Veronica Hazelhoff

Veronica Hazelhoff (22 February 1947 – 1 July 2009) was a Dutch author of children's literature.

Hazelhoff made her debut in 1981 with the book Nou moe!

(1983), feature the same character, a young girl called Maartje.

[1] She went on to win the Zilveren Griffel award two more times: in 1995 for the book Veren en in 2007 for her book Bezoek van Mister P.[1] Hazelhoff based her book Bezoek van Mister P. on her own experience with rheumatism from which she suffered herself for most her life.

[1] Hazelhoff also won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs in 1995 for her book Veren (1994).