Moomins: Moomintroll's Book of Thoughts

Hardback

Main Details

Title Moomins: Moomintroll's Book of Thoughts
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sami Malila
By (author) Tove Jansson
Translated by Pamela Kaskinen
SeriesMoomins
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:64
Dimensions(mm): Height 157,Width 157
Category/GenreCartoons and comic strips
ISBN/Barcode 9781906838225
ClassificationsDewey:839.7374
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher SelfMadeHero
Imprint SelfMadeHero
Publication Date 1 October 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is a collection of uplifting musings from the tender and sentimental young Moomintroll, providing some deceptively wise insights from the beloved Moomin stories. Moomintroll is innocent and sincere, with a sharp eye for the small beautiful things in life. He is always considerate of others, even those of us who are most quiet and unassuming. Includes original illustrations by the creator of the Moomins, Tove Jansson.

Author Biography

Samy lives on an island archipelago on Finland's southern seaboard. He is foodie, a Swedish speaker and an outdoors expert, spending most of the long summer nights, sleeping beneath the stars. // The legendary creator of The Moomins, 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 decor 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.