There is also a little Miffy square in Utrecht, with a bronze statue of Miffy created by Dick's son Marc. In 2006, the Centraal Museum in Utrecht opened the Dick Bruna House, which was recently renovated, reopening as the Miffy Museum in 2016.

Miffy's creator Dick Bruna was born in Utrecht on 23 August 1927. He not only wrote and illustrated no fewer than 124 picture books, but also designed many posters and book covers for the Black Bear pocket editions.

The 100th book by Dick Bruna, "miffy the ghost", was published in 2001. He went on to create more than 120 books, publishing his last in 2011. “Because Dick Bruna thought it would be more interesting to draw little dresses rather than little pairs of trousers, he made Miffy a …

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Dick Bruna created more than 30 picture books with Miffy in the leading role. She also plays a supporting role in “grunty pig and miffy’s ears”. The first book, “miffy”, was published in 1955, while the last Miffy book created by Dick Bruna, “a present for grandpa bunny”, was published in …

miffy highlights Miffy celebrated her 65th anniversary in 2020. On this page, we’ll take you on a tour of some highlights from those 65 years and tell you a little more about her and her creator.

overview of books by Dick Bruna, about Miffy, Boris and Barbara, Snuffy, Poppy Pig, Grunty and all the others

We all know Miffy Bunny, the world-famous rabbit, but have you met the rest of her family? Miffy has a father and mother, a grandpa and grandma, and there’s also a story where Baby Bunny joins the family. Was it a boy or girl bunny? We’ll never know, because Dick Bruna kept that a secret. Did you know that Miffy also has a favourite aunt?

Miffy and her friends encourage children to do just this and help them express what they see, hear, feel and experience. Above all, we uphold Dick Bruna's principle of allowing scope for every child’s own imagination.

From 1981, Dick Bruna’s studio was in the Jeruzalemstraat. After he stopped working in 2011, the studio was relocated to the Centraal Museum in Utrecht, where a full replica was built. However, there is still a lovely Miffy mosaic at the entrance of what was once his studio.