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Moomin - by Tove Jansson (Hardcover)

Name: Moomin - by Tove Jansson (Hardcover)
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SKU: 81928346
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The final volume in the series drawn by Tove Jansson Moomin Book Five: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip features the final strips drawn by Tove Jansson and written by her brother Lars for the London Evening News, before Lars took over both the art and the writing.
5 Years
12.25" x 8.75" Hardcover
88 Pages
Comics + Graphic Novels, General
Series Name: Moomin

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Book Synopsis

The final volume in the series drawn by Tove Jansson

Moomin Book Five: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip features the final strips drawn by Tove Jansson and written by her brother Lars for the London Evening News, before Lars took over both the art and the writing. The first "Moomin Winter" returns with more unwanted guests than in Book One, especially the curious and secret-spilling Nibling, sending the Moomin household into a tizzy of secrecy and closed doors. In "Moomin Under Sail," theMoomins find themselves without a new adventure until Too-Ticky's compass gives them the idea to build a boat and head to sea. Finally, we meet the Fuddler in "Fuddler's Courtship."Mymble captures poor Fuddler's heart, and his bumbling drives her straight into the arms of Dr.Hatter, the local psychiatrist. Delightfully quirky, the Moomin family does not fare well under the gaze of someone trained in correcting odd behavior.

Review Quotes

"Charming and upbeat, filled with curiosity and warmth." --Newsarama

"It's like watching someone write with her art but then also put in bold moments of decoration around that writing." --The Comics Reporter

"Moomin remains a wistful paean to the joys of relaxing and enjoying life and the importance of play . . . It's wish fulfillment at its finest. " --CHRIS MAUTNER, Comic Book Resources

"The Moomin family strays far from the tranquil charms of Moominvalley: on the French Riviera, Moominpappa gets drunk and Moomin's sweetheart, the Snork Maiden, is seduced by a toothy film star. But then the hattifatteners appear--mute, sock-like animals that grow from seeds and chase after electric storms . . . Here is where Jansson's weird but true world begins; where fear, loneliness and insecurity are banished by love and the force of imagination." --Time.com

"[Jansson's] strips, more than 800 in five years, stand as perennial classics of children's literature across the Nordic lands . . . Their belated recovery from crumbling newsprint into five eventual volumes seems almost as fantastical and life-affirming as the Moomin fables themselves." --The Independent

About the Author

Tove Jansson (1914 - 2001) was a legendary Finnish children's book author, artist, and creator of the Moomins, who came to life in children's books, comic strips, theater, opera, film, radio, theme parks, and TV.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 12.25 Inches (H) x 8.75 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.61 Pounds

Suggested Age: 5 Years

Number of Pages: 88

Genre: Comics + Graphic Novels

Sub-Genre: General

Series Title: Moomin

Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly

Format: Hardcover

Author: Tove Jansson

Language: English

Street Date: July 20, 2010

TCIN: 81928346

UPC: 9781897299944

Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-4360

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.6 inches length x 8.75 inches width x 12.25 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 1.61 pounds

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Q: What type of content can readers expect in this book?

AI Shopping Assistant - 19 days ago

A: Readers can expect comic strips featuring the Moomin family's adventures and quirky characters.
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