Jip and Janneke
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Jip and Janneke (Dutch: Jip en Janneke) is a series of children's books in the Netherlands, written by Annie M.G. Schmidt and illustrated by Fiep Westendorp. The series is known for its simplicity and its wittiness.
The series has originally been written for Het Parool. Between September 13th,1952 and September 7th, 1957 a weekly episode of no more than 250 words was published. Each episode is an independent story in itself. The stories were later bundled and published as books.
The series was translated into a number of other languages, including Latin (called Jippus et Jannica). The books have been translated into English at least twice: once as Mik and Mandy and once as Bob and Jilly.
The series has become something of a public memory of youth, and has inspired a large amount of merchandise. One of the best known of these is Jip and Janneke Wine, which is a non-alcoholic carbonated lemonade popular at children's parties and for new year celebrations.
In recent years, Jip and Janneke has become part of an expression. Jip and Janneke language (Dutch: Jip-en-Janneketaal) has come to mean "simple language". It is most often used in the context of politics, when politicians think they need to express their ideas in Jip and Janneke language in order to make the people understand what they are talking about.
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