Porker Finds a Chair

Porker #1

by Sven Nordqvist

Porker finds a chair but can't figure out how to sit in it

Genres: Picture Books, Swedish Literature, Childrens, Fiction, Animals, Humor

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

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

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. Instead he studied architecture at Lund Institute of Technology, and worked for a time there as a lecturer in architecture. At the same time he continued to look for work as an illustrator working on advertisements, posters and picture books. 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.

He is married and has two grown sons.

During his career, he has been given awards in both Sweden and Germany. His Pettson and Findus books are especially popular in Germany, where the characters are known as Pettersson and Findus. In Danish they are called Peddersen and Findus. In Finnish they are called Pesonen and Viiru. And in English, Festus and Mercury, though English translations of the books exist with the original names kept.

In 2007 he won the literary award Augustpriset in the children's books category, for his book Var är min syster? ("Where is my sister?"). In 1992 he won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis

Reviews

[Bailey Marissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Porker learns how to sit in a chair correctly.

[Jenna · Rating 1 out of 5]

Onneksi jotkin asiat paranevat ajan myötä. Tämä pätee suurimpaan osaan lastenkirjoista, sillä vähään aikaan en ole lukenut mitään niin älyvapaata kuin vuonna 1988 suomennettu "Nasse löytää tuolin"-kirja.

Kirjan päähenkilö Nasse ei ole ikinä nähnyt tuolia, saati istunut selaisella. Hän kuitenkin löytää tuolin kävellessään tiellä (kuka jättää tuolin keskelle tietä?) ja päätyy ihmettelemään sitä useamman kuin yhden ohikulkijan avustuksella.

[Helena · Rating 5 out of 5]

En fantastisk bok, en barnbok för vuxna, som uppmuntrar till divergent tänkande!

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[Alice · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think this is Swedish Humor that I don't quite appreciate. First I don't like the name 'Porker' too close to a pig or fat person.

What I did like...what if you had never seen a chair (doesn't seem likely but imagine you hadn't) what would you think? How would you use it? Porker does his best with what he thinks. This books is also a little long...and Porker asks too many questions too many people about his chair use... Translation by Kerstin Kvint "Nasse Hittar En Stol" how is your Swedish!? Google Translate says "Piggy finds a chair, " but the character.. is a bear...I am confused! Nasse is piggy in Swedish...maybe in the Swedish book the illustrations were a pig, or perhaps Pigs look like bears in Sweden??? Thoroughly confused... where are the "Dragon Tattoo Books" when you need them. At least they were translated well from Swedish to English!!

[madziar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wczesna książka Nordqvista - na minimalistycznych obrazkach na białym tle śledzimy historię stworka, który pierwszy raz spotyka się z przedmiotami, których nie zna i metodą prób, błędów i rozmów z przechodzącymi obok innymi postaciami dowiaduje się, jak prawidłowo usiąść na krześle. Wbrew pozorom książka ma zacięcie filozoficzne i zostawia nam do namysłu, jak powinniśmy stawiać pytania o nowe przedmioty i w jaki sposób je zadawać, by z jednej strony nie wzbudzać śmieszności otoczenia a z drugiej - skłania do namysłu, jakie pytania są akceptowalne dla różnego typu ludzi. Nosek może wzbudzać pogardliwe uśmiechy, ale Nordqvist pokazał, jak ciekawość świata może balansować na granicy ciekawości geniusza i wioskowego głupka.

[Carobe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nasse hittar en stol.