Het verhaal van Hans Brinker
Author: Mariska Hammerstein
Illustrator: Alex de Wolf
Original language: Dutch
Translated into English: not
Published: June 2014
Publisher: Ploegsma
EAN: 9789021672984
Price: €7.90 (HC)
Age: 6 years old and up
The story of Hans Brinker is known all over the world! The old legend of a little Dutch boy who prevented the whole of the Netherlands from flooding by sticking his finger in a hole in the dike. There were no cell phones yet, he could only call for help but no one heard him...
Hans had to keep this up for a whole day and a night! He was cold, hungry and thirsty. Fortunately early in the morning someone heard him calling for help. Help came quickly to his aid and the whole of the Netherlands was saved by a little boy. Hans' parents were very proud of him and Hans became the hero of The Netherlands! If that isn't a beautiful story!
How great is it that this cool story has been written down in a beautiful picture book by Mariska Hammerstein? She has already written many beautiful, exciting books, just take a look on her website. The cool illustrations by Alex de Wolf bring this special story to life for you. We think he captured the typical Dutch landscape perfectly!
3 warm shining stars for Het verhaal van Hans Brinker (The Story of Hans Brinker), from the little listeners and their readers!