Biographical Note:Finnish-Swedish writer and artist Tove Jansson (1914-2001) achieved worldwide fame as the creator of the Moomins, written and illustrated between 1945 and 1980. The Moomin stories have been translated into more than 55 languages and are still in print all over the world today.Publisher Marketing:For the first time ever, the beloved Moomin characters star in their very own Little Golden Book! One calm and quiet June evening, when the inhabitants of Moominvalley had gone to sleep, the Moomin house almost began to fall apart. There was a loud knock on the door, and in an instant, the whole of the Moomin family was awake.... This Little Golden Book retells the tale of how the small but fierce character, Little My, first met Moominmamma and Moominpappa and came to live with the Moomin family. This humorous and heartwarming story will delight children ages 2 to 5, as well as Moomin fans and Little Golden Book collectors. Since 1945, the Moomins have been the central characters in a series of Moomin books and a comic strip by Tove Jansson. There have been numerous Moomin television series, films, and even theme parks in Finland and Japan.
