The fantastic flying competition
Welcome to the fantastic flying Competition! Ten teams are starting. But during the race, the competitors run into trouble one by one. Team Flamingo can't get off the ground, Team Hawk abandons the plane with its ejection seats, and Team Ostrich-Penguin crashes! What's going on? And why is Team Chicken the only one not in trouble?
A fantastic, large picture book packed with humorous details, where viewers can discover the true story of the race for themselves...
With Tjibbe Veldkamp, published by Querido, Amsterdam 2019, translated by Tate publishing.
-> Translated in French (Alice) & English (TATE publishing)
-> Awarded a 'Boekenpauw' in 2020
-> Nomination Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2021
The text reads like a live report from a sports commentator who does not fully understand what exactly is happening. The punch line of the story is always in the prints by Sebastiaan Van Doninck, who portrays the animals and their antics in a particularly elegant manner. Gradually you start to scroll back to see cause and effect: why are all those teams dropping out of the race? 'A dazzling book in which every print is a full and beautiful composition that you won't get tired of', is the verdict of the jury.
Jury report Woutertje Pieterseprijs
The fourth nomination goes to De fantastische vliegwedstrijd by Tjibbe Veldkamp and Sebastiaan Van Doninck! “In this cheerful book, text and illustrations do not run in sync, turning the race into an engaging experience that invites the reader to flip back through the pages. The joy of illustration radiates from every page. This is a book that gets taken off the shelf—never to disappear back onto it,” the jury stated.
Jury report Boekenpauw
Flemish illustrator Sebastiaan Van Doninck creates ingenious watercolor paintings that never appear cluttered—you immediately see what you are meant to see—yet something is always happening that you could easily overlook. That is the real story, one that draws the viewer into the act of sabotage.
NRC dagblad, 02/04/2020