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10.20.09

The Book about Moomin, Mymble and little My

Tove Jansson

Moomin fans rejoice! Drawn and Quarterly has added another Moomin book to their growing collection of reprints. This time it’s a classic gorgeous picture book that shows off the colorful illustration work of Tove Jansson. This book has a die cut on each page placed in such a smart way that characters from other pages can sometimes be found peeking in. The story follows Moomintroll through the woods on a journey to bring milk to Moominmamma. Moomintroll runs into Mymble who has just lost Little My, her sister. Lots of adventure ensues as they find their way home. You can get a copy of this beauty right here.

14 Comments

10/20/09 9:32am

Janet wrote

Strange coincidence: I just looked for this book yesterday. It’s gorgeous!

10/20/09 12:47pm

Stel.la wrote

looove it!

i´ve got mine in Swedish, although the real landsacpe comes from Finland..

10/20/09 3:38pm

Joana Rosa Bragança wrote

This book looks wonderful!

10/21/09 8:47am

Esti wrote

A great book. My kids will love it. Ok, yes, it’s just another excuse for buying it :)

10/21/09 1:11pm

Addis wrote

I enjoy participating in Postcrossing, swapping postcards. I always look forward to getting a Moomin postcard from Finland. This book is on my wishlist – thanks for sharing! :)

10/21/09 4:31pm

suprlipopette wrote

Oh just wonderful ! more Moomin this way : http://www.suprbo.com/2009/10/un-grand-ecran-pour-moomin/

10/22/09 2:56am

cheap aion kinah wrote

very beautiful,i likes

10/23/09 1:28pm

Sara wrote

I’ve always loved the Moomins and their stories. Glad to see Drawn and Quarterly has released this!

10/30/09 3:02am

dfo gold wrote

I’ve always loved the Moomins and their stories. Glad to see Drawn and Quarterly has released this!

11/23/09 5:23pm

Rare Autumn wrote

Oh my childhood favourite, and the book that started my love for book art (and strengthened my love for literature) as a small child. So happy you’re featuring this book Julia!

(Also just a quick correction of one of the comments above: The author Tove Jansson is Finland-Swedish, a minority in Finland, which means that even though she is Finnish her native language is Swedish (she wrote the books in her native language = Swedish). The landscape, as far as I understand, is ‘moomin-land’ rather than depicting an actual country).

11/29/09 9:32am

Anna wrote

Books aren’t my thing, I prefer mugs. Lots of them. :)
http://en.moominvalleyshop.com

01/11/10 4:21am

Sam wrote

Enchanting – shall try to hunt this treasure down! :)

01/12/10 1:20pm

aznah wrote

i love this sweet and other worldly book. i love reading it to my kids and it makes me feel good! found it at a bulk book store and it cost me only RM10!! amazing..

04/21/10 3:00pm

Laura wrote

An evergreen…

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