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The Moomins and the Great Flood

Tove Jansson

Fantasy Childrens Translation
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Published orginally in 1945. Translation by David McDuff."What sort of thing are you?" asked the little creature. "I'm a moomintroll," answered Moomintroll, who had had time to feel brave again. "And this is my mother..." And so, for the very first time, we meet the young Moomin, Moominmamma and Sniff as they search through forest and flood for long lost Moominpappa, last seen wandering with the Hattifatteners. Along the way, in a series of delightful adventures, they encounter Hemulens, stranded kittens and the blue-haired Tulippa. The Moomins and the Great Flood was the original Moomin story, published in Finland in 1945. A rediscovered gem, it offers an extraordinary glimpse into Tove Jansson’s unique vision, featuring beautiful sepia watercolours as well as the pen and ink drawings that would become her trademark.
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Published
December 13, 2012
Original title
Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen
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Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson didn’t just imagine a world—she built one out of mist, melancholy, and moonlight. From the quiet valleys of Finland, she gave life to the Moomins, a whimsical family of creatures whose gentle adventures have spoken to generations about joy, solitude, and the beauty of being different. But to see her merely as the creator of beloved children’s books is to overlook the vast emotional and artistic landscape she traversed. Born in Helsinki in 1914 into a family of artists—her father a sculptor, her mother an illustrator—Jansson’s creative world was shaped early by both structure and rebellion. As a young woman, she studied art in…