# Lidia Postma

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**Lidia Postma** (born April 2, 1952) is a Dutch writer, artist and illustrator. She is best known for her children's picture books and her [Tolkien](/source/Tolkien) illustrations.

## Life

Postma was born in [Hoorn](/source/Hoorn). She trained as an illustrator at the Free Graphics and Painting Department of the [Rietveld Academy](/source/Rietveld_Academy) in [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam). In 1976 she received a [Gouden Penseel](/source/Gouden_Griffel#Gouden_Penseel) (Golden Brush) for her illustrations of [Hans Christian Andersen](/source/Hans_Christian_Andersen)'s *Sprookjes en vertellingen* (1975); this was a prize awarded to talented new illustrators. Two years later she was honored with the Gouden Appel (Golden Apple), awarded at the [Biennial of Illustration Bratislava](/source/Biennial_of_Illustration_Bratislava) by a jury with members from thirteen countries.

## Bibliography

- *The Stolen Mirror* (1976)[1]
- *[The Witch's Garden](/source/The_Witch's_Garden)* (1978)[2]

### As illustrator

- *Sprookjes en vertellingen* by [Hans Christian Andersen](/source/Hans_Christian_Andersen) (1975)
- *The Cow Book*, compiled by Marc Gallant, illustrated by Marc Gallant, Wayne Anderson, Keleck, [James Marsh](/source/James_Marsh_(artist)), Braldt Bralds, Yōko Ochida, Michel Guiré-Vaka, [B. G. Sharma](/source/B._G._Sharma), Lidia Postma, Bushiri Mruta Awazi, Jean Christian Knaff, Luba Simansky, [Binette Schroeder](/source/Binette_Schroeder), [Étienne Delessert](/source/%C3%89tienne_Delessert_(illustrator)), [Martin Leman](/source/Martin_Leman), Jocelyne Pache, [Boris Vallejo](/source/Boris_Vallejo), [Claude Lapointe](/source/Claude_Lapointe), Nicholas Price, [Josef Paleček](/source/Josef_Pale%C4%8Dek), [Waldemar Świerzy](/source/Waldemar_%C5%9Awierzy), [Ivan Generalić](/source/Ivan_Generali%C4%87), Mark Hess, Alain Gauthier, Robert Giusti, and [Robert Rodriguez](/source/Robert_Rodriguez), published by [Alfred A. Knopf](/source/Alfred_A._Knopf) (1983)
- *The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Other Tales from Grimm* by [Naomi Lewis](/source/Naomi_Lewis) (translator/editor) (1986)
- *Night Story* by [Paul Biegel](/source/Paul_Biegel) (1992)
- *The Hobbit Companion* by [David Day](/source/David_Day_(Canadian_author)) (1997)[3]

## References

1. Postma, Lidia (1976). [*The Stolen Mirror*](https://books.google.com/books?id=I7V2AAAACAAJ&q=The+Stolen+Mirror+postma). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-050534-6.

1. Postma, Lidia (1979). [*The Witch's Garden*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Pc7ZAQAACAAJ&q=%22Lidia+Postma%22). Hutchinson Group (Australia). ISBN 978-0-09-135210-3.

1. Hart, Trevor A. & Khovacs, Ivan (2007). [*Tree of Tales: Tolkien, Literature, and Theology*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Aop30CtsIb4C&dq=%22Lidia+Postma%22&pg=PA122). Baylor University Press. ISBN 978-1-932792-64-5.

### Sources

- [WorldCat entry for Lidia Postma](https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3D%22Postma%2C+Lidia%22)

## External links

- [Tolkien illustration by Lidia Postma](https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/File:Lidia_Postma_-_Hobbits_comparison.jpg)

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