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New book: Findus and Pettson Build a Car
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!
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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Advance Copies: Learning with Findus – Telling the Time
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.
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…
Findus does it again
Thanks to Outside in World for a lovely review of the new board book for younger readers, Can Findus Find Pettson? by Sven Nordqvist
On World Book Day 2021 Findus Gets Ready for Spring
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…
Celebrating Pancake Day with 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…
Sven Nordqvist, author of Findus and Pettson, is honoured by the Northern Lights Book Awards
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…
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 …
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…
What Findus made in February
It’s cold outside and the wind is blowing hard, so why not have some fun gardening inside?
Have you seen the Christmas Tomte?
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…
Outside In World reviews 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…
It’s November and Findus is feeding the birds
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.…
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?
