Background
Svein Nyhus was born in Tønsberg as the twin brother of caricaturist Egil Nyhus.
Svein Nyhus was born in Tønsberg as the twin brother of caricaturist Egil Nyhus.
Oslo National Academy of the Arts.
He took his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1981 to 1985. His own books include Drømmemaskinen ("The Dreammachine", 1995), Pappa! ("Daddy!", 1998), Verden har ingen hjørner ("The World Has Number Corners", 1999), Lille Lu og Trollmannen Bulibar ("Little Lu And Bulibar The Wizard", 2001), Ingen ("Nobody", 2002) and Jeg! ("Maine!", 2004), Opp og ut ("Up And Away", 2008) and Sånt som er ("Things That Are", 2010). His books have been translated into several languages.
In 2004 he illustrated Why Kings and Queens Don"t Wear Crowns, a picture book written by Princess Märtha Louise of Norway.
In 2013 Svein Nyhus illustrated What Does the Fox Say?, a children"s picture book based on Ylvis"s YouTube hit The Fox. The book debuted before Christmas at number one on the New York Times Best Seller list.