{"id":34891,"date":"2026-11-07T09:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T08:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kwinten.be\/?p=34891"},"modified":"2026-11-09T12:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:55:15","slug":"author-profile-kurt-van-gasse-ridder-wankelmoed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kwinten.be\/en\/stories\/zakelijk\/individuele-headshots\/auteursportret-kurt-van-gasse-ridder-wankelmoed\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Profile: Children's Author Kurt Van Gasse\u2014The Man Behind \"Ridder Wankelmoed\""},"content":{"rendered":"
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A phone call on Thursday<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

One Thursday, Kurt called. His second children's book had just gone to press, and he didn't have any photos to go with it yet. He asked if it could be done quickly. It could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two years ago, his first book, *Wille*, was published by Pelckmans. It\u2019s an adventure full of humor and suspense about a boy who overcomes his fears. Wille was a huge success. Now there\u2019s Ridder Wankelmoed: a knight who\u2019s a complete mess, a tad narcissistic, and above all, very funny. He goes on adventures, but it\u2019s really the world around him that goes on adventures with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who actually buys the book?<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Children read the book, but it\u2019s mainly parents who buy it. We kept that in mind with every decision we made. The photos were meant to convey something about the book and about Kurt, but they also had to immediately inspire confidence in adult readers: this is someone who knows how to get children to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kurt is also regularly invited to speak on topics such as reading, youth, and how to encourage children to read more. Organizers usually ask for a photo, which needs to look just as good when printed full-page in a magazine as it does in a small format in an announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Kurt Was Supposed to Convey<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n