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Home / Posts tagged “Findus and Pettson”

Tag: Findus and Pettson

Posted on 9 July, 202521 July, 2025 by Nathan

Findus and Pettson build a car – sneak peek

Findus and Pettson build a car pop-up book

We like it. And we think you will too.

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Category: News
Tag: Findus and Pettson
Posted on 7 March, 202521 July, 2025 by Hawthorn Staff

New book: Findus and Pettson Build a Car

Front cover of Findus and Pettson build a car - a new book by Sven Nordqvist

In his stories about old Pettson and his cat Findus, Sven Nordqvist conjures up a world of invention and movement. Now you can join in!

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Category: News
Tags: Findus and Pettson, Sven Nordqvist
Posted on 29 February, 20248 October, 2024 by Nathan

Adventures in Time

Do your children love stories filled with friendship, fun, and exciting puzzles? Our popular Learning with Findus and Pettson series has just added a fantastic new book to its collection: Telling the Time. If your…

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Category: News
Tags: Findus and Pettson, Learning with Findus and Pettson
Posted on 18 January, 202417 October, 2024 by Nathan

Ice Lantern

ice lantern

The recent freezing weather has given us the perfect conditions for making ice lanterns.

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Category: Blog
Tags: A Year with Findus, Findus and Pettson, seasonal crafts, Winter
Posted on 30 November, 20238 October, 2024 by Nathan

Advance Copies: Learning with Findus – Telling the Time

Our latest Findus and Pettson book arrived in the office this morning!

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Category: News
Tag: Findus and Pettson
Posted on 16 July, 202210 October, 2024 by Nathan

New Book: Learning with Findus and Pettson

Using the adventures and misdemeanours of the mischievous Findus the Cat and old Farmer Pettson, along with their farm animals and muckle friends, here are puzzles and activities to spark imagination and engage young minds.

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Category: News
Tag: Findus and Pettson
Posted on 30 March, 202210 October, 2024 by Katy

Pettson finds a house

Swedish company Polhus has created a playhouse based on the Findus and Pettson characters. The Pettson playhouse has two decorative chimneys and at the ridge, the internal ceiling height is about 1.9m, so even big…

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Category: Blog
Tag: Findus and Pettson
Posted on 7 October, 202113 October, 2024 by Katy

Findus does it again

Front cover of Can Findus Find Pettson? By Sven Nordqvist

Thanks to Outside in World for a lovely review of the new board book for younger readers, Can Findus Find Pettson? by Sven Nordqvist

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Category: Book Reviews
Tag: Findus and Pettson
Posted on 4 March, 202110 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

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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Category: Blog
Tags: Children's books, Findus and Pettson, Findus Food and Fun, seasonal activities
Posted on 16 February, 20215 March, 2025 by Hawthorn Staff

Celebrating Pancake Day with Findus

cover of Pancakes for Findus

Today is Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, the traditional feast day before the start of Lent. It’s also Findus’s birthday! And he loves to make pancakes on his birthday. Pancake Recipe 5 eggs600 ml/21 fl…

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Category: Blog
Tags: Findus and Pettson, Pancakes with Findus
Posted on 20 November, 202015 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

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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Category: News
Tags: Children's books, Findus and Pettson
Posted on 16 July, 202015 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Fun Things To Do in July With Findus

The summer holidays are here! Whether you prefer to relax inside with some home cooking, or spend time outside making things, Findus has a couple of fun activities to try this month …

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Category: Blog
Tags: Findus and Pettson, Findus Food and Fun, seasonal activities, seasonal crafts, summer
Posted on 19 May, 202016 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Findus plants a herb garden

As the weather warms up, now is a great time to make the most of being at home to try a bit of Grow Your Own. In fact, as this extract from Findus, Food and…

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Category: Blog
Tags: craft, Findus and Pettson, Findus Food and Fun, Gardening
Posted on 10 February, 202016 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

What Findus made in February

Pettson and Findus make a terrarium

It’s cold outside and the wind is blowing hard, so why not have some fun gardening inside?

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Category: Blog
Tags: Findus and Pettson, Findus Food and Fun
Posted on 16 December, 201917 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Have you seen the Christmas Tomte?

Pettson thinking

In Sweden, where Findus and Pettson live, it is not Father Christmas who brings children their Christmas presents but the Yule Tomte. ‘The Tomte’ is smaller than Father Christmas and is sometimes seen riding on…

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Category: Blog
Tags: Christmas, Findus and Pettson
Posted on 9 December, 201917 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Outside In World reviews Findus and the Christmas Tomte

Findus and the Christmas Tomte

This review of Findus and the Christmas Tomte by Sven Nordqvist appeared on the Outside In World website. Snow is falling on Pettson’s farm, and Christmas is approaching. Findus pesters Pettson, he wants to know…

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Category: Book Reviews
Tags: Christmas, Findus and Pettson
Posted on 6 November, 201917 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

It’s November and Findus is feeding the birds

cover of Findus, Food and Fun

Winter is coming now and November brings cold temperatures and hungry birds. In this extract from Findus, Food and Fun, Findus shows us how to make sure birds have enough to eat all through winter.…

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Category: Blog
Tags: Findus and Pettson, Winter
Posted on 6 November, 201917 October, 2024 by Hawthorn Staff

Bookwitch reviews Keeping up with Findus

You have to feel a little sorry for Pettson. He’s old (-ish) and wants a quiet life, but with a cat like Findus, what can you do?

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Category: Book Reviews
Tag: Findus and Pettson

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  • Review: Stories to Light the Night by Susan Perrow19 August, 2025
  • Author news: Caroline Penney21 July, 2025
  • Findus and Pettson build a car – sneak peek9 July, 2025
  • A review of Sally Goddard Blythe’s book: Reflexes, Movement Learning and Behaviour2 May, 2025
  • The Story of Tasoo30 April, 2025
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