Disclaimer: so I decided to rip off two institutions, instead of my usual one— o well.
In response to the challenge made by Sue and C.A.
Dutch kids grow up on the books written by Dick Bruna. His most famous character is Nijntje (Miffy in the English versions). He has a unique style of drawing his characters, but it is often forgotten that his writing style is very special too.
I even had to call my parents to have them read out a page to me, just to get the hang of his meter and rhyme scheme.