Pancakes for Findus

(Paperback)

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There was once a man called Pettson who had a cat named Findus. They lived in a little red house with a tool shed, a hen house, a woodshed and a garden. Paddocks lay all around, and beyond them was the forest. This is the second story from Gecko Press about one of Swedens most popular characters, the quirky and forgetful Farmer Pettson and his curious talking cat, Findus. When it is Finduss birthday (which he celebrates three times a year) Farmer Pettson always bakes him a big stack of pancakes. But before he can start, he has to fix a puncture in his bike, find the keys to the shed and distract Andersons bull. Only then can he bike to the shop to buy flour for the pancakes.

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"Theyve sold over four million copies and watching my kids take to this its easy to see why.... Lively, silly, a cross between Wallace and Gromit and a European folk tale - this is pure good fun." -- New Zealand Listener (NZ)
"Nordqvist is the poet laureate of clutter, so that Pettsons workshop and kitchen are small masterpieces. The jokes and visual puns within each illustration add to the pleasure." -- Magpies (AU)
"Sven Nordqvist spins yet another very funny yarn, with the help of some equally funny big and wonderfully detailed illustrations." -- Tomorrows Schools Today
"Theyve sold over four million copies and watching my kids take to this its easy to see why.... Lively, silly, a cross between Wallace and Gromit and a European folk tale - this is pure good fun." -- New Zealand Listener (NZ)
"Nordqvist is the poet laureate of clutter, so that Pettsons workshop and kitchen are small masterpieces. The jokes and visual puns within each illustration add to the pleasure." -- Magpies (AU)
"Sven Nordqvist spins yet another very funny yarn, with the help of some equally funny big and wonderfully detailed illustrations." -- Tomorrows Schools Today

Author Bio

Sven Nordqvists Pettson and Findus books have been adapted for television, film and theatre. One of Swedens most popular illustrators, Sven Nordqvist has won the Swedish Literature Award, the German Youth Literature Prize and the Elsa Beskow Medal.