The Exploits of Moominpappa

Jun 26, 2024 7:23 AM

Author:Tove Jansson

Soon to be MOOMINVALLEY, a MAJOR ANIMATED SERIES on SKY ONE starring Taron Egerton and Rosamund Pike!

Here at last is Moominpappa's promised life story - from the days when he was abandoned in a newspaper parcel on the doorstep of a Moomin orphanage, to when he ran away to see the world and was lucky enough to meet Moominmamma.

Reviews

They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them... a perfect marriage of word and picture

—— Philip Pullman

It's not just Tove Jansson's wonderfully strange fairytale world that so appeals but also her beautiful line work and exquisite sense of design

—— Lauren Child

Beautiful words. Anarchic illustrations. Tove Jansson is a genius.

—— Jenny Downham

Alexis Deacon's atmospheric illustrations capture the pathos of being an outsider

—— Julia Eccleshare , Guardian

Moving and heart-warming

—— Financial Times

Alexis Deacon is an outstanding young artist whose illustrations give
extraordinary depth and meaning to a very simple story

—— Mail on Sunday

Takes the reader on an enthralling journey through the world of plotters and weavers, storytellers and imagination, in this sweeping, complex allegory about families and love

—— Reading Zone

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