Dikkie Dik is the main character of a series of children's books in Dutch

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

 by author Jet Boeke

Jet Boeke

Jet Boeke is a Dutch children's author and illustrator. She is a contributor to the Dutch version of Sesame Street, and is famous worldwide for her book series Dikkie Dik.- References :...

. The series started as part of the Dutch version of the children's TV show Sesame Street

Sesame Street

Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...

, but soon the stories appeared in book stores.
In the 1980s the stories in Sesame Street were told by Rudi Kuhn, and later by Frank Groothof. Dikkie Dik is a red cat that has all kind of adventures. It is curious, and gets itself in trouble a lot because of this.