Moomin

The Moomin family was created by the much loved Finnish cartoonist, writer & creator, Tove Jansson.

Jansson was born in Helsinki in 1914, in a Swedish speaking family. Her father was a sculptor & mother a successful illustrator whom Tove, however Tove noted in her diaries

"I want to be a wild thing, not an artist."

After leaving school and struggling with her creativity Jansson invented the Moomins, a close knit family made up of Moomintroll, the loving & practical Moominmamma, adventure seeking Moominpappa and Moomintroll's pearl loving girlfriend, Snork Maiden. There is a cast of other gorgeous characters who all lived together peacefully in Moominvalley.

The first book to be published in 1945 was "The Moomins and the Great Flood" followed by "Moomin in Cometland" in 1946. 

As a lover of the Finnish forest, it is easy to see how Jansson allowed her mind to drift away in to Moominland and create these loveable adventurous characters. The books are filled with lovely stories, and wonderful quotes that can be enjoyed by both children and adults!

Thank goodness for Tove and thank goodness for the Moomins!