![]() ![]() 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.ĭuring his career, he has been given awards in both Sweden and Germany. At the same time he continued to look for work as an illustrator working on advertisements, posters and picture books. Instead he studied architecture at Lund Institute of Technology, and worked for a time there as a lecturer in architecture. He originally wanted to be an illustrator but was rejected by several art schools. Nordqvist was born in Helsingborg and grew up in Halmstad, Sweden. He is best known for his series Pettson and Findus, about an old farmer, Pettson, and his talented cat, Findus. ![]() ![]() Sven Nordqvist (born 30 April 1946) is a Swedish writer and illustrator of children's books. ![]()
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