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Biography
Anna Maria Geertruida "Annie" Schmidt was a Dutch writer. She is called the mother of the Dutch theatrical song, and the queen of Dutch children's literature, praised for her "delicious Dutch idiom," and considered one of the greatest Dutch writers. An ultimate honour was extended to her posthumously, in 2007, when a group of Dutch historians compiled the "Canon of the Netherlands" and included Schmidt, alongside national icons such as Vincent van Gogh and Anne Frank.
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Awards & recognition
- De Kinderjury · 2005
- Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek · 1991
- Hans Christian Andersen Award · 1988
- Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek · 1988
- Constantijn Huygens Prize · 1987
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- Cestoda price · 1981
- Gouden Griffel · 1981
- Edmond Hustinx Prize — playwrights · 1974
- Zilveren Griffel · 1971
- Golden Harp · 1967
- Staatsprijs voor een kinderboek · 1964
- Theo Thijsen Award · 1964
- Kinderboek van het jaar · 1957
