Sven Otto Rickard Nordqvist (born 30 April 1946) is a Swedish writer and illustrator of children's books, best known for his series Pettson and Findus, about the old farmer Pettson and his talented cat Findus.

[2] Nordqvist was born in Helsingborg and grew up in Halmstad, Sweden.

He originally wanted to be an illustrator but was rejected by several art schools.

[4] In 2007 he won the literary award Augustpriset in the children's books category, for his book Var är min syster?

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