The Birthday Cake

by Sven Nordqvist

Book Overview

It is Findus' birthday, so Farmer Pettson wants to bake a big stack of pancakes for the cat who has three birthdays a year. But how can they get the eggs when the bull is in the way? Before he can... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9172709030
• ISBN13: 9789172709034
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Bokförlaget Opal AB
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Fun for the adults too!

Sven Nordqvist creates his stories in an amazingly alive world, filled with multiple layers. The cat Findus is the perfect animal representation of the children listening to/reading the story, and the kindly but occasionally grumpy Pettson is of course a great parent figure. He doesn't keep his house particularly tidy, frequently gets caught up in dealing with urgent demands (chickens, cows in the garden, etc), but ultimately does do the important things, like make food for Findus. Sounds like a lot of parents I know! Little details make Pancakes for Findus a delight for adults and children. As you read, you start noticing other things -- like the chicken paramedics carrying away one of the broken eggs! This isn't really the first book in the series. Findus and Pettson have an earlier incarnation as Festus and Mercury (Mercury being the cat), published by Carolrhoda Books. They're even funnier!

More fun with Pettson and Findus!

This book also goes by the title The Birthday Cake. Our family reads a lot and loves books, but any books about Pettson and his cat Findus are some of our favorites. We discovered them when spending a summer in northern Sweden (Pettson and Findus live in Sweden). The story line is great, but the pictures tell many more stories within the bigger story. Have fun!

Dort

It is our fourth (??) Pettson/Peterson book, first two we have in Czech translation, and because other books are still untranslated, we both next in English,and Mami must read more carfuly, but it is still the same excelent book, ilustrations with lot of covered joke.s.

Excellent book not only for kids!

I love all the Findus books, but this is one of the best. The illustrations are perfect. For adults it looks a bit confusing in the beginning, because Findus shows up five times in the same picture, but the Kids love it.