Maria is a Dutch-American illustrator and graphic novelist.
She was born and raised near Amsterdam and studied Visual Communications at George Washington University in DC. Maria has illustrated and written 15 picture books for kids. Her graphic novel Song of a Blackbird is inspired by historic events, including those that affected her own family, during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam. Maria lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and their son.
Books in order of publication:
Bloom!: A Little Book About Finding Love – 2007
Splash!: A Little Book About Bouncing Back – 2008
Peep!: A Little Book About Taking a Leap – 2009
TUMBLE!: A Little Book About Having It All – 2009
Sleep, Baby, Sleep – 2009
Hopper and Wilson – 2011
Backseat A-B-See – 2012
Catching Kisses – 2013
Flight 1-2-3 – 2013
Hopper and Wilson Fetch a Star – 2014
Bye-Bye Binky: Big Kid Power – 2016
I Use the Potty: Big Kid Power – 2016
No More Tantrums- 2017
I Sleep in a Big Bed – 2018
Song of a Blackbird – 2025
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