Comet in Moominland

Author: Tove Jansson
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466871571
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
When Moomintroll learns that a comet will be passing by, he and his friend Sniff travel to the Observatory on the Lonely Mountains to consult the Professors. Along the way, they have many adventures, but the greatest adventure of all awaits them when they learn that the comet is headed straight for their beloved Moominvalley.

Moomin and the Comet

Author: Tove Jansson
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
ISBN: 9781770461222
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
How will the beloved residents of Moominvalley survive a comet? Another classic Moomin story reworked in full color, with a kid-proof but kid-friendly size, price, and format. It's getting hotter and hotter in Moominvalley, and all the creatures have taken note of the troubling weather. After a mysterious cloud appears in the sky one day, an exodus begins. The Hattifatteners, the Nibling, Mrs. Fillyjonk (and all her children), and even Mymble pack up to leave the valley. When they realize the mysterious cloud is a comet headed straight for Moominhouse, Moomin, Little My, and Snorkmaiden decide to leave their home too. As the clock ticks down and the comet nears Moominvalley, the plot thickens. Between a tidal wave and a comet-struck Moomin, the end does seem nigh, but the day may yet be saved. Tove Jansson's flawless cartooning is brought to life in a whole new way within these pages. A delight for the whole family!

Finn Family Moomintroll

Author: Tove Jansson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312608896
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173

Book Description
Moomintroll and his friends, Snufkin and Sniff, find a hat with magical powers.

Moomin Book 1

Author: Tove Jansson
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
ISBN: 1770465480
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 95

Book Description
The enchanting comic strip that introduced adult readers to the wonderful world of Moomin Tove Jansson is revered around the world as one of the foremost children's authors of the twentieth century for her illustrated chapter books regarding the magical worlds of her creation, the Moomins. The Moomins saw life in many forms but debuted to its biggest audience ever on the pages of world's largest newspaper the London Evening News, in 1954. The strip was syndicated in newspapers around the world with millions of readers in 40 countries. Moomin Book One is the first volume of Drawn & Quarterly publishing plan to reprint the entire strip drawn by Jansson before she handed over the reigns to her brother Lars in 1960. This is the first time the strip will be published in any form in North America and will deservedly place Jansson among the international cartooning greats of the last century. The Moomins are a tight-knit family — hippo-shaped creatures with easygoing and adventurous outlooks. Jansson's art is pared down and precise, yet able to compose beautiful portraits of ambling creatures in fields of flowers or rock-strewn beaches that recall Jansson's Nordic roots. The comic strip reached out to adults with its gentle and droll sense of humor. Whimsical but with biting undertones, Jansson's observations of everyday life, including guests who overstay their welcome, modern art, movie stars, and high society, easily caught the attention of an international audience and still resonate today.

The True Deceiver

Author: Tove Jansson
Publisher: Sort of Books
ISBN: 1908745126
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
In the deep winter snows of a Swedish hamlet, a strange young woman fakes a break-in at the house of an elderly artist in order to persuade her that she needs companionship. But what does she hope to gain by doing this? And who ultimately is deceiving whom? In this portrayal of two women grappling with truth and lies, nothing can be taken for granted. By the time the snow thaws, both their lives will have changed irrevocably.

Moomin's Little Book of Words

Author: Tove Jansson
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 9780374350482
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Discover Moomintroll's favorite first words as you share his busy day all the way to bedtime. Moomintroll takes the youngest readers through a day in his life, building simple vocabulary along the way. From dancing to book-browsing, the scenes depicted echo favorite moments in a child's own day, ending on a bedtime note. This adorable board book introduces babies and preschoolers to beloved characters from Swedish author-illustrator Tove Jansson’s beloved Moominworld. Every book celebrates curiosity and promotes Moomin’s core values: imagination, tolerance, humor, friendliness, and independence. Look for these other Moomin board books! Moomin’s Little Book of Numbers Moomin’s Lift-the-Flap Hide and Seek Moomin and the Birthday Button

Comet in Moominland

Author: Tove Jansson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780380397846
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description

Comet in Moominland

Author: Tove Jansson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374315264
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Moomintroll encounters a mouth-organist, a moth collector, and a lovely maiden, and discovers the danger of a threatening comet when he takes a journey to seek advice from the Professor.

Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature

Author: Emer O'Sullivan
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810874962
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 373

Book Description
Children's literature comes from a number of different sources-folklore (folk- and fairy tales), books originally for adults and subsequently adapted for children, and material authored specifically for them-and its audience ranges from infants through middle graders to young adults (readers from about 12 to 18 years old). Its forms include picturebooks, pop-up books, anthologies, novels, merchandising tie-ins, novelizations, and multimedia texts, and its genres include adventure stories, drama, science fiction, poetry, and information books. The Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature relates the history of children's literature through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on authors, books, and genres. Some of the most legendary names in all of literature are covered in this important reference, including Hans Christian Anderson, L. Frank Baum, Lewis Carroll, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens, C.S. Lewis, Beatrix Potter, J.K. Rowling, Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jules Verne, and E.B. White.

Moominland Midwinter

Author: Tove Jansson
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466871601
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 159

Book Description
Everyone knows the Moomins sleep through the winter. But this year, Moomintroll has woken up early. So while the rest of the family slumber, he decides to visit his favorite summer haunts. But all he finds is this strange white stuff. Even the sun is gone! Moomintroll is angry: whoever Winter is, she has some nerve. Determined to discover the truth about this most mysterious of all seasons, Moomintroll goes where no Moomin has gone before.