Nieuwenhuizen, Benny Lindelauf and John

"BENNY LINDELAUF is a multi-award-winning Dutch children's book author who has published twelve books in Holland, several of which have appeared in translation. He also teaches creative writing to adults and children. Nine Open Arms has been translated into six languages, including Czech and Korean, and both it and its Dutch sequel, Heivisj's Heaven, have won multiple prestigious prizes in the Netherlands. Benny himself was born in the small town of Sittard, Limburg, south-east of Holland, where these stories are set. As a child, he used to love listening to stories told by his grandmother. JOHN NIEUWENHUIZEN is an Australian-based, award-winning translator of Dutch and Flemish literature, including Falling by Anne Provoost, The Baboon King by Anton Quintana, and The Book of Everything by Guus Kuijer. In 2007, John was awarded the NSW Premier's Translation Prize and PEN Medallion.";