Joke van Leeuwen Comments

She writes for adults and for children. She has written and drawn many children’s books, which have been translated into many languages. Especially her book ‘Eep! ’ has been translated worldwide.

Joke van Leeuwen (1952) was born in The Hague, the Netherlands. When she was 13 years old, her family moved to Brussels, Belgium. She studied at a Flemish highschool, the Royal Academy of Arts in Antwerp, the Sint Lucas Institute in Brussels (graphic arts) and the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels (history) . In 1978 she published her first children’s book.