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Sven Nordqvist


Born
in Helsingborg, Sweden
April 30, 1946

Genre
Children's Books


Sven Nordqvist (born 30 April 1946) 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.

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Average rating: 4.39 · 21,175 ratings · 1,392 reviews · 179 distinct works • Similar authors
Pancakes for Findus
4.43 avg rating — 3,812 ratings — published 1985 — 9 editions
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Pettersson kriegt Weihnacht...
4.58 avg rating — 1,969 ratings — published 1988 — 5 editions
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When Findus was Little and ...
4.54 avg rating — 1,722 ratings — published 2001 — 9 editions
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Findus and the Fox
4.54 avg rating — 1,442 ratings — published 1986 — 59 editions
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Armer Pettersson
4.45 avg rating — 1,465 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions
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Morgen, Findus, wird’s was ...
4.48 avg rating — 1,336 ratings — published 1994 — 39 editions
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Pettersson zeltet
4.41 avg rating — 1,163 ratings — published 1992 — 53 editions
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Aufruhr im Gemüsebeet
4.45 avg rating — 1,146 ratings — 46 editions
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Findus flyttar ut
4.51 avg rating — 827 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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Findus und der Hahn im Korb...
4.28 avg rating — 717 ratings — published 1996 — 40 editions
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Series by Sven Nordqvist

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