Moominpappa at Sea – Tove Jansson
Moominpappa at Sea by Tove Jansson / ISBN 9781908745705 / 239-page hardback with dust jacket / illustrated in black and white, published by Sort Of Books (UK) / seventh in the series
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“I love these editions–so beautifully produced, so solid and permanent, just as Tove Jansson deserved.”–Philip Pullman
A beautiful collectors’ edition of this classic Moomin story, using original 50s and 60s cover artwork and gorgeous endpapers
Moominpappa yearns to make a fresh start, to find a rocky island and light house where he’ll feel alert and important again. And so the Moomins set sail for a new home. Moominpappa’s longed-for-island proves as mysterious and wild and he’d hoped. It even has a deserted lighthouse. But how is Moominmamma to grow her flowers and what could have happened to the last keeper of the lighthouse?
“There is, in short, everything in the Moomin books: giant comets and secret caves and tree houses and stilts and magic-carpet clouds and amusement parks run by despotic practical-joking kings and time machines and ski instructors.” –Harper’s
“We need Moominland for its gentle pace, its sense of beauty and awe, and its spirit of friendliness and empathy—now more than ever.” –The Horn Book
Tove Jansson (1914–2001) was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland. She is the author of the Moomin books, including Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Born into an artistic family―her father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic designer and illustrator―Jansson studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, and L’École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition to her Moomin books, she also wrote several novels, drew comic strips and worked as a painter and illustrator. In 1966, she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her body of work. Jansson had a studio in Helsinki but spent most of her time at her home on a small island called Klovharu.
