Marjan Manček
Marjan Manček is a Slovene illustrator, cartoonist and animator. He has illustrated over 190 books and is himself also the author of 30 children's picture books and comics. He also produced a number of short animated films.
Manček was born in Novo Mesto in 1948. He studied English and History at the University of Ljubljana, but mostly worked as a free-lance caricaturist, illustrator and film animator. In 2007 he won the Levstik Awardfor lifetime achievement in illustration.