Comet in Moominland

Tove Jansson, Hugh Dennis

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Puffin
16 April 2019

Children's & Educational; Classic fiction (Children's&YA)

Series: A Puffin Book

A comet is speeding towards Earth and nobody in Moominvalley knows what to do!

Will it destroy everything and everyone? Moomintroll decides to find out. So, with Sniff, he sets off on an expedition to ask the Professor if a comet is really on its way to destroy the Earth. On their journey they meet some interesting people - such as Snufkin the super tramp, and the Hemulen who rescues them from an underground tunnel - and have narrow escapes from such menaces as crocodiles and giant lizards. And on their way back Moomintroll meets the beautiful Snork Maiden and is a changed Moomin for ever after. But what about the comet - and is the World Wiped Out?...

Tove Jansson was born in Finland in 1914. She began her career as a cartoonist and went on to write and illustrate many books for adults and children. She drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun, and in 1945 he became a character in a children's story. Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books, which began with The Moomins and the Great Flood, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll.

Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged 87.

By: Tove Jansson
Read by: Hugh Dennis
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 159g
ISBN: 9780241344477
ISBN 10: 0241344476
Series: A Puffin Book
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 16 April 2019
Recommended Age: From 7 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tove Jansson was born in Finland in 1914. She began her career as a cartoonist and drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun. In 1945 he became a character in a children's story. Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books which began with Comet in Moominland in 1946. She received many prestigious awards, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged 87.

Reviews for Comet in Moominland

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