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Janosch - the Father of the Tiger Duck

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He is the creator of Tiger, Bear, and Tiger Duck – and has accompanied generations of children. Yet his own childhood was marked by violence and trauma. Now, children's author Janosch is turning 95.

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He is the creator of Tiger, Bear, and Tiger Duck – and has accompanied generations of children. Yet his own childhood was marked by violence and trauma. Now, children's author Janosch is turning 95.

·Hamburg, Germany
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A declaration of love on the 95th birthday of the draughtsman and writer by his friend, the draughtsman Peter Gaymann.

·Munich, Germany
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The sensitive author of children's books and illustrator Janosch celebrates his 95th birthday. What looks like and what Horst Eckert is called, lives with wife Ines in Tenerife: GALA has been searching for traces. Janosch has enchanted the childhood of several people with figures such as the small tiger, the small bear, the tiger duck and Günter Kastenfrosch. And that for over 50 years. On Wednesday, 11 March 2026, the sensitive and popular chil…

They are all invited to his 95th birthday: Tiger duck, Bear and Mr. Wondrak, the main characters of Janosch. An eye-catcher for young and old at the Neue Kunstmuseum Tübingen.

The little tiger has reason to celebrate. And not only he, also the little bear, the tiger duck and its creator Horst Eckert better known under the name Janosch. Today the illustrator and writer celebrates his 95th birthday. The big breakthrough came in 1978 with "Oh, how beautiful is Panama". Today Janosch is one of the most successful German-speaking children's book authors. One who knows him and knows Janosch's work very well is Dr. Ulrich Kü…

The illustrator and children's book author Horst Eckert, known as Janosch, develops figures like the tiger duck, which experiences adventure with the bear and the tiger. His "Oh, how beautiful is Panama" is a classic of children's literature.

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Sueddeutsche Zeitung broke the news in Munich, Germany on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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