Comet in Moominland
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1950s and 1960s
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children's classic
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comet in moominland
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Fillijonks
Fillyjonk
finn family moomintroll
finnish literature
first book in Moomin series
Gorgeous Endpapers
gorgeous reissue
Groke
Hattifatteners
Hemulens
I love these editions' Philip Pullman
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Invisible Child
Invisible Child and the Fir Tree
Language_English
literature in translation
Little My
Moomin
Moomin animation based on these stories
Moomin Chapter Books
moominland midwinter
Moominmamma
Moominpapa
Moominpappa
moominpappa at sea
Moomins
moominsummer madness
Moomintroll
Moomintroll (Moomin)
Moominvalley
Most famous of all the Moomin titles
Mymble
Nordic Classic
original artwork
original Moomin title
original sketches
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Philip Ardagh's favourite Children's Book
Philip Ardagh’s favourite Children’s Book
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Scandinavian Classics
Series that includes Invisible Child
sketch
Sniff
Snork
Snork Maiden
Snork Maiden and Hattifatteners
Snufkin
softlaunch
Sort of Books Children's Classic
Special Collector's Edition
Stinky
swedish literature
The Fir Tree
the memoirs of moominpappa
the moomins and the great flood
The Muddler
The Muskrat
the Mymble's daughter
Thingumy and Bob
Too-Ticky
Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson Artist
Tove Jansson Cartoonist
Tove Jansson Illustrator
translated by Elizabeth Porch
world famous Moomin books
Product details
- ISBN 9781908745651
- Weight: 290g
- Dimensions: 136 x 190mm
- Publication Date: 05 Oct 2017
- Publisher: Sort of Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Tove's definitive (1968) edition lovingly restored to original designs
Celebrating 80 years of Comet in Moominland with the first English translation of Tove's revised text. This is the version known and loved in the rest of the world.
'I love these editions - so beautifully produced, so solid and permanent, just as Tove Jansson deserved' Philip Pullman
A beautiful collectors' edition using original cover artwork, newly scanned images and gorgeous endpapers.
When signs appear that a comet is heading towards their beloved Moominvalley, Moomin and his friend Sniff set sail to consult with the professors in the distant Lonely Mountains. Their journey is full of adventures and narrow escapes; from crocodiles, giant lizards, eagles and the like, but new friends - soon to become firm friends - help lighten the way.
In this first and most exciting Moomin novel, we meet the wandering Snufkin, the fascinating Snork Maiden and her brother the Snork as they join Moomin in his race to get home to Moominmamma before the comet crashes.
From the publisher of The Invisible Child and The Fir Tree (all proceeds to Oxfam) here's the Moomin gift editions.
The Finnish artist and author Tove Jansson (1914-2001) wrote and illustrated her first Moomin story, The Moomins and the Great Flood, in 1945 as a form of escape from the dark shadows of war. The publication of Comet in Moominland, introducing readers to the much loved Snufkin, Snork and the Snork maiden, launched the world famous series of Moomin novels, the eight titles of which would be translated into over 60 languages and remain in print for over six decades. Tove Jansson lived in Helsinki and a tiny island in the Gulf of Finland which she shared with her life partner, the graphic artist, Tuulikki Pietilä.
