author
Lambertus Cornelis Steenhuizen
1860–1926
Best remembered for the Piggelmee stories, this Dutch writer turned old fairy-tale material into lively verse for young readers. His small books became a lasting part of Dutch children’s literature.
2 Audiobooks
Van het toovervischje : Een oud sprookje op nieuw verteld en berijmd
by Lambertus Cornelis Steenhuizen
Hoe Piggelmee groot werd : Oorspronkelijk sprookje vervolg op het toovervischje
by Lambertus Cornelis Steenhuizen
About the author
Born in Leiden on September 7, 1860, and dying in Haarlem on November 16, 1926, Lambertus Cornelis Steenhuizen was a Dutch writer who is chiefly remembered for a series of little books about Piggelmee. Some editions and catalog records also connect him with the pseudonym Leopold.
His best-known work retold fairy-tale themes in rhyme, especially in books such as Van het toovervischje and Hoe Piggelmee groot werd. Those stories helped make Piggelmee a familiar character for generations of Dutch readers, and they remain the reason his name is still found in library catalogs and digital archives.
Beyond his writing, Steenhuizen also had a working life outside literature: Dutch poetry reference material notes that he served for many years as a chief representative for the coffee and tea company Van Nelle. That mix of everyday professional life and imaginative storytelling gives his career a grounded, human feel.