The Moomins: The World of Moominvalley: 80th Anniversary Edition

Celebrate 80 years of the Moomins with this richly illustrated guide to Moominvalley and the extraordinary world created by Tove Jansson. Filled with character profiles, maps, original drawings, behind-the-scenes history and fascinating details from the novels, picture books and comic strips, this gold-foiled anniversary edition is a beautiful introduction for new readers and a keepsake for longtime Moomin fans.

Author: Philip Ardagh, with contributions from Frank Cottrell-Boyce and original artwork by Tove Jansson

Philip Ardagh is an award-winning British children’s author known for his humorous fiction and non-fiction. This volume draws extensively on the stories and artwork of Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson, creator of the Moomins.

Product Features

• Size: Approximately 22.4 × 27.9 × 3.7 cm

• Material: Printed paper with gold-foiled hardback cover

• ISBN: 9781035038084; 400 pages

• Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books

Fun Fact: Tove Jansson published the first Moomin book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, in 1945.