Lidia Postma (

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, April 2, 1952) is a Dutch writer, artist and illustrator. She is best known for her children's picture books and her

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illustrations.

Career

Postma trained as an illustrator at the Free Graphics and Painting Department of the

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. In 1976 she received a

Gouden Penseel The Gouden Griffel (Golden Stylus) is an award given to authors of children's or teenagers' literature in the Netherlands. History Since 1971, it is awarded each year during the Dutch Children's Books Week, by the Stichting Collectieve Prop ...

(Golden Brush) for her illustrations of

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's '' Sprookjes en vertellingen'' (1975); this was a prize awarded to talented new illustrators. Two years later she was honored with the Gouden Appel (Golden Apple), awarded at the

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by a jury with members from thirteen countries.

Bibliography

* '' The Stolen Mirror'' (1976) * ''

The Witch's Garden ''The Witch's Garden'' is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Lidia Postma. It was first published in the Netherlands in 1978 under the title ''De Heksentuin'', and was distributed in the United States by McGraw-Hill the followi ...

'' (1978)

As illustrator

* '' Sprookjes en vertellingen'' by

(1975) * '' The Cow Book'', compiled by Marc Gallant, illustrated by Marc Gallant, Wayne Anderson, Keleck, James Marsh, Braldt Bralds,

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, B. G. Sharma, Lidia Postma,

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, Mark Hess,

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, and

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, published by

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(1983) * '' The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Other Tales from Grimm'' by

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(translator/editor) (1986) * '' Night Story'' by

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(1992) * '' The Hobbit Companion'' by David Day (1997)

References

Sources

WorldCat entry for Lidia Postma

External links

Tolkien illustration by Lidia Postma
1952 births Living people Dutch children's writers Dutch women illustrators Dutch women children's writers Dutch women children's book illustrators Illustrators of fairy tales Dutch fantasy artists 20th-century Dutch illustrators 21st-century Dutch illustrators {{Netherlands-writer-stub