Everyone knows Sinterklaas comes from Spain
...
at least in The Netherlands.
Funnily enough, he has came all the way from Spain, via Holland to the doorstep of this Spaniard in London.
As I have really been a good boy this year, he has brought me something really special, a book of
Jip en JannekeThere's something unique about these two children. Something magical in the way short Dutch words (mostly monosyllable expresions) tell timeless little stories, true gems. The lovely short stories of the 5 Jip and Janneke volumes were illustrated by
Fiep Westendorp, with little silhouettes of their homely adventures. There's Takkie, the dog (het hondje van Jip); Siepie, the cat (De poes van Janneke); Poppejans, Janneke's puppet...
Winter comes to this little house in London. Come in, there's tea and
Spekulaas for everybody, you're invited.