The Art of Fine Gifts: A true Scandinavian classic, the Moomins have been captivating audiences with their adventures for decades. This wall calendar features 12 touching colour illustrations of the much-loved characters of Moominvalley. Informative text accompanies each work and the datepad feature[...]
Moominmamma once commented that she didn't think a wicked life would be much fun - but Moominpappa remained to be convinced. Moominpappa's Book of Thoughts is a collection of philosophical anecdotes and other profound insights from the most senior Moomin, providing readers with an essential roadmap [...]
'I see, so this is what it looks like,' said Little My. 'Whatever next?!' She immediately made a snowball and threw it with some accuracy at the squirrel. Little My's Book of Thoughts collects together the most perceptive insights from the Moomins' shortest neighbour. She knows how to ask difficult [...]
Moominmamma and young Moomintroll search for the long lost Moominpappa through forest and flood, meeting a little creature (an early Sniff) and the elegantly strange Tulippa along the way.[...]
Tove Jansson's first book for adults was a memoir, capturing afresh the enchantments and fears of her Helsinki childhood. Restored to its original form, Sculptor's Daughter gives us a glimpse of the mysteries of winter ice, the bonhomie of balalaika parties, and the vastness of Christmas viewed from[...]
The definitive, authorised biography of the creator of The Moomins
The Finnish-Swedish writer and artist Tove Jansson achieved worldwide fame as the creator of the Moomin stories, written between 1945 and 1970 and still in print in more than twenty languages. However, the Moomins were only a part of her prodigious output. Already admired as a painter, cartoon[...]
The Finnish-Swedish writer and artist Tove Jansson achieved worldwide fame as the creator of the Moomin stories, written between 1945 and 1970 and still in print in more than twenty languages. However, the Moomins were only a part of her prodigious output. Already admired in Nordic art circles as a [...]
Der Muminvater will sein Leben ändern und zieht mit seiner Familie in einen Leuchtturm. Das ist spannend, aber auch ziemlich unheimlich. Es geschehen seltsame Dinge: Nachts wandern die Bäume über die Insel, der kleine Mumin kann die hübschen Seepferdchen am Strand beobachten, und manchmal wartet[...]
Die Mumins - längst gehören diese liebenswerten Trolle aus Finnland zu den Klassikern der Kinderliteratur. In unglaublich phantasievollen, lustigen und poetischen Geschichten erzählt die finnische Autorin Tove Jansson von dem unvergesslichen Mumin und seinen Freunden und schafft Abenteuer, die vo[...]