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The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My (Sort of Children's Classics)
Tove Jansson
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Description for The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My (Sort of Children's Classics)
Hardcover. Presents the colour Moomin picture book with its cut-out page designs and playful rhyming text. Translator(s): Hannah, Sophie. Num Pages: 28 pages, colour artwork. BIC Classification: YBCH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 290 x 212 x 6. Weight in Grams: 266.
Finnish artist Tove Jansson's Moomin stories have been continually in print for more than half a century, in 35 languages. They are among Europe's best loved and enduring children's classics, and through the TV animation (BBC2), the warm-hearted, whimsical creatures of Moomin valley have been brought to a new younger British audience. Introducing the first Sort Of Children's Classic in a new English version by Sophie Hannah. Sort of Books proudly presents the original full colour Moomin picture book with its irresistible cut-out page designs and playful rhyming text in a new version by one of Britain's star poets. ... Read more
Finnish artist Tove Jansson's Moomin stories have been continually in print for more than half a century, in 35 languages. They are among Europe's best loved and enduring children's classics, and through the TV animation (BBC2), the warm-hearted, whimsical creatures of Moomin valley have been brought to a new younger British audience. Introducing the first Sort Of Children's Classic in a new English version by Sophie Hannah. Sort of Books proudly presents the original full colour Moomin picture book with its irresistible cut-out page designs and playful rhyming text in a new version by one of Britain's star poets. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sort of Books
Number of pages
28
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
271g
Number of Pages
28
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780953522743
SKU
V9780953522743
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-33
About Tove Jansson
The writer and artist Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is a Scandinavian national treasure: she has a museum dedicated to her work in her native Finland, and the Moomin characters adorn everything from mugs to schoolbags. Elsewhere, Moomin stories have been published in 35 languages. Sophie Hannah is that rare thing: an acclaimed and best-selling poet. Her first book was greeted ... Read more
Reviews for The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My (Sort of Children's Classics)
Brilliant new edition . . . Sophie Hannah's text teases and beguiles at every turn.
Kate Kellaway
Observer
Full of the particular magic that only Tove Jansson can evoke.
Philip Pullman
Financial Times
An effective page-turner . . . loaded with appealing psychedelic characters and exciting, eerrie locations.
Times Educational Supplement
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Kate Kellaway
Observer
Full of the particular magic that only Tove Jansson can evoke.
Philip Pullman
Financial Times
An effective page-turner . . . loaded with appealing psychedelic characters and exciting, eerrie locations.
Times Educational Supplement
Thanks ... Read more