Éva Janikovszky (April 23, 1926 in Szeged – July 14, 2003 in Budapest) was a Hungarian writer.

Janikovszky in 2001

She wrote novels for both children and adults, but she is primarily known for her children's books, translated into 35 languages.[1] 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 in 1973.

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