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A Dutch writer and illustrator who published children’s picture books under the name Alfred Listal, he is remembered for playful verses and richly imagined stories for young readers. His work appeared in the early 20th century and has remained of interest to collectors and digital archives.
Alfred Listal was the pen name of Willem Frederik Gouwe. Sources found during this search identify him as a Dutch creator of children’s books and picture books, active especially in the 1910s, and link the pseudonym directly to Gouwe.
His surviving books suggest a writer-illustrator with a fondness for rhyme, fantasy, and fairy-tale imagery. Titles associated with him include Klokje Bim-Bam, Sneeuwvlokje, Gouden regen, and Mirolijntje, and several records describe these as illustrated works for children.
The available sources here give only a limited sketch of his life, so it is safest to focus on what can be confirmed: he wrote and illustrated children’s books in Dutch, published under Alfred Listal, and his work continues to circulate through archives, booksellers, and collector catalogs.