Finn Family Moomintroll (Puffin Books) - Softcover

Jansson, Tove

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014030150X ISBN 13: 9780140301502

Publisher: Puffin, 1973

Synopsis

Finn Family Moomintroll is the second book in the cult classic Moomin series by Tove Jansson. A must-read for adults and children alike.

Poor little chap! He had been turned into a very strange animal indeed . . .

Although they're small, fat and shy creatures, Moomins have the most amazing adventures. It all begins when Moominpappa tries on a magic hat that makes exciting and funny things happen . . .

'They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them' - Philip Pullman

'A beautifully strange world, excquisitely illustrated' - Lauren Child

Tove Jansson was born in Finland in 1914. She began her career as a cartoonist and went on to write and illustrate many books for adults and children. She drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun, and in 1945 he became a character in a children's story. Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books, which began with Comet in Moominland in 1946, closely followed by Finn Family Moomintroll.

Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged 87.

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Review:

Beautiful words. Anarchic illustrations. Tove Jansson is a genius.--Jenny Downham They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them...a perfect marriage of word and picture.--Philip Pullman It's not just Tove Jansson's wonderfully strange fairytale world that so appeals but also her beautiful line work and exquisite sense of design.--Lauren Child

Book Description:

Special Collectors' Edition lovingly restored to its original stunning design.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 014030150X
• ISBN 13: 9780140301502
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 157