Éva Janikovszky (April 23, 1926 in
Szeged
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– July 14, 2003 in
Budapest
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) was a Hungarian writer.
She wrote novels for both children and adults, but she is primarily known for her children's books, translated into 35 languages.
What Are Hungarian Books for Children Like Today?
/ref> Her first book was published in 1957. Among her most famous picture books are ''If I Were a Grown-Up'' and ''Who Does This Kid Take After?''
She won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
The (German Youth Literature Award) is an annual award established in 1956 by the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth to recognise outstanding works of children's and young adult literature. It is Germany's only ...
in 1973.
References
Hungarian children's writers
1926 births
2003 deaths
People from Szeged
Hungarian women children's writers
Hungarian women novelists
20th-century Hungarian novelists
20th-century Hungarian women writers
Burials at Farkasréti Cemetery
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