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Tales from Moominvalley, written and illustrated by Tove Jansson ; translated by Thomas Warburton

"First published in Great Britain by Ernesr Benn Limited, 1963."Tove Marika Jansson (Finland Swedish pronunciation: (9 August 1914 - 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish children's author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and then Paris. Her first solo art exhibition was in 1943. At the same time, she was writing short stories and articles for publication, as well as creating the graphics for book covers and other purposes. She continued to work as an artist for the rest of her life, alongside her writing. Jansson wrote the Moomin books for children, starting in 1945 with The Moomins and the Great Flood. The next two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, saw the series achieve high sales

Sunburst edition.

9780374373795

95009709

176 pages, illustrations, 21 cm

(OCoLC)32166291