Moominpappa at Sea Synopsis
If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're missing the most magical fun!
Perfect for readers of all ages, join the beloved, world-famous characters of Moominvalley on an unforgettable adventure in
Moominpappa at Sea--includes black-and-white illustrations throughout.
"Genius."
--Philip Pullman "Clever, gentle, witty, and completely engrossing."
--Jeff Smith, author of Bone The Moomin family is off to live in a lighthouse on a tiny island, because even the home-loving Moomins need a change of scenery sometimes. As they discover things about their new home, the family also discovers surprising, and wonderfully funny, new things about themselves.
In the 80 years since the first Moomin novel appeared, Tove Jansson's timeless stories have continued to captivate audiences across the globe with their adventure, humor, and endless wisdom. Whether you're a lifelong fan or a first-time visitor to Moominvalley, these classic books are a must-have for anyone who wishes the world was a bit more magical.
The original Moomin novels by Tove Jansson: ● Comet in Moominland
● Finn Family Moomintroll
● Moominpappa's Memoirs
● Moominsummer Madness
● Moominland Midwinter
● Tales from Moominvalley
● Moominpappa at Sea
● Moominvalley in November Books for the littlest Moomin fans, up to 3 years old: ● Moomin's Lift the Flap Hide and Seek: with Big Flaps for Little Hands
● Moomin's Little Book of Numbers● Moomin's Little Book of Words About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780312608927 |
| Publication date: |
26th October 2010 |
| Author: |
Tove Jansson |
| Illustrator: |
Tove Jansson |
| Publisher: |
Square Fish |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
240 pages |
| Series: |
Moomins |
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Tove Jansson Press Reviews
'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
About Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson (1914 – 2001), was born in 1914 in Helingsfors, Finland. Her mother was a charicaturist and the designer of many of Finland’s stamps, and her father was a sculptor. Tove studied painting in Finland, Sweden and France and later worked as a book illustrator, a designer and strip cartoonist, as well as being involved in theatre décor and making frescoes in public places. She drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun, to tease her little brother by drawing the ugliest creature she could think of. Moomin developed a nicer snout and character and in 1939 he became a character in a children’s story. The Finn Family Moomingtroll has been a hugely successful book, translated into many languages – many other Moomin stories followed.
In 1966 Tove Jansson was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal – an international award for the best children’s book of the year.
Most of the books were written on a small island in the Gulf of Finland where Tove, her mother and brother were the only inhabitants. Later Tove continued to live alone on the island - It takes an hour to row to the nearest island. Some years ago she wrote of the island:
‘It is so small you can walk around it in ten minutes. It is shaped like an atoll and surrounds a deep lake which in good weather makes a fine swimming pool, but in bad weather turns into a raging torrent surrounded by waterfalls. Then our boat has to be pulled right up to the house and tied to the veranda. We only have one tree, a rowan, which bloomed for the first time last summer. But we plant wild roses in the crevices, and potatoes. And we fish. We use rainwater for our coffee and driftwood for our fires. My favourite weather is fog, when the island seems to be afloat at the very end of the world in perfect silence and solitude. Only rarely does one hear the foghorns from the open sea where big ships go by for foreign countries.’
In this very special, beautiful and challenging environment Tove’s imagination and artistic talent flourished.
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