The Golden Frame

De Gouden Lijst (The Golden Frame) is a picture book by Dutch author Rindert Kromhout.

"There were once a man and a woman who had almost everything.

They had a nice house, a big garden, two mischievous children and work they loved a lot. But they did not have a painting yet. That is why they bought a golden frame one day and asked a painter to make a beautiful painting.

'A beautiful, colorful painting that makes us happy.'
But the painter was planning something completely different ..."