As a child, Yorick Goldewijk wanted to be a writer, illustrator and musician. He ended up pursuing a career as the latter, but he kept writing. At the age of 40, he published his first book, Billy Extra Plankgas. In 2022 he won the Gouden Griffel, the most important children’s literature prize in the Netherlands, for Films die nergens draaien (Movies Showing Nowhere). His most recent book, De boom die een wereld was (The Tree that was a World) is a kaleidoscopic collection of animal stories, illustrated by Jeska Verstegen. Yorick’s works range from picture books to young adult, and are available in eleven countries. He lives and works in Alkmaar in the Netherlands, close to the sea, together with his wife and two children.
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