Annet Schaap

Annet Schaap is a Dutch illustrator and writer of children's literature. Schaap studied at an art school in Kampen and later at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. Between 1995 and 1999 she studied at a writers' school in Amsterdam. In 2017, she made her debut as author with the book Lampje. For this book she won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs, the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs and the Gouden Griffel. The book has been translated by Laura Watkinson into English as Lampie and the Children of the Sea. In 2020, the book was nominated for the Carnegie Medal award. This was the first time a translated book was nominated for the award.

Works

Lampje

This elaborate and curated fairy tale adventure tells the story of Lampje, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, who has to climb a grand staircase every evening to light the lantern and shrink ships before the rocks. One night, in the midst of an approaching storm, she finds that her matches have run out - disaster strikes and an adventure begins.

Release Date:2023-01-02

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:2

Hoe Overleef Ik Mijn Eerste Zoen?: De Musical

Registration of the musical of the same name, based on the 'Hoe overleef ik'-bookseries by the Dutch writer Francine Oomen. Against her will, thirteen-year-old Rosa moves from Den Bosch to Groningen. She has to go to a new school, misses her friends, her brand-new stepfather turns out to be a strict busybody, and she herself falls in love for the first time. How is she going to survive all that?

Release Date:2009-11-15

Department:Art

Job:Decorator