Biography
Jaco Jacobs (born 22 February 1980) is a prominent South African author of children’s books. He is particularly prolific in writing in Afrikaans.
He is the world’s most famous children’s book author writing in Afrikaans.
Jaco Jacobs is the author of over 170 children’s books and has sold over a million copies worldwide. Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about this prolific writer.
South African children’s writer
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| Full name: | Jaco Jacobs |
| Born: | February 22, 1980 (age 44) |
| Place of birth: | Carnarvon, South Africa |
| Nationality: | South Africa |
| Height: | Do not have |
| Parents: | Do not have |
| Siblings: | Do not have |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Elize Jacobs |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Do not have |
| The children: | Mia Jacobs and Emma Jacobs |
| Job: | Author • Writer |
| Net worth: | 2 million US dollars |
Early life
Jaco Jacobs was born on 22 February 1980 in Carnarvon, Northern Cape, South Africa.
He grew up in a small town in the Karoo, South Africa, one of the most remote regions in the world.
Jaco Jacobs has loved books since he was a child. He began exploring his writing career while still in school. He entered many competitions as an aspiring author.
Jaco Jacobs’s first children’s book, Pretpark, was written while he was still at school.
Education
Jaco Jacobs started writing while he was still in school, but details about the school name have not been confirmed by TheCityCeleb.
Personal life
Jaco Jacobs is happily married to a woman simply identified as Elize Jacobs. The couple is blessed with two lovely daughters whom they named Mia Jacobs and Emma Jacobs.
He is very afraid of heights; anything involving climbing and heights scares him.
He also can’t tie a knot properly; he’s terrible at tying a tie. Also, one of his favorite foods is Lasagne.
Career
Most of Jaco Jacobs’ books are written and published in Afrikaans. One of his most famous books, “A Good Day for Climbing Trees“, was his first book to be brought to the international stage; it was published by Oneworld Publications in the United Kingdom.
In 2018, he released a book titled “A Great Night to Shoot Zombies.”
A Great Night to Shoot Zombies is one of his novels that was picked up and released as a film in South Africa.
A Good Day for Climbing Trees and A Good Day for Shooting Zombies were both nominated for the Carnegie Medal; A Good Day for Climbing Trees was also published in Italian.
In 2007, one of his young adult novels, titled Suurlemoen!, was selected by the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY).
Jaco Jacobs has also translated over 250 books from English and Dutch into Afrikaans.
One of his translations of Chris Riddell’s novel Ottoline and the Yellow Cat (Willemien en die Geel Kat) was awarded the Elsabe Steenberg Prize for Children’s Book Translation and the SATI Prize for Children’s Book Translation.
Net worth
Jaco Jacobs’ net worth is still unknown, but we can guess that it is around $2 million.
Prize
- CP Hoogenhout Award
- Alba Bouwer Award
- Tienie Holloway Medal
- Scheepers Prize for Young Adult Literature
- Alba Bouwer Award
Book
- A great day for tree climbing in Suurlemoen!
- Perfect
- View & description
- Virus
- Toulopers: verses for the ancestors
- Truth
- Tande
- Ex Mal Oor Jou
- Kougom in my rabbit
- Superman
- Draakasem
