Joke van Wijgerden
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Joke van Wijgerden is a Dutch author of children’s books, born in 1933. Before becoming a writer, she worked as a kindergarten teacher.
Important facts about her include:
She already enjoyed writing at school and later wrote many letters. According to her own words, she began writing books to cope with a great sadness.
Her stories are based on the everyday life of a child. She writes about cheerful, sad, and sometimes mischievous or silly events.
She is best known for her book series about the character “Joep.” These books, such as Joep Breaks His Leg and Joep Moves House, are suitable both for reading aloud to children from the age of 4 and for independent reading by children from the age of 7 (AVI-4 level).
