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The fact is that we only have one sea R&B contact for more details on how to be part of Moomin 75 years and that sea is in danger, but if we combine our efforts we can save it. and #OurSea. 2020 marks the 75-year anniversary of Tove Jansson publishing We only have one sea – help us save it! her first Moomin novel. To celebrate this Moomin Characters Ltd is launching the #OURSEA campaign in collaboration with the John Nurminen Foundation. The John Nurminen Foundation is a Finnish maritime organization with a mission to save the Baltic Sea and its heritage for future gen- erations. The aim of the #OURSEA campaign is to raise awareness of the condition of the Baltic Sea and gather funds for the Foundation’s work to save the sea and its vibrant culture. Oursea.fi 3 Moomin Novels | Tove Jansson Tove Jansson wrote and illustrated nine novels, four picture books and hundreds of comic strips about the Moomins. The Moomins and the Comet in Moominland Great Flood (Kometjakten/Kometen (Småtrollen och den stora kommer) översvämningen) 172 pages | Schildts & Söder- 64 pages | Schildts & Söder- ströms | 1946 | 1968 ströms | 1945 Finn Family The Exploits of Often regarded as the first Moomin Moomintroll Moomin pappa The story about Moominmamma’s novel in the series, as it is set in (Trollkarlens hatt) (Muminpappans bravader/ and Moomintroll’s search for Moominvalley and introduces 164 pages | Schildts & Söder- Muminpappans memoarer) the missing Moominpappa and several of the main characters, like ströms | 1948 156 pages | Schildts & Söder- how they found their way to the Snufkin and Snorkmaiden. ströms | 1950 | 1968 Moominvalley. When Moomin, Sniff and Snufkin discover a Magician’s hat on a Moominpappa has lived an amaz- mountain top, the strangest things ing life and this is his autobiograhy, start to happen in Moominvalley… as told to his son Moomintroll and to Moomintroll’s friends Sniff and Snufkin. Moominsummer Madness (Farlig midsommar) 144 pages | Schildts & Söder- ströms | 1954 The main theme of Moominsum­ mer Madness is that of theatre, described as an infuriating but ultimately rewarding process. 4 Tove Jansson | Moomin Novels Moominland Midwinter Tales from Moomin valley Moominpappa at Sea Moominvalley in (Trollvinter) (Det osynliga barnet) (Pappan och havet) November 144 pages | Schildts & Söder- 168 pages | Schildts & Söder- 228 pages | Schildts & Söder- (Sent i november) ströms | 1957 ströms | 1962 ströms | 1965 150 pages | Schildts & Söder- ströms | 1970 Moomintroll is lonely, miserable, A collection of nine short stories On the initative of the adventurous angry and scared – the result about the successes and challenges Moominpappa, the family is off to As autumn is turning into winter, of being forced to survive in a of the citizens of Moominvalley. live in a lighthouse on a tiny island, a group of visitors are waiting to world to which he feels he does Readers will discover how the because even the home-loving see the Moomin family. Finding not belong. While preserving the Moomin family save young Ninny Moomins need a change of scenery that the Moomins are not at home, charm of the previous novels, this from permanent invisibility, and sometimes. the guests settle down to wait story involves a more in-depth what happens when Moomintroll for them and suddenly find new exploration of Moo mintroll’s catches the last dragon in the ways to relate to each other. For character. world. Moominvalley is Moominvalley still, even without the Moomins in it. 5 Moomin Picture Books | Tove Jansson The Book about Who Will Comfort The Dangerous Journey An Unwanted Guest Moomin, Mymble and Toffle? (Den farliga resan) (Skurken i Muminhuset) Little My (Vem ska trösta Knyttet?) 28 pages | Schildts & Söder- 32 pages | Schildts & Söder- (Hur gick det sen?) 28 pages | Schildts & Söder- ströms | 1970 ströms | 1980 24 pages | Schildts & Söder- ströms | 1960 ströms | 1952 The Dangerous Journey tells the Instead of drawings by Tove Toffle is lonely. He runs away story of the nightmarish adven- Jansson, this book is illustrated The Book about Moomin, Mymble from home, watching the char- tures of Susanna, the Hemulen, with photos taken by her brother, and Little My was the first Moo- acters of Moominvalley celebrate Sniff, Sorry-Oo and Thingummy photographer Per Olov Jansson. min picture book by Tove Jansson. and enjoy life. Too shy to speak & Bob as they travel through The photos show the rooms and Moomintroll is taking milk back to anyone, he is sad. Despite his Moominvalley after Susanna inhabitants of the Moomin House home to Moominmamma, when insecurities, Toffle finally finds loses her glasses. model, now on display in the he meets Mymble who is search- the courage to overcome his Moomin Museum in Tampere, ing for her missing sister, Little fears and save another frightened Finland. My. Together the pair go looking creature, the mesmerizing Miffle. for her. 6 Moomin | Picture Books This new series introduces the world of Moominvalley, its characters and values to new young Efter en berättelse av Tove Jansson readers. The books are developed by Bonnier Carlsen in collaboration with Moomin Characters, CECILIA DAVIDSSON • CECILIA HEIKKILÄ Mumintrollen och draken and are retold and illustrated by established Swedish authors and illustrators. The series returns to Tove Jansson’s original storylines and art style using watercolour and ink. Mumintrollen n sensommardag lyckas Mumintrollet fånga en drake – och draken Eden allra sista i världen! Han bär hem den i en burk och Efter en berättelse av Tove Jansson bestämmer att den alltid ska älska bara honom. Men draken är som drakar är mest, och snart sitter den på Snusmumrikens axel och spinner som en symaskin. En saga om längtan, vänskap och obesvarad kärlek. Tove Janssons klassiska novell ”Den sista draken i världen” har tolkats i bilderboksformat av CECILIA DAVIDSSON och CECILIA HEIKKILÄ. ISBN 978-91-7803-533-5 9 7 8 9 1 7 8 0 3 5 3 3 5 Stories from Moomin valley Christmas comes to The Invisible Guest in Moomin and the Last Dragon (Sagor från Mumindalen) Moominvalley Moominvalley (Mumintrollen och draken) Age 3+ | 96 pages | Bonnier (Julen kommer till (Mumintrollen och den Age 3+ | 40 pages | Bonnier Carlsen Carlsen | 2018 Mumindalen) osynliga gästen) October 2019 Age 3+ | 40 pages | Bonnier Age 3+ | 40 pages | Bonnier A collection of three stories, Carlsen | 2018 Carlsen | 2019 On a late summer’s day, Moomintroll based on The Moomins and the managed to capture a dragon - the very Great Flood and the episodes Based on the short story The This is a new, fully illustrated last dragon in the world! He put it in a The Magicians Hat and Hattifat­ Fir Tree from Tove Jansson’s adaptation of The Invisible Child, jar and decided it would always love him teners Island from Finn Family novel Tales from Moominval­ one of Tove Jansson’s most and him only. But the dragon was like Moomintroll . ley, this lovely picture book beloved stories. most dragons are and if it hadn’t been for tells the story of how the In a cold autumn evening, Efter en berättelse av Tove Jansson Snufkin, Moomintroll would have had his CECILIA DAVIDSSON • ALEX HARIDI • FILIPPA WIDLUND Moomins wake up from their Too-ticki stops by the Moom- MUMINTROLLEN OCH DEN OSYNLIGA GÄSTEN OSYNLIGA OCH DEN MUMINTROLLEN heart broken that day. winter sleep to find themselves inhouse together with an fascinated, but also a little bit invisible girl called Ninny. She Mumintrollen scared, by everyone’s hysterical has become invisible because och havsorkestern preparations for the arrival of someone has been very mean Moomin and the Ocean Orchestra Christmas, whoever or what- to her. The Moomin family (Mumintrollen och havsorkestern) ever that might be! invites Ninny to stay with Efter en berättelse av Tove Jansson Age 3+ | 40 pages | Bonnier Carlsen them to help her, and that autumn both she and the family learn about respect, Coming kindness, equality and the importance of sometimes Spring getting really angry. 2020 7 Moominvalley Animation Publishing Moominvalley, the new animated Moomin tv-series will be backed by a worldwide publishing and mer- chandising program. The world publishing rights are with Macmillan Children’s Books.