Dietlof Reiche

{{short description|German author of children's books and books for young adults (born 1941)}}

Dietlof Reiche (born 1941) is a German author of children's books and books for young adults.[http://www.dreiche.de/ Website][http://www.perlentaucher.de/autor/dietlof-reiche.html Profile] He was born in Dresden and grew up in the village of Nördlingen. He studied engineering at university and was a teacher at Darmstadt Technical University for a while.

As an author, he is known above all for his series The Golden Hamster Saga. His many prizes include the German Juvenile Literature Award and the Oldenburg's Children's Book Prize.

He lives in Hamburg, Germany.