Karel Eykman (1 March 1936 – 30 August 2022) was a Dutch writer of children's literature.

[2] In 1969, Eykman published his first book De werksters van half vijf en andere gelijkenissen.

[2] He won the Zilveren Griffel award in 1975 for his book De vreselijk verlegen vogelverschrikker.

[1] In the 1970s he was also a member of Het Schrijverscollectief, a group of writers which included Eykman, Willem Wilmink, Hans Dorrestijn, Ries Moonen, Jan Riem and Fetze Pijlman.

[1] In 1986, he published the book De zaak Jan Steen which was the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk during the Boekenweek that year.