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The Moomins: The World of Moominvalley Macmillan Adult's Books

The Moomins: The World of Moominvalley By Macmillan Adult's Books

The Moomins: The World of Moominvalley by Macmillan Adult's Books


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Summary

A stunning gift book featuring lots of inside information and original drawings by Tove Jansson for all Moomin fans to treasure.

The Moomins: The World of Moominvalley Summary

The Moomins: The World of Moominvalley by Macmillan Adult's Books

A showstopping luxury gift book to cherish for years to come, The Moomins: The World of Moominvalley is the ultimate guide for any Moomin fan, old and new.

Step into the magical world of Moominvalley with this beautiful one of a kind book; a fun, fascinating, behind the scenes look at the wonderful world of the Moomins and their creator, Tove Jansson.

Filled with illustrated maps and family trees, facts about Moomintroll behaviour and habits, this gorgeous book contains all you could wish to know about the beloved characters from the original Moomin stories and the world in which they live. Find out all about Moomintroll's adventures, Moominmamma's handbag and Moominpappa's diary and discover all the favourite Moomin characters, including Snork Maiden, Snufkin, Sniff and Little My.

Get a glimpse behind the studio door of the uniquely talented Tove Jansson. Featuring original Moomin drawings, colour studies and stunning sketches of her iconic characters, as well as family photographs and Tove's childhood drawings.

With a luxuriously designed die-cut cover featuring gold foil, this breathtaking hardback is the perfect addition to the collection of any Moomin fan.

Written by the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Philip Ardagh, with contributions from bestselling children's author, screenwriter and Moomin devotee, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, The Moomins: The World of Moominvalley is a highly illustrated, beautifully designed gift book for all Moomin fans to treasure.

The Moomins: The World of Moominvalley Reviews

Bound in celestial blue and gold, featuring a foreword by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Tove Jansson's glorious illustrations throughout, Ardagh's weighty, witty, carefully curated guide to the Moomins, their friends, their philosophies and their habitats - as well as the life of their mysterious creator - offers hours of browsing to aficionados young and old. * The Best Children's Books 2017, Guardian *
A whopping, beautifully illustrated guide. * Spectator *

About Macmillan Adult's Books

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. In the 1950s the Moomins became a successful cartoon strip, which was to feature in newspapers all over the world. As the Moomins' fame grew, they began to appear in television series, plays, films and a varied merchandise program soon followed. Tove also painted throughout her life and wrote novels and short stories, including the acclaimed Summer Book. But the Moomin world was never far away. As Tove said, You feel a cold wind on your legs when you step outside Moomin Valley, In 1966, Tove received the Hans Christian Andersen Award for her lasting contribution to children's literature.

Table of Contents

Section - i: Foreword by Frank Cottrell-Boyce Introduction - ii: Introduction by Philip Ardagh Chapter - 1: In Search of the Moomins . . . Chapter - 2: Meet the Moomins and Friends Chapter - 3: The Darker Side of Moominvalley Chapter - 4: Music in Moominvalley Chapter - 5: Less Familiar Faces Chapter - 6: Moominvalley Magic Chapter - 7: A Year in Moominvalley Chapter - 8: Catastrophes Chapter - 9: Mysterious Creatures Chapter - 10: Moomin-isms Chapter - 11: The World of Tove Jansson Chapter - 12: Behind the Studio Door Chapter - 13: Inspiration and Imagination Chapter - 14: Beyond the Books Index - iii: Character Index Acknowledgements - iv: Acknowledgements Section - v: Picture Credits

Additional information

GOR008900084
9781509810017
1509810013
The Moomins: The World of Moominvalley by Macmillan Adult's Books
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pan Macmillan
2017-10-19
368
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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