Max Velthuijs, Author Whose Books Starred Frog, Dies at 81
NY Times
Max Velthuijs, a Dutch author and illustrator whose playful stories of Frog and friends have provided children worldwide with parables about prejudice, fear, charity and love, died on Tuesday in the Netherlands. He was 81 and lived in The Hague.
The cause was lung cancer, his family told Agence France-Presse.
Mr. Velthuijs (pronounced VELT-house) wrote and illustrated more than 20 children’s books, many featuring the curious and trusting Frog, painted in simple lines and dressed in red-and-white-striped shorts. In straightforward stories that have been translated into at least 14 languages, Mr. Velthuijs captured childhood experiences while offering life lessons to children as young as 3.
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