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.
De meester speurder van de buurt. Dit is alweer deel drie over Samantha (Sam) Schoffel, lost alle misdrijven in de buurt op voor twee repen chocolade. Wanneer ze op een dag vijf diefstallen tegelijk op te lossen krijgt, moet ze hard speuren. Ze vindt de dief, een rode circus kat, maar wordt misselijk van alle chocolade die ze heeft gekregen. Mijn dochters kregen dit boekje op school om te lezen. Natuurlijk wilde moeders hem ook lezen. Het is heel makkelijk geschreven. Ongeveer AVI3 niveau denk ik.