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Chuck was born in 1982 in an overgrown village somewhere among the moors and peat bogs in the north of the Netherlands. Where he spent his formative years climbing trees, drawing, reading and cycling a lot. All activities he still regularly practices.
He attended the Artez institute of visual arts in Kampen, graduating from the department of illustration in 2004. After traversing the country a couple of times with all his belongings, he left the Netherlands in october 2010 and is now quite happily living in Kinderhook, NY.

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	The Library Book by Tom Chapin, Michael Mark (Goodreads Author), Chuck Groenink (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.82 avg rating — 1,497 ratings — published 2017 — 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 Donkey Who Carried a King by R.C. Sproul, Chuck Groenink (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.46 avg rating — 861 ratings — published 2012 — 11 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
	William's Winter Nap by Linda Ashman (Goodreads Author), Chuck Groenink (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 841 ratings — published 2017 — 9 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
	Hank's Big Day: The Story of a Bug by Evan Kuhlman, Chuck Groenink (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.80 avg rating — 848 ratings — published 2016 — 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 Friend Ship by Kat Yeh, Chuck Groenink (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 710 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Rufus the Writer by Elizabeth Bram, Chuck Groenink (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 506 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Full Moon Pups by Liz Garton Scanlon (Goodreads Author), Chuck Groenink (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 423 ratings — 5 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
	16 Words: William Carlos Williams & "The Red Wheelbarrow" by Lisa Jean LaBanca Rogers (Goodreads Author), Chuck Groenink (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Boy Here, Boy There 3.86 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	L'Enfant de la vallée 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings	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

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