Toen Dik Trom een Jongen Was by C. J. Kieviet

Why read the book?

Toen Dik Trom een Jongen Was takes the reader back to the very early years of Dik. The book shows the small boy he was before the school pranks and the village fame. His parents, his first friends and the lanes around the house all come into view. Kieviet writes the early years with the same warmth that runs through the rest of the series.

Favourite quote

Klein begin, groot hart.

What I Loved

Seeing Dik as a smaller child puts the later books in a new light. His mother gets more room here, and her quiet patience is a pleasure to read. The pranks are tiny but already shaped like the ones to come. Kieviet shows that the boy was never going to be ordinary.

Key Takeaway

The shape of a child shows early, in the smallest of choices.

Note

This book is only available in Dutch

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