# Els Pelgrom > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Els_Pelgrom > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Els_Pelgrom.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Els_Pelgrom > Source revision: 1354651309 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Els Pelgrom** (born 2 April 1934, [Arnhem](/source/Arnhem)), [pseudonym](/source/Pseudonym) of **Else Koch**, is a Dutch writer of children's literature. Pelgrom is the first author to have received the [Gouden Griffel](/source/Gouden_Griffel) award three times.[2] ## Biography ### Career For some time she worked on the children's section of the *Winschoter Courant*.[3] She also worked for a short period of time as teacher.[1] ### Children's literature Pelgrom made her debut as writer in 1962 with the book *Het geheimzinnige bos*. Her book *De kinderen van het achtste woud* (1977) is considered by many to be her true debut.[3] For this book she received the [Gouden Griffel](/source/Gouden_Griffel) award in 1978.[3][4] The book was translated into English as *The Winter When Time Was Frozen* by Maryka and [Raphael Rudnik](/source/Raphael_Rudnik) who won the [Mildred L. Batchelder Award](/source/Mildred_L._Batchelder_Award) in 1981 for this translation. The book was translated into German by Jutta Knust as *Die Kinder vom Achten Wald* which was awarded the *Gustav-Heinemann-Friedenspreis für Kinder- und Jugendbücher* in 1983. Pelgrom also won the Gouden Griffel for her books *Kleine Sofie en Lange Wapper* and *De eikelvreters*.[1][2][4] Pelgrom won the Zilveren Griffel award in 1983 for *Voor niets gaat de zon op* and in 1988 for *Het onbegonnen feest*.[1] Pelgrom also received the [Vlag en Wimpel](/source/Vlag_en_Wimpel) award in 1986 for *De Olifantsberg* and in 1987 for *De straat waar niets gebeurt*.[5] In 1994, she won the [Theo Thijssen-prijs](/source/Theo_Thijssen-prijs) for her entire oeuvre.[4] In 1995, she wrote the children's book *Bombaaj!* which was the [Kinderboekenweekgeschenk](/source/List_of_publications_during_the_Boekenweek) on the occasion of the [Boekenweek](/source/Boekenweek). The majority of Pelgrom's books have been published by [Querido](/source/Emanuel_Querido).[3] ### Illustrators and translators Pelgrom's books have been illustrated by various illustrators including [Margriet Heymans](/source/Margriet_Heymans), [Peter van Straaten](/source/Peter_van_Straaten) and [Thé Tjong-Khing](/source/Th%C3%A9_Tjong-Khing).[1] Many of Pelgrom's books have been translated into German by [Mirjam Pressler](/source/Mirjam_Pressler) and [Hanni Ehlers](/source/Hanni_Ehlers). Some of her books have also been translated into English by [Arnold Pomerans](/source/Arnold_Pomerans). ## Personal life Pelgrom was married to Karl Pelgrom and they had three children.[1] They separated in 1975. Pelgrom also lived for some time in Granada, Spain.[3] Pelgrom is a half-sister of writer and actor [Herman Koch](/source/Herman_Koch).[6] ## Awards - 1978: [Gouden Griffel](/source/Gouden_Griffel), *De kinderen van het achtste woud* - 1983: [Zilveren Griffel](/source/Gouden_Griffel), *Voor niets gaat de zon op* - 1985: [Gouden Griffel](/source/Gouden_Griffel), *Kleine Sofie en Lange Wapper* (*Little Sophie and Lanky Flop*) - 1986: [Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis](/source/Deutscher_Jugendliteraturpreis), *Die wundersame Reise der kleinen Sofie* (*Little Sophie and Lanky Flop*) - 1986: [Vlag en Wimpel](/source/Vlag_en_Wimpel), *De Olifantsberg* - 1987: [Vlag en Wimpel](/source/Vlag_en_Wimpel), *De straat waar niets gebeurt* - 1988: [Zilveren Griffel](/source/Gouden_Griffel), *Het onbegonnen feest* - 1990: [Gouden Griffel](/source/Gouden_Griffel), *De eikelvreters* - 1994: [Theo Thijssen-prijs](/source/Theo_Thijssen-prijs) ## References 1. ["Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982-2014) - Els Pelgrom"](https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/coil001lexi01_01/lvdj00767.php) (in Dutch). [Digital Library for Dutch Literature](/source/Digital_Library_for_Dutch_Literature). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190323181434/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/coil001lexi01_01/lvdj00767.php) 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 March 2019. 1. ["Gouden Griffel voor derde maal naar Els Pelgrom"](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1990/06/06/gouden-griffel-voor-derde-maal-naar-els-pelgrom-6931690-a931354) (in Dutch). *NRC*. 6 June 1990. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190323200813/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1990/06/06/gouden-griffel-voor-derde-maal-naar-els-pelgrom-6931690-a931354) 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 March 2019. 1. Boonstra, Bregje. ["Wat er in het leven te koop is - Het werk van Els Pelgrom"](https://www.dbnl.nl/tekst/_ons003199201_01/_ons003199201_01_0184.php) (in Dutch). Ons Erfdeel. Jaargang 35 - [Digital Library for Dutch Literature](/source/Digital_Library_for_Dutch_Literature). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190323193924/https://www.dbnl.nl/tekst/_ons003199201_01/_ons003199201_01_0184.php) 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 March 2019. 1. ["Theo Thijssen-prijs voor Els Pelgrom"](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1994/04/14/theo-thijssen-prijs-voor-els-pelgrom-7221086-a1348099) (in Dutch). *NRC*. 14 April 1994. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190323185910/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1994/04/14/theo-thijssen-prijs-voor-els-pelgrom-7221086-a1348099) 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 March 2019. 1. ["Els Pelgrom"](http://jeugdliteratuur.org/auteurs/els-pelgrom) (in Dutch). jeugdliteratuur.org. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190323192040/http://jeugdliteratuur.org/auteurs/els-pelgrom) 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 March 2019. 1. Koelewijn Redacteur, Rinskje & Koelewijn Redacteur, Rinskje (10 May 2014). ["Ik geef de raarste geheimen prijs"](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/05/10/ik-geef-de-raarstegeheimen-prijs-1374222-a1179344) (in Dutch). *NRC*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190323190834/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/05/10/ik-geef-de-raarstegeheimen-prijs-1374222-a1179344) 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 March 2019. ## External links - [Els Pelgrom](http://www.letterenfonds.nl/en/author/239/els-pelgrom), [Nederlands Letterenfonds](/source/Nederlands_Letterenfonds) (Dutch Foundation for Literature) - [Els Pelgrom](https://www.dbnl.org/auteurs/auteur.php?id=pelg001) (in Dutch), [Digital Library for Dutch Literature](/source/Digital_Library_for_Dutch_Literature) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Els Pelgrom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Els_Pelgrom) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Els_Pelgrom?action=history)). 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