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. Here is the second in the series, Comet in Moominland, where boyish Moomintroll and timid Sniff leave Moomin Valley to find out about a comet that is. 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. One day Moomintroll notices that something strange has happened in the Moomin Valley everything is grey not just the sky and the river, but the trees, the. We are very excited to stock these new hardback collectors' editions of Tove Jansson's original Moomin novels, lovingly restored to their original designs. Comet in Moominland Tove Jansson 4.24 17,248 ratings1,110 reviews The Moomins, in case you didnt know, are kind, philosophical creatures with velvety fur and smooth round snouts, who live in a tall blue house in a beautiful woodland valley, beside the sea.

Moomintroll and the comet