Tales from Moominvalley

Tales from Moominvalley

Moomintrolls Book #6
by Tove Jansson
Reprint, ©1962, ISBN: 9780312625429
Trade Paperback, 176 pages
Price: $8.99

Here are nine delightfully funny stories about the citizens of Moominvalley. From Ninny's bout with invisibility to the Moomin family's first Christmas out of hibernation, these tales are sure to please Jansson fans young and old.

"The Moomins originated in Finland, found their way to England, and have now, happily, crossed the Atlantic. One couldn't ask for more engaging citizens." —The Christian Science Monitor

"Jansson's invention and philosophy of life remain as appealing as ever." —The Horn Book

"Jansson's simple language, comic gift, and down-to-earth relation of odd events all remind one of Milne." —Alison Lurie/The New York Review of Books

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Summary: A series of short stories about the Moomins which include adventures with invisibility and the last dragon in the world.

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