Mark Haayema

MARK HAAYEMA is a writer, actor and theatre maker. Mark loves telling stories that provide food for thought. His picture book Johannes de Parkiet, about birds of different feather flocking together, was awarded the 2019 Vlag en Wimpel award. He received a Gouden Poëziester for his poem ‘Twee rozijntjes’ from Jij + Ik (illustrated by Fiep Westendorp). With Rutger van den Broek he created two books of baking for children. His Muk series, for preschoolers, was selected for the Picture Book top 10 of the Nationale Voorleesdagen. Mark also writes songs for, among other things, Kinderen voor Kinderen and Herman van Veen.