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Janosch

?–2026

German children's book author and illustrator, creator of the Tigerente and 'Oh, wie schön ist Panama'.

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Janosch was a German writer and illustrator of children's books, born Horst Eckert. He became famous from the 1970s with lovingly illustrated books such as 'Oh, wie schön ist Panama' and the beloved character the Tigerente (Tiger Duck). His works delighted children around the world. He died on a Tuesday at the age of 95 on Tenerife.

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