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
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.
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.
The Angels’ Alphabet (1997)
“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. The illustrations were newly colored by the author for this reissue.
The Beggar’s Penny (1943)
A story about the siege of Leyden in the sixteenth century.
The Bells of Leyden Sing (1944)
The story of the last year the Pilgrims spent in Holland before setting out for the Massachusetts Colony.
Bennie and the New Baby (1964)
New Baby is confined to a play-pen when he gets too annoying.
The Borrowed House (1975)
A story about a young German girl in Holland during the occupation in World War II.
Bruno (1975)
The fantastic adventures and misadventures of the painfully shy Bruno.
The Burro of Barnegat Road (1945)
When Chula the burro comes from Mexico to Connecticut, at first no one is happy.
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.
Children Everywhere (1958)
A collection of stories and poems about children around the world for older readers.
Rachel Field
Robert Frost
Sterling North
Johanna Spyri
Et al
Kate Seredy
Louis Slobodkin
Hilda van Stockum
Kurt Wiese
Et al
The Children’s Hour Volume 8 (1953)
A collection of myth, legend and folktale.
Read online at archive.org.
Charles Finger
Joel Chandler Harris
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Howard Pyle
Hilda van Stockum
Various
A. B. Frost
Robert McCloskey
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Henry C. Pitz
Et al
The Children’s Hour Volume 9 (1953)
An collection of stories from many lands.
Read online at archive.org.
Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
Kate Seredy
Armstrong Sperry
Edith Unnerstad
Hilda van Stockum
Various
Hilda van Stockum
Keith Ward
Et al
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 10 (1962)
Eighteen selections from classic novels.
Jane Austen
James Fenimore Cooper
Washington Irving
Sir Walter Scott
Jonathan Swift
Mark Twain
Et al
Robert Lawson
Willy Pogány
Louis Slobodkin
Hilda van Stockum
Kurt Wiese
Et al
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 4 (1962)
Eighteen stories set in different countries.
Marie McSwigan
L. M. Montgomery
Johanna Spyri
Edith Unnerstad
Hilda van Stockum
Et al
Maurice Sendak
Louis Slobodkin
Kurt Wiese
Et al
Corso the Donkey (1963)
The story of a Corsican orphan and her donkey living on a farm in Holland.
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.
The Curse of Laguna Grande (1973)
Carlos Arturo tries to find out what happened to his father.
A Day On Skates: The Story of a Dutch Picnic (1934)
The story of a school outing on the frozen Dutch canals.