Annie M.G. Schmidt
![Schmidt in 1984](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Annie_MG_Schmidt_%281984%29.jpg)
Although Schmidt wrote poetry, songs, books, plays, musicals, and radio and television drama for adults, she is known best for children's books. Her best-known work for children may be the series ''Jip and Janneke''. Many of her books, such as ''Pluk van de Petteflet'', were illustrated by Fiep Westendorp.
Schmidt received the 1988 Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her lasting contribution as a children's writer. The biennial award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books.
By the time she died in 1995, she was an icon of the Dutch literary world. Her death, caused by euthanasia, continues to be referenced in the Dutch media and played an important role in discussions of euthanasia. Provided by Wikipedia
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