Janosch

Janosch (, born as Horst Eckert on 11 March 1931) is a German children's author and illustrator.

Biography Janosch was born as Horst Eckert on 11 March 1931 in what was then Hindenburg (now Zabrze, Poland) in Upper Silesia to a family of mixed German and Polish origin, though he identifies his nationality as "Silesian". His mother was a pious Catholic, and his father a violent alcoholic. In 1953, he went to Munich, where he studied for some terms at the Academy of Arts, but broke off his studies eventually. Afterwards, he worked as a freelance artist. In 1960, his first book for children was published with George Lentz, a friend of his, and then relocated to the island of Tenerife, where he currently resides.

Awards Among others, he has received the following awards: 1975: Literaturpreis der Stadt München 1993: Bundesverdienstkreuz 1996: Morenhovener Lupe 1999: Kulturpreis Schlesien des Landes Niedersachsen 1999: Orden de Manuel Amador Guerrero 2002: Bayerischer Poetentaler

Works In German, Janosch published until today about 150 books which in part were translated into 30 languages. Die Geschichte von Valek dem Pferd. Georg-Lentz-Verlag, Munich 1960.