Along the way they meet friends who will become key characters in the series, including Snufkin and Snorkmaiden.Ī beautiful gift for a Moomin fanatic, or for an as-yet-uninitiated-soon-to-be Moomin-fanatic.ĭiscover Tove Jansson, the amazing writer and illustrator who created the Moomins, over on our blog. When mysterious signs start to appear of a strange star with a tail, young Moomintroll and his friend Sniff set off to consult the professors in the distant Lonely Mountains. In everything from their font to their endpaper designs, these books are objects of beauty!Ĭomet in Moominland is one of the first Moomin books ever, and the most adventurous of them all. Each one has a fully illustrated paper jacket, and an embossed linedrawing on the hardcover underneath. These beautifully finished books are faithful to their original 1950s and '60s cover art and layout. “The thing about God, she thought, is that He usually does help, but not until you’ve made an effort on your own.We are very excited to stock these new hardback collectors' editions of Tove Jansson's original Moomin novels, lovingly restored to their original designs. Our final quotation isn’t from the Moomins, but was too wonderful to leave out! “You must go on a long journey before you can really find out how wonderful home is.” Comet in Moominland Paperback Illustrated, Apby Tove Jansson (Author, Illustrator), Elizabeth Portch (Translator) 729 ratings Book 1 of 8: Moomins Kindle Edition 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 20.54 4 Used from 16.05 9 New from 16. “I have every respect for your deductions, but you are wrong, completely and absolutely, and without any doubt.”
“One has to discover everything for oneself.
We take everything too much for granted, including each other.” I had now found my first friend, and so my life was truly begun. They danced coquettishly, freely and openly, for themselves, for each other, for the island, for the sea – it seemed to be all the same to them. “They were indescribably beautiful, and they seemed to be aware of it. Besides I’m feeling melancholy just now.” “That’s most extraordinary, but I’m so used to your doing extraordinary things that nothing surprises me. “I do not understand why the heroine in the book is always prettier than the one at home.”
“There’s no need to imagine that you’re a wondrous beauty, because that’s what you are.” Today we revel in Jansson’s unique voice as a writer and illustrator with our favourite quotations! We’ve been mad about Moomins for 70 years! Illustration: Tove Jansson
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