Gösta Knutsson was a Swedish radio producer and writer, best known for his beloved series of children's books about the cat Pelle Svanslös. This good-hearted, though often naive, cat, whose tail was lost in a childhood encounter with a rat, captured the imaginations of young readers. Knutsson set his anthropomorphic feline tales primarily in the charming university city of Uppsala, populating them with a cast of memorable characters. Pelle Svanslös served as Knutsson's alter ego, while other cats were drawn from caricatures of his own friends and acquaintances, infusing the stories with a unique blend of warmth and wit.
Pelle ventures out to the Swedish countryside with his family. There?s fishing and fun to be had by the beautiful lakes. But M ns has warned him there are trolls in the forests. Pelle will have to keep his wits about him...But wait! More trouble lies just around the corner for Pelle. When an icicle almost falls on M ns?s head, he wants to take his revenge. But he?ll have to wait for just the right moment. Will Pelle pull through?
In the second of the Pelle No-Tail series, Pelle again has to put up with M ns and his friends, Bill and Bull, doing their best to make fun of his missing tail.M ns does everything he can to come up with ways to poke fun at Pelle, whether it?s at the Spring Fate or at the cats? great general knowledge quiz.But Pelle refuses to let M ns get him down, and instead he has all sorts of new adventures. While on holiday with his family, he plays 'ship?s cat? on an exciting outing to a desert island.But as darkness falls, he wonders - will he ever make it back to shore?
Pelle leaves the farm where he was born and goes to live in the city. There
Pelle must get used to life with his new family. But in the city, he also
meets the nasty tomcat, M ns, who loves nothing better than to make life
difficult for Pelle. Will Pelle be able to stand up to M ns and his foolish
friends, Bill and Bull? Find out in The Adventures of Pelle No-Tail.
Pewnego razu kotek bez ogonka wskoczył do samochodu stojącego na podwórku...
Taki był początek całej serii ciekawych zdarzeń. Przygarnięty przez małą
Birgittę, rezolutny Filonek z ciekawością obserwuje świat i przeżywa kolejne
przygody - dostaje medal za wybitne zasługi, wyjeżdża na zieloną trawkę, a
nawet... odbywa samotną podróż pociągiem w nieznane! Tą edycją `Przygód
Filonka Bezogonka` przypominamy urokliwe ilustracje Danuty Niemirskiej oraz
niezapomnianą okładkę autorstwa Janusza Grabiańskiego. Gösta Knutsson
(1908-1973) - szwedzki radiowiec i pisarz, autor książek dla dzieci. W 1936
roku został dyrektorem progra-mowym Szwedzkiego Radia w Uppsali, gdzie
pracował do 1969 roku. W 1937 roku przygotował audycję o kotku Pellem (w
Polsce znanym jako Filonek). Dwa lata później przygody kotka bez ogonka
ukazały się drukiem i z czasem weszły do ogólnoświatowego kanonu książek dla
dzieci. Knutsson jest także twórcą postaci niedźwiadka Nallego (w Polsce jego
przygody opublikowało Wydawnictwo `Nasza Księgarnia` w latach 60. XX wieku w
tłumaczeniu Teresy Chłapowskiej).