Stephen Paul Lambert Mary Elizabeth (Paul) van Loon (Geleen, April 17, 1955) is a Dutch children's author and singer of self-described 'children's book band' Paul van Loon & Andere Snuiters. The main body of his work consists of horror stories aimed at younger audiences. An avid reader of 'adult' horror authors as H.P. Lovecraft even when he was young, he felt there was not enough in the genre aimed at children. His most well-known works are the series 'Dolfje Weerwolfje' (Dolfje the Werewolf) and 'De Griezelbus' (The Horrorbus). Van Loon has been writing for over 25 years and has written over 100 books. His work has been the basis for 3 films and 2 television series. His books are not only sold in the Dutch-speaking Netherlands and Belgium, but are also available in other countries including Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden, Spain and Japan.
So fun. I really love the message of unconditional love in these books, and I love Timmy's father who is so quirky. I wish there was an English version to recommend to my friends. The themes of Friendship, empathy, and love have been in each book so far, but not in a preachy way. They are fun and suspenseful without being scary, and everything is age appropriate. I think I might have figured out one thing that will happen in the next book though, which will make for some great new adventures!
This was one of the first ever series I read as a kid, and it made me fell in love with reading. Paul van Loon used to be my favourite author when I was a kid, before I got to know about Harry Potter.
Dolfje Weerwolfje takes me back in time, this series has so many memories to me.
Jeugdsentiment. Vooralsnog mijn minst favoriete deel van de serie. Het verhaal draait ook vooral om de familie en vrienden van Dolfje, en niet zo zeer om Dolfje zelf, wat denk ik maakt dat mijn waardering iets lager uitvalt. Wel weer een aantal leuke personages toegevoegd aan de wereld van Dolfje en ik ben benieuwd of we deze nog eens terug gaan zien.
Deze vond ik wel leuk, beter dan de eerste. Ik vind alleen deze niet geschikt voor mijn kinderen. Er zijn scheldwoorden ook in deze boek. En Vampiers vind ik eigenlijk ook niet geschikt voor ze.
Wel vond ik een leuke spannende avonduur. Dus wel een beetje jammer dat het niet geschikt voor mijn dochters is.