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Moominvalley for the Curious Explorer
Hidden in the furthest northern corner of the forests is the magical land of Moominvalley. Come and explore its beautiful surroundings, and meet its extraordinary inhabitants.
Pull out your guide and explore the wonderful scenery, from the towering Moominhouse, through the forest, over the bridge and down to the sea... Then turn the book over to meet the many extraordinary inhabitants of Moominvalley and say hello to Moomintroll, Snorkmaiden and Little My!
Pull out your guide and explore the wonderful scenery, from the towering Moominhouse, through the forest, over the bridge and down to the sea... Then turn the book over to meet the many extraordinary inhabitants of Moominvalley and say hello to Moomintroll, Snorkmaiden and Little My!
14 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2014
About the author
Tove Jansson
988 books4,098 followersTove Jansson was born and died in Helsinki, Finland. As a Finnish citizen whose mother tongue was Swedish, she was part of the Swedish-speaking Finns minority. Thus, all her books were originally written in Swedish.
Although known first and foremost as an author, Tove Jansson considered her careers as author and painter to be of equal importance.
Tove Jansson wrote and illustrated her first Moomin book, The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945), during World War II. She said later that the war had depressed her, and she had wanted to write something naive and innocent. Besides the Moomin novels and short stories, Tove Jansson also wrote and illustrated four original and highly popular picture books.
Jansson's Moomin books have been translated into 33 languages.
Although known first and foremost as an author, Tove Jansson considered her careers as author and painter to be of equal importance.
Tove Jansson wrote and illustrated her first Moomin book, The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945), during World War II. She said later that the war had depressed her, and she had wanted to write something naive and innocent. Besides the Moomin novels and short stories, Tove Jansson also wrote and illustrated four original and highly popular picture books.
Jansson's Moomin books have been translated into 33 languages.
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February 1, 2015
A wonderful tool that every Moominologist needs on beginning his or her journey into the moominvalley!
April 1, 2019
Diminuto pero encantador Siempre he sido fan de los libros pop-up, así que un libro pop-up de los Moomin es una combinación perfecta para fascinarme.
January 27, 2018
Beautiful pop-up book to introduce the characters from the series. This is a must have for Moomin fans!
November 17, 2018
A Mysterious dreamy quality with wonderful vocabulary throughout. Very short pop up but awfully fun to handle and read. I can't wait until I can share this!
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