| Harmen van Straaten | |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1958 |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Occupation: | author and illustrator |
| Notable Works: | Je bent super... Jan! (English: You are super... Jan) |
| Relatives: | Peter van Straaten (uncle) |
Harmen van Straaten (born 15 September 1958) is a Dutch author and illustrator.[1]
He has illustrated books by numerous Dutch and Belgian authors, including Carli Biessels, Bette Westera, Hilde Vandermeeren and Jaap ter Haar.[1]
In 2013, his book Je bent super... Jan! was the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk during the Boekenweek of that year.[2] [3]
His uncle Peter van Straaten was a Dutch cartoonist and comics artist.