Meindert DeJong

Meindert De Jong
Born(1906-03-04)March 4, 1906
Wierum, Friesland, Netherlands
DiedJuly 16, 1991(1991-07-16) (aged 85)
Michigan, US
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1938–1986
GenreChildren's literature

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.[1][2]

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