Guus kuijer biography

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Guus Kuijer is a Dutch author. He wrote books for children and adults, and is best known for the “Madelief” series of children's books.

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For his career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense" he won the “Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award “from the Swedish Arts Council in 2012, the biggest prize in children's literature. As a children's writer he was one of five finalists for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2008.

Other notable awards he received were the “Gouden Griffel” in 1976, 1979, 2000 and 2005 as well as the “Golden Owl” in 2005.
From 1967 to 1973 he was a primary school teacher.[
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