Fiction

The Moomins and the Great Flood (#1)

Author:	Tove Jansson
Series:	Moomins

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Created in 1945, yet published in this country for the very first time, The Moomins and the Great Flood offers an extraordinary glimpse into the creativity and imagination that launched the Moomin books.Moominmamma and young Moomintroll search for the long lost Moominpappa through forest and flood, meeting a little creature (an early Sniff) and the elegantly strange Tulippa along the way.Tove Jansson illustrates her first ever Moomin adventure with stunning sepia watercolour and delightful pen and ink drawings.A revelation for Moomin fans.Other Moomin picture books include The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My [9780955352743], Who Will Comfort Toffle? [9780953522798] and The Dangerous Journey [9780954899592].

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Essential reading for any lover of the Moomins. This is where it all began.

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"'Tove Jansson was a genius' (Philip Pullman)"

Author description

Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is Scandinavia's best known and best loved children's author. Her Moomin series, about a young Moomintroll, his family and friends, has been published in thirty-five languages and is the subject of plays, films and a TV animation. The Moomins and the Great Flood was her first ever Moomin story.

General Fields

ISBN : 9781908745132
Publisher : Sort of Books
Imprint : Sort of Books
Publication date : November 2012
Availability date : December 2012
Product Type : books

Special Fields

Bind : Hardback
Edition : 1212
Language : English
Dewey classification : 839.7374
Library of Con LOCSH : 2013456912
Pages : 64
BIC subject : YBCH
Author : Tove Jansson