The Golden and Silver Brush Awards in the Netherlands - The world of children's books

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The International Library of Children's Literature (ILCL) announces an exhibition entitled "The Golden and Silver Brush Awards in the Netherlands - The world of children's books" to be held at the ILCL from March 6 to July 15, 2018.

In this exhibition, you can see the world of children's books in the Netherlands through the prize-winning works and award-winning authors and illustrators of several awards, including the Gouden Griffel and the Gouden Penseel which are the most prestigious awards in the Netherlands.

This exhibition includes mainly the prize-winning Griffel and Penseel works before 1999 in the first period (March 6 – May 15), and the prize-winning works of those after 2000 in the second period (May 17 – July 15).

Examples of the books on display

From the left:

• Neko no Minusu, written by Annie M.G. Schmidt and illustrated by Carl Hollander, translated by Yumi Nishimura, Tokuma Shoten 2000
• Bokke, written and illustrated by Harriët van Reek, translated by Etsuko Nozaka, Sakuhokusha 2006
• Kobuta no shita koto, written by Mireille Geus, translated by Etsuko Nozaka, Asunaroshobo 2010
• Mausu manshon : Samu to Yuria, created and written by Karina Schaapman, photographed by Ton Bouwer, translated by Rieko Naito, Media Factory (KADOKAWA) 2011
• Itsumo itsumademo issho ni : Poreke no shakariki shishunki, written by Guus Kuijer, translated by Etsuko Nozaka, illustrated by YUJI, Fukuinkan Shoten 2012

	The Golden and Silver Brush Awards in the Netherlands - The world of children's books
	Date	First period: March 6, 2018 (Tue.) to May 15, 2018 (Tue.) Second period: May 17, 2018 (Thu.) to July 15, 2018 (Sun.)
	Closed	Mondays, National holidays (except Children's Day on May 5) and the third Wednesday of every month (for refiling)
	Hours	9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
	Venue	Brick Building 3F Museum, International Library of Children's Literature (Ueno Park) [ACCESS]
	Admission Free