Snuffie (Dutch)

Dick Bruna (1927 – 2017) is a Dutch artist who is known worldwide, among young and old, especially by Miffy. Bruna started drawing in 1940 and illustrated, among other things, the books from the Zwarte Beertjes series. In his later career Bruna made a large number of picture books and became the spiritual father of, among others, Eegje Egel, Lotje, Gobe, the dog Snuffie, Betje Big, the Bears Boris and Barbara and of course Miffy. Dick Bruna’s oeuvre is characterized by a simple and direct drawing style. Dick Bruna published 120 picture books. In addition to picture books, Bruna also designed more than two thousand book covers, more than a hundred posters and dozens of postcards and prints. The Bruna collection of the Centraal Museum consists of more than 1,200 works and is still growing. The Centraal Museum has the collection on long-term loan. On bol.com you will find all books by Dick Bruna.