Philip Hopman
Philip Hopman and Tjibbe Velskamp have collaborated on many children's picture books. Among them is 22 Orphans, published in the U.S. by Kane/Miller (October 1998) and in seven other countries as well. 22 Orphans was awarded a Silver Brush (an important Dutch award) in 1999.ÒTwenty-two orphans happily clamber all over their stone manor orphanage playing with nothing but their imaginations. When a stern headmistress forbids them to do anything even slightly dangerous, they outwit her, spreading their joie de vivre her way. Watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations capitalize on the text in comic detail.Ó Ñ Horn Book
