Mirjam Oldenhave

Mirjam Oldenhave (b. 1960) trained to become a creative therapist. She spent ten years acting in a travelling theatre company and gave drama lessons at a school for children with learning difficulties. She is currently working as a musical therapist at a medical day centre for children and devotes her time to writing for children. Her books are light-hearted and full of sparkle, with surprising twists and adventures, meeting the first requirement which children have about a book: to provide reading pleasure. Although Oldenhave doesn’t shy at more weighty topics�Een vriendin met vuisten (A Friend With Fists, 1998) and Donna Lisa (1999) are about bullying�her main strength lies in telling fast-paced, exciting, humourous stories. She was awarded the Flag and Pennant 2000 for Donna Lisa.