FAQ

1. For which age group are the Candy Friends books intended?

The subject matter of the books varies according to the development of the child as far as it concerns the use of language and the complexity of the plot of the books. As bedtime books, books #1 and #2 are clearly simpler to comprehend than book #6 or #7. In general, children, ages between 3 and 5, like the stories. It’s probably best to introduce the youngest children to the first books. From around age 7, kids will enjoy reading the books themselves.

2. The books are about candy. Will my child eat more candy because of this?

Not at all. There is no evidence whatsoever that children will develop a craving for candy after reading the Candy Friends books. If anything, kids don’t associate the Candy Friends with candy. Rather they simply see them as happy colorful characters. And besides: when you see pieces of candy as your ‘real’ friends, you wouldn’t want to eat them, would you?

3. Are the Candy friends books sold in mainstream bookstores?

Currently, the entire Candy Friends series is available at Couvée-Benoordenhaeghe Boek & Kantoor (Van Hoytemastraat 66) in The Hague: https://libris.nl/boekhandel-denhaag and at De Kler, Langstraat 148, in Wassenaar: https://www.dekler.nl/winkels/wassenaar.

4. Are the Candy friends books available in English?

As the books are published privately, they have to be translated into English by the author. This takes up quite some effort and time. Therefore, at the moment only the first story (‘Chocoloco melts’) is available in English.