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Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen

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Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen was born in the Netherlands in 1951. With his seven brothers and sisters, he grew up exploring nature and his sketch pads were filled with observations from those family outings. Always drawing as a young boy, his father encouraged Gijsbert to make art his career. After high school, he attended and graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in Arnhem, Holland. Gijsbert, or "Mr. Nick" as many children affectionately call him during his school visits, immigrated to the United States in 1976 and worked as Art Director for the Michigan Natural Resources Magazine for 17 years. In 1995, he illustrated his first children's book, The Legend of Sleeping Bear, finally fullfilling his dream of illustrating children's books. Re ...more

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Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen’s books

Average rating: 4.23 · 3,411 ratings · 609 reviews · 39 distinct works

	Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot by Margot Theis Raven, Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (Illustrator) 4.43 avg rating — 793 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of Sleeping Bear by Kathy-jo Wargin, Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (Illustrator) 4.31 avg rating — 495 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Edmund Fitzgerald: The Song of the Bell by Kathy-jo Wargin, Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (Illustrator) 4.28 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of Mackinac Island by Kathy-jo Wargin, Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (Illustrator) 4.37 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Skydiving Beavers: A True Tale: A True Tale by Susan Wood (Goodreads Author), Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (Illustrations) 4.15 avg rating — 154 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of the Petoskey Stone by Kathy-jo Wargin, Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of the Teddy Bear by Frank Murphy (Goodreads Author), Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen 4.13 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jasper's Story: Saving Moon Bears by Jill Robinson (Goodreads Author), Marc Bekoff (Goodreads Author), Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (Illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of the Lady's Slipper by Kathy-jo Wargin, Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2001 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	S is for Sleeping Bear Dunes: A National Lakeshore Alphabet by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (Illustrator), Kathy-jo Wargin 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars