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Sven Nordqvist

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Born: April 29 1946

Sven Nordqvist is a Swedish writer and illustrator of children's books. He is best known for his series Pettson and Findus, about an old farmer, Pettson, and his talented cat, Findus.

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. Instead he studied architecture at Lund Institute of Technology, and worked for a time there as a lecturer in architecture. At the same time he continued to look for work as an illustrator working on 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.

He is married and has two grown sons.

During his career, he has been given awards in both 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 called Peddersen and Findus. In Finnish they are called Pesonen and Viiru. And in English, Festus and Mercury, though English translations of the books exist with the original names kept.

In 2007 he won the literary award Augustpriset in the children's books category, for his book Var är min syster? . In 1992 he won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis

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Sven Nordqvist

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Books from Sven Nordqvist

Findus flyttar ut

Pettson får julbesök

Tomtemaskinen

Stackars Pettson

Wie Findus zu Pettersson kam

Rävjakten

Kackel i grönsakslandet

Pettson tältar

The Tomtes' Christmas Porridge

Tuppens minut

Var är min syster?

Mamma Mu och Kråkans jul

Kochen mit Pettersson und Findus

Mamma Mu och Kråkan

Pettson ja Findus mängivad peitust

Skandinavische Weihnachten

Var är Pettson?

Mamma Mu får ett sår

Porker Finds a Chair

Suur Pettsoni ja Finduse raamat