Tonke Dragt

Tonke Dragt
Dragt in 1963
Dragt in 1963
BornAntonia Johanna Dragt
(1930-11-12)12 November 1930
Batavia, Dutch East Indies (present day Jakarta, Indonesia)
Died12 July 2024(2024-07-12) (aged 93)
The Hague, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Alma materRoyal Academy of Art,
The Hague
Period1961–2021
GenreChildren's literature
Notable works"De zevensprong",
"De brief voor de koning"
("The Letter for the King")
Notable awardsVarious
Signature
Website
www.tonkedragt.nl

Antonia "Tonke" Johanna Dragt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɔŋkə ˈdrɑxt]; 12 November 1930 – 12 July 2024) was a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature. Her book De brief voor de koning was chosen by CPNB as the best Dutch youth book of the latter half of the twentieth century.