Farmer Pettson sat doing the crossword, with Findus the cat on his knee. "Tell me about when I disappeared," said Findus.

"You haven't disappeared," said Pettson. "You're sitting right here."

"Yes, but--when I was little."

"Oh then ... But you've heard the story so often before."

"But tell it to me anyway "

So here is the story of when Findus was little and disappeared. Findus and Pettson live in a red farmhouse, with a henhouse, workshop, and toolshed set among the forests, fields, and meadows of rural Sweden. Every picture tells a story, with a fascinating, magical world of tiny creatures.

(Children aged 4 and up and early years educators)

Sven Nordqvist's other book, Pancakes for Findus, was the London Sunday Times "Children's Book of the Week" in December 2007.