Mirjam Oldenhave

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Mirjam Oldenhave (born 20 August 1960 in Hengelo) is a Dutch author of children's literature, and the author of the 2010 Kinderboekenweekgeschenk. Initially trained as a drama therapist, she taught drama and music in special education. She published her first children's book in 1998. [1]

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  1. "Mirjam Oldenhave schrijft Kinderboekenweekgeschenk". NRC Handelsblad . 9 November 2009. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.