst.

Since his debut in 1990 he has published more than 60 books, 22 of which have been translated into 9 different languages.

In 2021, Daan Remmerts de Vries received the prestigious Theo Thijssen Prize for his great contribution to children’s literature.

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