Gnomes huygen6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Huygen died on 14 January 2009 in Bilthoven. In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of its publication, we're thrilled to reissue this phenomenal delight, which enjoyed 62 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. In the second book ( De oproep der Kabouters) both Huygen and Poortvliet make appearances themselves in both the story and the illustrations as they get contacted by the gnomes because of the Gnomes book they have written together. Using a number of sources the author and illustrator have compiled a delightful book on gnomeology. It was on top of the bestseller list of the New York Times for over a year (as a book on folklore, it was categorized as non-fiction). The first book in his picture book series is Gnomes (published in 1977, and originally known as Leven en werken van de Kabouter in Dutch). The seventh of ten children, his primary occupation was that of a physician. Huygen was born in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. He is best known for the picture books on gnomes, illustrated by Rien Poortvliet. Willibrord Joseph Huygen (23 June 1922 – 14 January 2009) was a Dutch book author. ![]()
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