New Releases by Tove Jansson

Sykähdyttävä kertomus kahden erilaisen ystävyydestä. Muumipeikko haluaisi jakaa kaiken parhaan ystävänsä kanssa, mutta Nuuskamuikkunen tuntuu toisinaan etäiseltä kuin kaikkein kaukaisin saari. Muumipeikko pyytää Nuuskamuikkusta uimaan, mutta tällä on muuta puuhaa. Olkoon sitten! Muumipeikko harmistuu ja harppoo yksin rannalle. Nuuskamuikkunen on hänen kaikkein paras luottoystävänsä. Mutta toisinaan Muumipeikon mieltä kaihertaa ajatus: onko hän Nuuskamuikkuselle yhtä tärkeä kuin Nuuskamuikkunen on hänelle? Tove Janssonin alkuperäisten kuvitusten pohjalta koottu uusi kuvakirjasarja käsittelee elämän tärkeitä teemoja ja suurtakin suurempia tunteita. Kauniisti kerrottujen tarinoiden rinnalla kulkee taianomainen kuvamaailma. Tove Jansson (1914–2001) on Suomen kansainvälisesti tunnetuimpia kirjailijoita ja kuvittajia, jonka tarinoita muumeista kaikenikäiset rakastavat.

From a renowned artist and writer, a deeply personal nature journal about the island that informed her many works, with paintings from her longtime partner, artist Tuulikki “Tooti” Pietilä. In the bitter winds of autumn 1963, Tove Jansson, helped by Brunström, a maverick fisherman, raced to build a cabin on a treeless island in the Gulf of Finland. The island was Klovharun, where for thirty summers Tove and her beloved partner, the visual artist, Tuulikki “Tooti” Pietilä, lived, painted, and wrote, energized by the solitude and shifting seascapes. The island''s flora, fauna, and weather patterns provided deep inspiration which can be seen reflected in all of Jansson''s work, most famously in her bestselling novel The Summer Book and her longstanding comic strip and novels for children, Moomin. Tove''s signature spare, quirky prose, and Tooti''s subtle ink washes and aquatints combine to form a work of meditative beauty, a chronicle of living peacefully in nature and observing the island’s ecology and character. Notes from an Island is both a work of artistic collaboration and an homage to the deep love the two women shared. One feels as if Jansson’s journal, with Tooti’s sketches tucked inside, has been unearthed like a treasure from under a pile of old quilts in the back of their rustic cabin. Praise for the essay, “The Island” “At once a short story, an essay, and a prose poem, ‘The Island’ reads both like a sketch for The Summer Book and a vignette of Klovharun ... the text seems to change following mysterious tides from a timeless present to an urgent past.” —Hernan Diaz, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Praise for Tove Jansson "It could be said that everything she wrote is, in one way or another, about the creative interactions between art and reality or art and nature."—The Guardian "Her style is not at all ''poetic''—quite the contrary. It is prose of the very highest order; it is pure prose. Through its quiet clarity we see unreachable depths, threatening darkness, promised treasures."—Ursula K. LeGuin, The Guardian “Tove Jansson was a genius, a woman of profound wisdom and great artistry.”—Philip Pullman “It’s hard to describe the astonishing achievement of Jansson’s artistry.”—Ali Smith

Presented in an all new softcover format that collects the all ages comics of both Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson, the five-volume Moomin Adventures series will introduce the timeless comic strip to a new generation of readers of all ages. The strip’s gentle humor and subtle yet sharp musings on life relay an utterly human existence through the lives of Moomin, Moominmamma, Moominpappa, Snufkin, Little My, Snork Maiden and more. Moomin Adventures: Book One kicks off with perhaps the most famous adventure of them all, Moomin on the Riviera, which was adapted into an animated feature and debuted at the London Film Festival. In Moomin’s Desert Island, the entire Moomin family is stranded on a desert island—the very island their ancestors came from. The Moominvalley hijinx continued with a charming mix of strips from Finland’s most famous writer/artist Tove Jansson, and her brother Lars Jansson who taught himself how to draw in order to take over the strip when it was in syndication. When D+Q debuted the Moomin comic strip in 2007, it was the first time that the comic strip had been published in english since its original appearance in the London Evening News. The series has gone on to sell 400,000 volumes.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers'' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Moomin and the Hat, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing first conditional, past continuous and present perfect simple for general experience. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages. Moomintroll, Snufkin and Sniff find a magic hat. It can make berry-juice and clouds! But who owns the hat - and are they looking for it? Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers'' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. Penguin Readers Level 2: Moomin Shorts, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages. Say hello to the Moomins! In these beautiful stories by Tove Janssen, we meet the wonderful Moomin family and their friends. Visit the Penguin Readers website Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.

Ready yourself for cosy adventures with all your favourite characters from the Moomins! Follow along as Moomintroll and his friends play detective and help solve the mystery of Mrs Fillyjonk''s stolen necklace, the disappearance of Hermulen’s last stamp, and much more. Heartwarming, joyful and filled to the brim with mystery, these short stories are perfect for young readers and is the ideal bedtime book option! Moomin Come and join the tranquil and timeless Moominworld, where Moomintroll, Moominpappa and Moominmamma set out on many marvelous adventures together with their friends; Snorkmaiden, Sniff, Little My, Snufkin, Stinky, Mrs Fillyjonk and all the others. To what mythical lands will the journey lead next, and what fairy tail creatures will Moomintroll and his friends discover along the way? Since 1945, Tove Jansson''s magical Moominworld has enchanted children and adults alike, spanning books, comics, and TV-series in 35+ languages which all feature the beloved Moomin family and their friends. Jansson’s unique, almost mythical fantasy-scape has won her several literary prizes such as the Hans Christian Andersen Medal and the Selma Lagerlöfs prize.

An exquisitely illustrated retelling of Tove Jansson''s classic story The Fir Tree, in which the Moomins are awakened from their Long Winter Sleep to be told that Christmas is coming. The only trouble is, the Moomins have no idea who--or what--Christmas is. As the Moomins prepare for Christmas, they learn what Christmas is really about.

The Moomins enjoy an ice festival as winter hits Moominvalley. Moomintroll and his family are getting ready for the Long Winter Sleep. But before their slumber, they are invited to the Moominvalley Ice Festival. Will they be able to travel through the winter snow to spend time with their friends? The Moomins are celebrating a major revival. These contemporary editions of the classic tales, in which Moomintroll goes on adventures with his friends and family in the winter, are a joy for all Moomin fans as well as those just discovering this extraordinary world. Gently exploring the nature of friendship, these are picture books for all ages.

A charming story of friendship and magical wishes. Moomintroll and Snorkmaiden have found a shiny pebble that might be a star. But they cannot decide what to wish for. As they ponder over what to wish for, they start to worry as star''s shine begins to fade. The Moomins are celebrating a major revival. These contemporary editions of the classic tales, in which Moomin goes on adventures with his friends and family in the winter, are a joy for all Moomin fans, as well as those just discovering this extraordinary world. Gently exploring the nature of friendship, these are picture books for all ages.

The second book in a brand-new read-aloud board book series for the youngest Moomin fans! Moomin is feeling glum - his best friend Snufkin has gone away for the winter, and nothing is any fun without him. Luckily Moomin''s other friends are there to help him feel less lonely until Snufkin returns. With gorgeous illustrations and a soothing story, this is the perfect book to celebrate friendship. More beautiful Moomin books: My First Moomin: Goodnight Moomin Moomin and the Wishing Star Moomin and the Birthday Button Moomin: The Very BIG Moominhouse Lift-the-Flap Book

Ĉapelo de sorĉisto estas la dua libro en la fama Muminserio verkita de Tove Jansson. En tiu ĉi rakonto la muminfamilio trovas ĉapelon de sorĉisto. Post tio nenio plu estas kiel kutime

Una artista anciana y su nieta de seis años pasan los veranos en una pequeña isla del archipiélago nlandés. La abuela es algo malhumorada y poco sentimental; Sophia, impetuosa y volátil. Una conoce profundamente la vida, la otra está ansiosa por saberlo todo. Juntas exploran la isla y sus secretos, inventan historias para explicar los misterios que las circundan, mientras se preguntan sobre la vida, la muerte, la naturaleza que las rodea, el amor. Dos personajes en los extremos de la vida que se cruzan con aparente inocencia, pero que de a poco se revelan llenos de matices y claroscuros. Un juego que se potencia con la prosa cristalina y directa de Tove Jansson, capaz de hacer sentir sin ser sentimental o de describir con simpleza todo el esfuerzo de la naturaleza para sostener el precario equilibrio entre la supervivencia y la extinción. El libro del verano es un libro sencillamente brillante y cautivador, con la extraña virtud de reconfortar precisamente por las mismas razones que inquieta. "Finura poética, humor seco y un profundo amor por la naturaleza recorren toda su obra... El libro es tan encantador, tan evocador como una película de Hayao Miyazaki" ( Time Out New York). "Es difícil describir el asombroso logro del arte de Jansson... la perfección de la lectura pequeña y tranquila" (The Guardian). "Cada cierto tiempo, se publica un libro que captura algo en nosotros... El libro de verano es uno de esos" ( Daily Telegraph). "Excéntrico, divertido, sabio, lleno de alegrías y pequeñas aventuras. Este es un libro para toda la vida" (Esther Freud).

Moominmamma and Moomintroll need to find a home for the winter, someplace where sun is plentiful and safe from the dangers of the unknown. But before they can settle down, they must cross a dark and sinister forest and find their way through a flood of epic proportions, all the while hoping that they will find Moominpappa again. Their journey seems daunting but they forge ahead, with Moominmamma’s kindness and patience giving Moomin the courage he needs to face the strange, unexplored path that lies ahead of them. Written during the 1939-40 Finnish-Soviet Union conflict, or The Winter War, Jansson uses the unusual setting of a natural catastrophe to provide the background of her first children’s book and the first appearance of her beloved Moomin characters. She wrote this as her escape from the horrors of war and its many consequences, but rather than avoiding the problems that war raises, she uses these as a basis for the many obstacles that the characters face, from separated families to forced displacement. With beautiful black and white artwork interspersed throughout the text and curious, playful prose, you find yourself rooting for the Moomins and their quest to find Moominpappa and a place to call home.

Tove Jansson takes us on a beautifully illustrated and delightfully quirky journey through Moominvalley, perfectly capturing the experience and its emotional impact as seen through the innocent eyes of Susanna, who is bored with her life: Her cat is too content; her surroundings, too gentle. She craves adventure when there is none to be had. But when a new pair of glasses appears in front of her, she gets an opportunity to live the bold life that she has always longed for as her surroundings are transformed into a dark and sinister landscape. At first Susanna is afraid, but then her daring side takes over and she moves forward to an unknown destination, seeing some familiar faces along the way. Combating everything from an exploding volcano to a fierce winter storm, from mysterious monsters to stormy seas, Susanna and her newfound friends are given the adventure of a lifetime. With subtle existential themes, a lyrical rhythm, and delicate watercolor illustrations, The Dangerous Journey captures the curiosity of children and adults alike. Published for the first time in North America, and the last picture book completed by the world-renowned Jansson, The Dangerous Journey pushes the emotions that underlie our nostalgia out into the open with an unparalleled viewpoint that always brings forth a new perspective. Take this fantastical journey to Moominvalley and never look back.

Kometo en Muminlando estas la unua libro en la fama Muminserio verkita de Tove Jansson. En tiu ĉi rakonto, kometo pli kaj pli alproksimiĝas al Muminvalo!

A warm and beautifully illustrated picture book to treasure, The Invisible Guest in Moominvalley introduces Moomin fans old and new to the classic tale in which the Moomins are visited by Too-ticky and her invisible companion.

The enchanting comic strip that introduced adult readers to the wonderful world of Moomin Tove Jansson is revered around the world as one of the foremost children''s authors of the twentieth century for her illustrated chapter books regarding the magical worlds of her creation, the Moomins. The Moomins saw life in many forms but debuted to its biggest audience ever on the pages of world''s largest newspaper the London Evening News, in 1954. The strip was syndicated in newspapers around the world with millions of readers in 40 countries. Moomin Book One is the first volume of Drawn & Quarterly publishing plan to reprint the entire strip drawn by Jansson before she handed over the reigns to her brother Lars in 1960. This is the first time the strip will be published in any form in North America and will deservedly place Jansson among the international cartooning greats of the last century. The Moomins are a tight-knit family — hippo-shaped creatures with easygoing and adventurous outlooks. Jansson''s art is pared down and precise, yet able to compose beautiful portraits of ambling creatures in fields of flowers or rock-strewn beaches that recall Jansson''s Nordic roots. The comic strip reached out to adults with its gentle and droll sense of humor. Whimsical but with biting undertones, Jansson''s observations of everyday life, including guests who overstay their welcome, modern art, movie stars, and high society, easily caught the attention of an international audience and still resonate today.

In the second volume of Tove Jansson''s humorous yet melancholic Moomin comic strip, we get four new stories about jealousy, competition, childrearing, and self-reinvention. The Moomins try to hibernate in the fashion of their ancestors but insomnia places them smack dab into a winter carnival with the winter-sports loving Mr. Brisk. The fickle and eternally lovestruck Mymble and Snorkmaiden find themselves in competition over a thrilling new man. Moominmamma meets her new neighbor, the Fillyjonk, causing her to hire the depressed and secretive Misabel as her new maid. Mymble''s mother arrives on the Moomin family''s doorstep with her seventeen new children. Finally, a prophet arrives on the scene declaring that the happy Moomins are in fact not happy at all and need to get back to nature and be free. Moomin, of course, becomes more and more miserable the freer he gets. Jansson is revered around the world as one of the foremost children''s authors of the twentieth century for her illustrated Moomin chapter books. The Drawn & Quarterly reprint series collects, for the first time in North America, Jansson''s internationally syndicated Moomin comic strip that debuted in the London Evening News in 1954.

Moomin has been swiftly making its way into the hearts of North Americans ever since Drawn & Quarterly began collecting the strip in 2006. It debuted in the London Evening News in 1954 and has become the fastest-selling D+Q series to date. Fifty years ago, Jansson''s observations of everyday life — whimsical but with biting undertones — easily caught the attention of an international audience and still resonate today. This third volume returns to Moominvalley, where its beloved inhabitants get tangled up in five new stories. Moomin falls in love with a damsel in distress, an unseasonably warm spell turns the valley into a tropical rainforest, and a flying saucer crashes into Moominmamma''s garden. Moominpappa decides to live out his dream of occupying a lighthouse and writing a great seaside novel, only to discover that he hates the sea so close up and has no interest in writing about it, and a variety of curious clubs spring up in the valley. Moomin and Moominmamma do their level best to avoid the whole mess but, of course, get drawn into the muddle.

Muumi-kuvakirjaklassikko uutena, raikkaana suomennoksena Tove Janssonin viimeinen kuvakirja muumeista julkaistaan Alice Martinin riimittelemänä uutena suomennoksena. Upeasti kuvitettu tarina avautuu uusille lukijapolville kaikessa mielikuvituksellisessa loistossaan! Vaarallinen matka alkaa, kun Sanna istuu ruohikolla, laskee lasit hetkeksi silmiltään – ja maailma muuttuu kertaheitolla! Uusin lasein Sanna päätyy huiman seikkailun pyörteisiin. Myrskyjä ja tulivuorenpurkauksia uhmaten, Hemuli, Nipsu, Tiuhti, Viuhti ja Surku-koira kumppaneinaan hän lopulta onneksi löytää turvaan kotoisaan Muumilaaksoon. ©Tove Jansson (1977), Moomin CharactersTM Tove Jansson (1914–2001) oli helsinkiläinen kirjailija, taiteilija, piirtäjä ja muumihahmojen luoja. Vaarallinen matka (1977) on viimeinen hänen kolmen riimitellyn muumikuvakirjan sarjastaan, jonka muut teokset ovat Kuinkas sitten kävikään? ja Kuka lohduttaisi nyytiä?

Ihmisten välisistä seuraleikeistä ja totuuden hetkistä Tove Janssonin novellikokoelma Seuraleikki vuodelta 1991 sisältää 13 kirkasta ja kiteytynyttä tarinaa ihmisiin kohdistuvista odotuksista ja olettamuksista. Seuraleikin kertomuksissa tapahtuu erikoisia ja yllättäviä kohtaamisia: niiden henkilöt kulkeutuvat heille annettujen roolien rajoille ja niistä yli. Jansson nostaa pelkistetysti mutta tarkasti näkyville ihmissuhteiden ja sosiaalisten pelien sääntöjä, joita kertomusten henkilöt eivät suostukaan noudattamaan. Hän kuvaa tilanteita, joissa elämänvalhe päättyy, kun todellisuus yhtäkkiä paljastuu. Lempeästi ja viisaasti Tove Jansson osoittaa, että kuvitelmien ja todellisuuden ristiriidan tasaantuminen on lohdullinen kokemus. Tove Jansson (1914–2001) tunnetaan kansainvälisesti parhaiten lastenkirjailijana ja kuvataiteilijana – "muumien äitinä" – mutta tuotantoon kuuluu myös romaaneja ja novelleja. Hänen teoksiaan on käännetty yli 30 kielelle ja sovitettu teatteriin, radioon ja televisioon.

Et gennemgående tema i disse 12 mesterlige noveller af Tove Jansson er passion som både velsignelse og forbandelse, hvad enten den er kunstnerisk, erotisk eller eksistentiel. I centrum står forskellige nære relationer med alle de roller, vi spiller over for og med hinanden. Samlingen, der udkom på svensk i 1978, og som ikke før har været oversat til dansk, er det første værk, hvori Tove Jansson åbent - og helt usensationelt - skriver om kærlighedsforhold mellem mennesker af samme køn.

Celebrating seventy-five years of the Moomins, Stories From Moominvalley is a beautiful collection of three stories based on Tove Jansson''s beloved and classic chapter books. Sensitively adapted for a younger audience by Alex Haridi and Cecilia Davidsson, it''s both perfect as a gift and a must-have for fans of Tove Jansson’s enchanting world. Join Moomintroll, his charming family and his eclectic band of friends on a series of adventures in a picturesque valley where anything can happen - and it often does! But even when a father is washed away in a flood, electric Hattifatteners appear on a desert island, and a magical hat causes mayhem - the kind-hearted Moomins take it all in their stride. Everyone is welcome in Moominvalley, and Moomin lovers of all ages will delight at the stunning artwork that accompanies the lively storytelling in this collection.

If you haven''t met a Moomin yet, you''re missing the most magical fun . . . It''s winter in Moominvalley and the Moomin family are deep in their Long Winter Sleep, waiting for the sound of Too-Ticky''s barrel organ to rouse them, as it did every spring. But when a mysterious ratta-tattle wakes Moomintroll with a start, will he be brave enough to investigate the noise on his own? And what surprises will he find if he does venture outside?

"I find myself talking to you about all the great joys, all the agonies, all my thoughts..." Letter to Eva Konikova, 1946 Out of the thousands of letters Tove Jansson wrote a cache remains that she addressed to her family, her dearest confidantes, and her lovers, male and female. Into these she spilled her innermost thoughts, defended her ideals and revealed her heart. To read these letters is both an act of startling intimacy and a rare privilege. Penned with grace and humour, Letters from Tove offers an almost seamless commentary on Tove Jansson''s life as it unfolds within Helsinki''s bohemian circles and her island home. Spanning fifty years between her art studies and the height of Moomin fame, we share with her the bleakness of war; the hopes for love that were dashed and renewed, and her determined attempts to establish herself as an artist. Vivid, inspiring and shining with integrity, Letters from Tove shows precisely how an aspiring and courageous young artist can evolve into a very great one.

Tonight everyone in Moominvalley will be going to the Autumn Ball and Moomintroll and Sniff are busy helping with preparations. But when they discover an extraordinary golden leaf on the forest floor, will they be able to find a tree full of golden leaves and give each of the valley folk a gift they''ll always treasure?

Mumintrollen väcks ur sin långa vintersömn till ett jäktat Mumindalen. Något som kallas Julen ska tydligen komma redan samma kväll! Och den mystiska Julen verkar inte vara trevlig alls – åtminstone om man ska döma av hur stressande alla deras vänner verkar vara inför dess ankomst. Mat ska lagas, granar införskaffas och klappar inhandlas. De enda som inte jäktar är de räddhågsna och frusna små knytten. De längtar bara efter att få vara tillsammans och titta på de vackra ljusen. Kanske Muminfamiljen kan lära sig något av dem? Julen kommer till Mumindalen är baserad på Tove Janssons novell Granen från 1962. Den är omarbetad för bilderboksformatet av författarna Alex Haridi och Cecilia Davidsson och illustrerad av Filippa Widlund. Boken är en del i Bonnier Carlsens satsning på att ta fram nya bilderböcker om Mumintrollen för nästa generation Muminälskare. De nya böckerna ska anknyta till Tove Janssons klassiska berättelser och i både text och bild förmedla magin, klokskaperna, kärleken, ljuset och mörkret som finns i Muminvärlden.

The Moomin family and their friends are the delightful creation of Tove Jansson, and are full of a particular humour and magic that has enchanted generations of children and adults alike. Using the author''s original characters and artwork, Moomin and the Birthday Button is part of a stunning new range of children''s titles launching in the year of the Moomins'' 65th anniversary celebrations. In this, the first of a new series of picture books, Moomintroll wakes up full of excitement. It''s his birthday! But when it appears that his friends have forgotten all about his special day, Moomintroll is very upset. Even Moominmamma finds it hard to comfort him! Then there''s a knock at the door . . . Who can it be, and what will happen next?