Dutch writer and illustrator team LINDA DE HAAN and STERN NIJLAND live in the Netherlands. Their first book, KING & KING, was translated into four languages. When not writing and illustrating, Linda competes in sand castlendash;building and Stern plays with her son, Nelson. LINDA DE HAAN and STERN NIJLAND are a Dutch writer-and-illustrator team. Their first book, King & King, has been translated into four languages. When not writing and illustrating, Linda competes in sand castlendash;building and Stern plays with her son, Nelson.