Moominpappa at Sea [Paperback]

LeaveMoominvalley? Is it possible? Yes, even the Moomin family need a change of scenery sometimes, so they're off to live in a lighthouse on a tiny island. Here they find space to grow, and to do things they couldn't in their comfortable, cluttered valley home. As they discover their new home, the family also discover surprising, and wonderfully funny, new things about themselves.

Tove Jansson(19142001) was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland. She is the author of the Moomin books, includingComet in MoominlandandFinn Family Moomintroll. Born into an artistic familyher father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic designer and illustratorJansson studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, and L'?cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition to her Moomin books, she also wrote several novels, drew comic strips and worked as a painter and illustrator. In 1966, she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her body of work. Jansson had a studio in Helsinki but spent most of her time at her home on a small island called Klovharu.

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 empathynow 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 readingHarry Potteron the subway, there's no need to hide Tove Jansson's witty, whimsically illustrated Finnish series. Daily Candy

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