Catharina Valckx was born in 1957 in De Bilt, Netherlands. She grew up in France with four sisters and now lives in Amsterdam. Catharina has been nominated five times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, most recently in 2025. Her books are published in seventeen languages and have won numerous awards, and her most successful titles have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in France alone. Catharina Valckx was born in 1957 in De Bilt, Netherlands. She grew up in France with four sisters and now lives in Amsterdam. Catharina has been nominated five times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, most recently in 2025. Her books are published in seventeen languages and have won numerous awards, and her most successful titles have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in France alone.

"A sparkling celebration of life rooted in change, aging, and the necessity of death itself."—starred, Kirkus Reviews

Catharina Valckx was born in 1957 in De Bilt, Netherlands. She grew up in France with four sisters and now lives in Amsterdam. Catharina has been nominated five times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, most recently in 2025. Her books are published in seventeen languages and have won numerous awards, and her most successful titles have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in France alone. Catharina Valckx was born in 1957 in De Bilt, Netherlands. She grew up in France with four sisters and now lives in Amsterdam. Catharina has been nominated five times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, most recently in 2025. Her books are published in seventeen languages and have won numerous awards, and her most successful titles have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in France alone.

"A sparkling celebration of life rooted in change, aging, and the necessity of death itself."—starred, Kirkus Reviews

Catharina Valckx was born in 1957 in De Bilt, Netherlands. She grew up in France with four sisters and now lives in Amsterdam. Catharina has been nominated five times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, most recently in 2025. Her books are published in seventeen languages and have won numerous awards, and her most successful titles have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in France alone. Catharina Valckx was born in 1957 in De Bilt, Netherlands. She grew up in France with four sisters and now lives in Amsterdam. Catharina has been nominated five times for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, most recently in 2025. Her books are published in seventeen languages and have won numerous awards, and her most successful titles have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in France alone.

"A sparkling celebration of life rooted in change, aging, and the necessity of death itself."—starred, Kirkus Reviews