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Home / Posts tagged “Children’s books”

Children’s books

On World Book Day 2021 Findus Gets Ready for Spring

Findus watering this plants

This year, World Book Day comes at the beginning of a spring we have been looking forward to throughout the winter lockdown. To help us celebrate, we turned to the central character of our most…

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Posted on 4 March, 202110 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: Children's books, Findus and Pettson, Findus Food and Fun, seasonal activities

A Light for Little Gnome’s Lantern by Susan Perrow

Image taken from the official animation of The Little Gnome Who Had To Stay Home

After The Little Gnome Who Had To Stay Home, a story written for young children coping with lockdown, author and Therapeutic Storyteller Susan Perrow has written another story to help young children at the end…

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Posted on 21 December, 202010 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: Blog
Tags: Children's books, storytelling, Susan Perrow, Therapeutic Storytelling

Sven Nordqvist, author of Findus and Pettson, is honoured by the Northern Lights Book Awards

Sven Nordqvist

Swedish author Sven Nordqvist has won a Northern Lights Book Award 2020 for Best Book Series for his Findus and Pettson series. The Northern Lights Book Awards offer ‘A mark of distinction honouring children’s literature…

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Posted on 20 November, 202015 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: News
Tags: Children's books, Findus and Pettson

New book: The Christmas Tomte

Findus and the Christmas Tomte

This is a new, longer Findus book for your collection in 17 chapters, translated into English by Nathan Large, with Sven Nordqvist’s engaging illustrations throughout. This seasonal chapter book is perfect for reading aloud to…

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Posted on 27 September, 201818 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff
Category: News
Tags: Advent and Christmas Stories, Children's books, Christmas, Findus and Pettson
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