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Sprookjes van Deirdre

 
Het boek is uit! 





Het is al gedrukt en ligt binnenkort in de winkels.

Ik ben trots en vereerd dat ik mijn bescheiden bijdrage mocht leveren aan dit prachtige boekje: ik heb de illustraties gemaakt voor acht prachtige verhalen van Dimphy Timmers.   

In januari schreef ik over hoe het allemaal begon. Het was een uitzonderlijk goed en efficiënt teamwerk met Peter van Noort, Jeanet de Jong, de drukker MarneVeenstra. In no-time waren we klaar met vormgeving, correcties en publiciteitsstrategie zodat het boekje snel kon worden uitgegeven en gepresenteerd.
En het was totaal onverwacht en ontroerend om mee te maken dat een aantal particuliere sponsors vanuit eigen initiatief het harde kaft van het boekje hebben gefinancierd.    

Charlotte Penders heeft over deze sprookjesbundel een mooi artikel geschreven, het is nu gepubliceerd in De Amelander nr. 3 van 2024.

18 mei, op de verjaardag van Dimphy, wordt het boek gepresenteerd in de Heerskamer van Herberg de Zwaan door het vertelcollectief Ameland Vertel!. De originele illustraties worden daar ook tentoongesteld.

Vanaf 18 mei is het boek te koop in de boekhandels en bij een aantal andere locaties op Ameland. 

Het boekje kan ook worden voorbesteld. Lees hoe in de blog Ameland Boeken: amelandboeken.blogspot.com

Op 14 - 16 juni wordt er opnieuw aandacht besteed aan Sprookjes van Deirdre. Deze keer tijdens de Driedaagse expositie in het Stalhuus aan de Burenlaan in Hollum. Daar wordt verteld over en uit het boekje door Ameland Vertel!. En je kunt dan ook de originele illustraties bekijken. Wordt vervolgd!  

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Dimphy Timmers. Sprookjes van Deirdre
ISBN 978-90-79945-09-2
© Peter van Noort
© Amelander Pers uitgeverij
© Valta.nl (illustraties)

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