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Born in 1931 in Zabrze author Horst Eckart, the more his readers by his pen name Janosch be a term that may now be expected, without exaggeration, the most popular representative of his profession. Ttigikeitsfeld be limited, however, not only to the writing, because just as inevitably, as with his lyrics, the name Janos also associated with his illustrations. It seemed at first to emerge during his first tentative steps in the feuilleton not a great success. After an aborted attempt to study art Janosch in writing commentaries and criticisms. Only a hand-written children's book illustration of "The history of the horse Valek," which first appeared in 1960, brought him a first success, was developed in the course also the pseudonym "Janosch". Now the name is Janos familiar part of children's book industry anymore. Not only his extensive bibliography, which now covers more than 150 titles, of which advanced to vertiablen countless classics, testifies to this. Sun is probablyno child possible, which would Tigerentenclub from television no idea how Tigerduck also said, among other famous figures such as the tiger and the bear, probably as posters, stickers, video game or printed sheets understandable. Aboutaam His warm-hearted stories of friendship, skeptical of dealing with authorities and are usually an obvious plea for the power of imagination. That such topics are not only in Germany to pleasure, is obvious: in over 30 languages, Janosch's works have now been translated and no end in sight is long. Similarly well known is the metal artist David Gerstein from Israel.