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Hilda van Stockum
(1908 - 2006)
Hilda Gerarda van Stockum was a children’s book author and artist. She was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Her father was an officer in the Dutch Royal Navy. She grew up in the Netherlands and Ireland, living for many years in the United States, and lived in England from about 1973. Her books are characterized by their vivid and realistic depictions of family life, some of it (e.g. The Mitchells) being autobiographical.
Reference: collection at Simon Fraser University
Bibliography
Afke’s Ten (1936)
A family story set in Holland
Author(s):
Ninke van Hichtum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Andries (1942)
Ten-year-old Andries joins his uncle in a large, but silent and unhappy house. Across the way sits a cottage, overflowing with the lively Dykstra family.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
The Angels’ Alphabet (1948)
“Just tell me about God”, said Hilda van Stockum’s three-year-old daughter one day. The result was the Angel’s Alphabet. This charming book of poems offers a timeless and refreshing view of heavenly realities.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
The Angels’ Alphabet (1997)
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
The Beggar’s Penny (1943)
A story about the siege of Leyden in the sixteenth century.
Author(s):
Catherine Cate Coblentz
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
The Bells of Leyden Sing (1944)
The story of the last year the Pilgrims spent in Holland before setting out for the Massachusetts Colony.
Author(s):
Catherine Cate Coblentz
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Bennie and the New Baby (1964)
New Baby is confined to a play-pen when he gets too annoying.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
The Borrowed House (1975)
A story about a young German girl in Holland during the occupation in World War II.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Bruno (1975)
The fantastic adventures and misadventures of the painfully shy Bruno.
Author(s):
Achim Bröger
Illustrator(s):
Ronald Himler
The Burro of Barnegat Road (1945)
When Chula the burro comes from Mexico to Connecticut, at first no one is happy.
Author(s):
Delia Goetz
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Canadian Summer (1948)
The Mitchells with their six children move to Canada, but the only house they can find to rent is a ski cabin.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Children Everywhere (1958)
A collection of stories and poems about children around the world for older readers.
The Children’s Hour Volume 8 (1953)
A collection of myth, legend and folktale.
Read online at archive.org.
The Children’s Hour Volume 9 (1953)
An collection of stories from many lands.
Read online at archive.org.
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 10 (1962)
Eighteen selections from classic novels.
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 4 (1962)
Eighteen stories set in different countries.
Corso the Donkey (1963)
The story of a Corsican orphan and her donkey living on a farm in Holland.
Author(s):
Christina Elizabeth Pothast-Gimberg
Illustrator(s):
Elly van Beek
The Cottage at Bantry Bay (1938)
A story about the O’Sullivans, an Irish family with four children, living along the shore of Bantry Bay.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum
The Curse of Laguna Grande (1973)
Carlos Arturo tries to find out what happened to his father.
Author(s):
Siny Rose van Iterson
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
A Day On Skates: The Story of a Dutch Picnic (1934)
The story of a school outing on the frozen Dutch canals.
Author(s):
Hilda van Stockum
Illustrator(s):
Hilda van Stockum