Marjo van den Broek writes and illustrates the adventures of little owl Pluis. These are children's books about love, friendship, tenderness, humour, discovering the world together, resourcefulness, courage, and doing things together. Marjo has a visual impairment: every book is therefore a testament to willpower, passion and perseverance and, despite all this, still keeping an eye for the soft, loving sides of life. The visual impairment turns the outside world grey: the stories, the books paint the inside world in soft, optimistic and friendly colours.
Despite her visual disability, Marjo holds on to her dreams, passion and creativity through willpower, perseverance, positivity and resilience, and with the help of visual aids, giving them shape and substance. Every page she draws, colours and describes is proof that the imaginative power of the inner world doesn't stop where the sight of the outer world diminishes or even stops altogether.
Love, friendship, seeking adventure, overcoming fears, humour, tenderness, doing things together and being there for one another: you'll find it all in every Pluis book.
Warm relationships and being there for each other always take centre stage.
Pluis heads out into the world with curiosity and overcomes his fears.
A smile and a lump in the throat, often on the very same page.
Doing things together and helping where you can, for children of every age.
Two adventures are already published, with more on the way.
On a warm day, Pluis and his friends go to the beach. Here they experience all kinds of adventures. Suddenly the group of friends finds itself in a peculiar emergency: a poor swan is in trouble. The friends start a rescue mission.
Age: 2 – 6 years
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Pluis meets the old knight Floris, who can do something special: Floris can do magic! But he colours everything loose and fixed with his magic wand. And not everyone enjoys that. Pluis and the friends support Floris and help him look for a solution to this problem. The story ends in a truly special place.
Age: 2 – 6 years
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