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Paperback
July 2023
9781912480814
More details
- Publisher
Hawthorn Press - Published
11th July 2023 - ISBN 9781912480814
- Language English
- Pages 32 pp.
- Size 8.25" x 11.7"
$16.95
Learning with Findus and Pettson: Letters and Words is a fun activity book that helps young children learn the basics of letter recognition, spelling, and words. Suitable for children from ages 3 to 6, this activity book is brilliantly illustrated by Sven Nordqvist with his lively and lovable characters.
Learning with Findus and Pettson includes puzzles, codes, mazes, and activities to spark imagination and engage young minds—helped along by the mischievous cat Findus and farmer Pettson, as well as their farm animals and muckle friends.
(Ages of 3–6 years)
“The characters are quirky and original, and the illustrations are absolutely delightful.... I can't recommend them highly enough.”
Sven Nordqvist
Sven Nordqvist (b. April 30, 1946) is a Swedish writer and illustrator of children's books and is known best for his series Pettson and Findus, about old farmer Pettson and Findus, his talented cat. Nordqvist was born in Helsingborg and grew up in Halmstad, Sweden. He originally wanted to be an illustrator but was rejected by several art schools, so he studied architecture at Lund Institute of Technology and worked for a while there, lecturing on architecture. Meanwhile, he continued to look for work as an illustrator of advertisements, posters, and picture books. In 1983, he won first prize in a children's book competition and since then has worked exclusively as an author and illustrator of children's books. During his career, Nordqvist has received awards in Sweden and Germany. His Pettson and Findus books are especially popular in Germany, where the characters are known as Pettersson and Findus. In Danish they are named Peddersen and Findus. In Finnish they are Pesonen and Viiru, and in a few English translations, Festus and Mercury. In 2007, Sven Nordqvist won the Augustpriset literary award in the children's books category, for his book Var är min syster? (Where is my sister?). In 1992, he won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Youth Literature Prize). He is married and has two adult sons.
