Ik ben de baas (I am the Boss)
Author: Arend van Dam
Illustrator: Alex de Wolf
Series: Reading of Long Ago - AVI M4
Original language: Dutch
Translated into English: not
Published: September 2017
Publisher: Van Holkema en Warendorf
ISBN 13: 9789000354658
Price: € 12.99 (HC)
Age: 7-8 years and up
With the little monsters who love history, we read a fun book, written by Dutch author Arend van Dam. It's called Ik ben de baas (I Am the Boss) and it's about a long time ago, when Jacoba van Beieren lived (in 1401-1436). It's an exceptional but true story and Jacoba was a funny but stubborn child.
Probably every child who loves history already knows about Arend van Dam's books. He's written many wonderful books about Dutch history and they can be found in lots of Dutch schools and libraries. The extra fun thing about this book is that children can read it themselves or together with an adult.
The fun illustrations are made by Dutch illustrator/painter Alex de Wolf, who often collaborates with Arend van Dam. So his work is certainly also familiar to us. All in all, a fun way to improve the monsters reading skills and learn a bit about our national history at the same time!
3 brightly lit stars for "Ik ben de baas" (I Am the Boss) from our young readers and their (older) listeners!