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Finn Family Moomintroll (Moomins Fiction)

Finn Family Moomintroll (Moomins Fiction)

by ToveJansson (Author)

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    Hardcover 2009

    $5.72
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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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 160
 Edition: Re-issue
 Publisher: Puffin
Published: 06 Aug 2009
ISBN 10: 0141328606
ISBN 13: 9780141328607
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years

Media Reviews
There is, in short, everything in the Moon books: giant comets and secret caves and tree houses and stilts and magic-carpet clouds and amusement parks run by despotic practical-joking kings and time machines and ski instructors. - Harper's We need Moominland for its gentle pace, its sense of beauty and awe, and its spirit of friendliness and empathy--now more than ever. - The Horn Book These charming fantasies are propelled by a childlike curiosity and filled with quiet wisdom, appealing geniality, and a satisfying sense of self-discovery. -School Library Journal.com If you had no shame reading Harry Potter on the subway, there's no need to hide Tove Jansson's witty, whimsically illustrated Finnish series. -Daily Candy The Moomin books make for both splendid bedtime read-alouds and solitary savoring. - Wall Street Journal It's more than forty years since Jansson's Moomintrolls first appeared. I found the writing and invention as appealing
Author Bio
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 and six more Moomin adventures. Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged 87.