Max Velthuijs was born in The Hague in 1923, and died in 2005, aged 81. He is now considered to be one of Holland“s most important creators of children“s books, alongside Dick Bruna. He won several awards, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Medal 2004. He worked as an illustrator of posters, adverts and films after the war and only started working on children“s books in the 1980s. He lived in The Hague with his son.
12 Ebooks von Max Velthuijs
Max Velthuijs: Frog and the Birdsong
One autumn day Frog discovers a blackbird lying motionless in the grass. Worried, he asks his friends what can be the matter. Very gently and simply, then animals begin to understand the meaning of …
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Max Velthuijs: Frog in Love
In the very first story to feature the loveable amphibian, Frog is feeling most unwell. He keeps getting hot, then cold, and something inside his chest is going ‚thump, thump‘. Hare says it means …
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Max Velthuijs: Frog in Winter
Frog is taken by surprise when winter comes. He doesn’t understand why everything is covered with white and he skids and slips on the icy pond. He is too cold to take part in any of the joyous fun th …
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Max Velthuijs: Frog and the Stranger
When Rat comes to live at the edge of their wood, the animals decide they don’t like having a stranger in their midst. But Frog is friendly by nature, and decides to find out if Rat is really as …
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Max Velthuijs: Frog is Frightened
Frog and his friends, Duck and Pig, don’t believe in ghosts, until they all hear frightening noises in the dead of night. They huddle together for comfort in Pig’s bed, but in the morning it is Hare …
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Max Velthuijs: Frog is a Hero
When the rains come and the river bursts its banks, Frog, Duck, Pig and Hare are stranded. It is Frog who is a hero when he risks his life to help his friends. ‚Frog is an inspired creation – a maste …
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Max Velthuijs: Frog is Frog
Frog is not content to be just a plain green frog, he wants to do the things his friends can do. He tries to fly like Duck, to bake cakes like Pig and to read like Hare. But all his attempts are doom …
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Max Velthuijs: Frog and the Wide World
When Frog hears that Rat is off in an adventure to explore the wide world, he excitedly joins him and they set off full of anticipation. But it doesn’t take long for Frog to start missing his friends …
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Max Velthuijs: Frog Finds a Friend
One fine autumn day, Frog finds a little bear lost and alone in the forest. He decides to take him home to be his new friend. Hare tells him bear won’t be able to talk, but Frog is determined to …
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Max Velthuijs: Frog is Sad
Frog is miserable, and he cannot see why. Nobody has upset him, and nothing has gone wrong particularly, but he still feels blue. Then one of his stalwart friends makes him laugh – and suddenly he …
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Max Velthuijs: Frog and the Treasure
Frog and Little Bear go off to dig for treasure. ‚But how do you know there will be treasure?‘ says Little Bear.’I just know, ‚ says Frog. So together they dig a hole; a hole so deep that once they …
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Max Velthuijs: Frog and a Very Special Day
Frog is excited – Hare has promised that today will be a very special day. But when Frog decides to find out why, none of his friends seem to know. Has Hare been playing a trick on him? No – Frog has …
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