Welcome to Moominvalley: The Handbook

Description

Anything can happen in Moominvalley, and it frequently does. This essential handbook for Moomin fans of all ages is packed with detailed facts and descriptions of the Moominvalley world and characters. Featuring stunning and decorative colour illustrations closely based on Tove Jansson's classic paintings and drawings, this handbook introduces the Moomin family and their eccentric and diverse band of friends. As well as a tour of the iconic round blue Moominhouse, and pictorial scenes of the beautiful valley where the house stands, the handbook explains what home really means, to a Moomin. Read Welcome to Moominvalley: The Handbook to learn about the Moomins' history; their personalities, their quirks and their passions. Comprehensive and authoritative, this guide also explains the values that have made the Moomins so well-loved: their kindness and tolerance, their love of adventure, and their fondness for having fun.

Tove Jansson (1914 - 2001) was born in Helsinki to artist parents. She was to become a celebrated artist, political cartoonist and author, but she is best known as the creator of the Moomins, one of the most successful and beloved children's book series ever written. Inspired by summers spent on the islands off Finland and Sweden, Tove created the unique world of Moominvalley and all its inhabitants. The Moomins and The Great Flood, her first book to feature the Moomins, published in 1945. Tove went on to publish twelve Moomin books between 1945 and 1977, which have sold in their millions and been translated into over forty languages.