Although Boes has never actually met the writer, he has managed to gather a lot of specific knowledge about WG van der Hulst over the years. Like the moment when the story writer’s career started. “Mr Van der Hulst wanted to participate in a competition at the time, but he had two books that he could submit. Willem Wijcherts if Old Brad submitted, but the first one under the pseudonym Jan van de Croese (named after the Croesestraat where he lived at the time, ed.). Subsequently, both booklets won first prize.”
Harmelense collector has 3500 children’s books by WG van der Hulst
