Paul van Loon
Born (1955-04-17) 17 April 1955
Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands
OccupationWriter
LanguageDutch
Notable awards
  • Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (6-9 years)
    1996, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (10-12 years)
    1996, 1997
  • De Pluim
    2012

Paul van Loon (born 17 April 1955) is a Dutch writer of children's literature. A common element in his books is that they feature monster characters. His best-known books are Dolfje Weerwolfje and De Griezelbus (book series), which have been adapted for the theatre and film. His book Raveleijn has been made into a television series, and is an amusement park show in theme park Efteling.

Van Loon has been working as a writer for over thirty years and has written more than a hundred books. Apart from the Netherlands and Belgium, his books have also been published in other countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Spain, Japan, and England.

Biography

In his youth, Van Loon was already interested in fantasy horror stories. He read the books of Tolkien, Bram Stoker, and H. P. Lovecraft, as well as local folklore such as Het Limburgs Sagenboek. Van Loon enrolled for an education as illustrator at the Art Academy of Den Bosch but did not complete his studies.[1] His first published short-story appeared in Brabants Nieuwsblad in 1977, after which he was also published in Donald Duck Weekblad, Okki, Taptoe and, Ezelsoor.[2][3]

Van Loon's first book (Boven op tante Agaat) was published in 1983. His work Foeksia de miniheks was published in1989, and in 1997 he wrote the kinderboekenweekgeschenk LYC-DROP,[4] which was re-published in 2002 as Wolven in de stad. In 1997 Van Loon also wrote Dolfje Weerwolfje.[5][6] Many of his books are illustrated by Hugo van Look.

In addition to being a writer, Van Loon is also a guitarist. He is married and has a daughter. He lives in Drunen.[7] He frequently tours through the Netherlands to give talks about his books to younger audiences.[8]

Selected bibliography

Adaptations

  • 2004 - Dolfje Weerwolfje (Theatre)
  • 2005 - Gruesome School Trip (film)
  • 2010 - Foeksia de Miniheks (film)
  • 2011 - Dolfje Weerwolfje (film) (film)
  • 2011 - Raveleijn (TV series) (TV series)
  • 2013 - De Leeuwenkuil (TV series)
  • 2016 - Meester Kikker (film)
  • 2017 - Sprookjessprokkelaar (Theatre)

References

  1. ↑ van Dijk, Wouter (28 May 2021). "Griezelvader Paul van Loon gaat pas met pensioen als zijn verhalen uitsterven" (in Dutch). Vice. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "PAUL VAN LOON IN OKKI" (in Dutch). Okki. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Paul van Loon". Theater.nl. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. ↑ van der Velden, Corinne (2020). Negentig (een trip down memory lane met verhalen over TMF, Winner Taco, Big Brother, GTST, cu2.nl, Nike Air Max, Paul van Loon, Party Animals en vele anderen) (in Dutch). Atlas Contact, Uitgeverij. ISBN 9789045036410. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Becker, Sander. "Na 25 jaar is Dolfje Weerwolfje nog altijd een kinderfavoriet" (in Dutch). Trouw. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Drie Gouden Boeken voor Paul van Loon op 25e verjaardag Dolfje Weerwolfje" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Paul van Loon: 'Ik ken het geheim niet, en ik wil het ook niet weten'" (in Dutch). Het Parool. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  8. ↑ Knols, Karolien (13 December 2019). "Paul van Loon: 'Leraren die zelf niet van lezen houden, moeten een ander beroep kiezen'". Volkskrant. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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