My First Moomin: Goodnight Moomin

Description

The first book in a brand new delightful read-aloud series of picture book stories, perfect for the smallest Moomin fans. The first book in a brand new read-aloud board book series for the youngest Moomin fans! It's bedtime, but Moomin just can't sleep! Moominmamma gives him a extra special bedtime cuddle, and Snorkmaiden offers him her favourite snuggly toy. But nothing works! When Moominpappa reads a story all about a goodnight star, that gives Moomin an idea... But will he ever find a way to fall asleep? With gorgeous illustrations and a soothing story, this is the perfect book for bedtime.

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'story. Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books, which began with The Moomins and the Great Flood in 1945, closely followed by Comet in Moominland in 1946, Finn Family Moomintroll in 1948 and six more Moomin adventures. During the winter months Tove lived and worked in Helsinki, but in the summertime she stayed on a beautiful remote island in the Gulf of Finland with her long-term partner, the artist Tuulikki Pietil . Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged eighty-seven.