So proud to tell you that my book 'Schobbejacques en de 7 geiten' got selected for The White Ravens! The White Raven label is given to books that deserve worldwide attention because of their universal themes and/or their exceptional and often innovative artistic and literary style and design.

Each year the language specialists (Lektoren) at the International Youth Library (IYL), in Munich, Germany, select newly published books from around the world that they consider to be especially noteworthy. This list of books is compiled into the annual White Ravens Catalogue, which will be introduced at the Frankfurter Buchmesse and later at the Bologna (Italy) Children's Book Fair. This years catalogue include 200 titles in 42 languages from 60 countries. A total of nine books in Dutch and one Frisian book received a White Raven.