# Germany’s celebrated children’s author Janosch has died

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/germanys-celebrated-childrens-author-janosch-has-died/
- Published: 2026-11-04T10:16:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T02:10:36+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-celebrated-children-s-author-janosch-has-died/a-79851600?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Janosch, creator of much-loved animal characters, has died aged 95.
- He made more than 150 books, translated into over 30 languages.
- “The Trip to Panama” won a major German children’s book prize.

## Summary

Janosch, the German author and illustrator whose animal characters delighted generations of children, has died aged 95. His stories made friendship and solidarity their lasting message, and his best-known book, “The Trip to Panama”, became an international success.

Born Horst Eckert in 1931 in what is now Poland, he moved to Germany with his family after the Second World War. He was dismissed from Munich’s Academy of Art but continued as a freelance artist and published his first children’s book in 1960. He created more than 150 books, translated into over 30 languages, and won the German Youth Book Prize in 1979 for “The Trip to Panama”; its success enabled him to settle in Tenerife in 1980.

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