Meindert DeJong

1906 - 1991

genre: children's literature

country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands

native language: Dutch

languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch

educated at: Calvin University

occupation: writer, children's writer

award received: Hans Christian Andersen Award, Zilveren Griffel, Regina Medal, Newbery Medal

Meindert De Jong, sometimes spelled de Jong, DeJong or Dejong (4 March 1906 – 16 July 1991) was a Dutch-born American writer of children's books. He won the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1962 for his contributions as a children's writer. Source: Wikipedia (en)