Bøker av Tove Jansson

A celebration of Tove Jansson's legacy, 100 years after her birth.

Tove Jansson's most personal book and a homage by two artists to the island they loved. In her late-forties, Tove Jansson, helped by a maverick seaman called Brunstrom, raced to build a cabin on an almost barren outcrop of rock in the Gulf of Finland. The island was Klovharun, and for twenty-six summers Tove and her life partner, the graphic artist Tuulikki Pietila, retreated there to live, paint and write, energised by the solitude and shifting seascapes. Notes from an Island, published in English for the first time, is both a memoir and homage to the island the two women loved intensely and relinquished only when pressed by age. It is also a unique collaboration between two artists. Tove's spare, precise prose - diary entries, vignettes and extracts from Brunstrom's log - frame the subtle washes and aquatints created by Tuulikki. Together they form a work of meditative beauty.

A gentle farewell to Moominvalley in the last story of all.

In the second volume of Tove Jansson's humorous yet melancholic Moomin comic strip, we get four new stories about jealousy, competition, child rearing, and self-reinvention.

Special Collectors' Edition lovingly restored to its original stunning design.

Sort Of books completes the set of Moomin special collectors' edition hardbacks with the most popular title of them all...

Special Collectors' Edition lovingly restored to its original stunning design.

Moomin has been swiftly making its way into the hearts of North Americans ever since Drawn & Quarterly began collecting the strip in 2006. It debuted in the London Evening News in 1954 and has become the fastest-selling D+Q series to date. Fifty years ago, Tove Jansson''s observations of everyday life-whimsical but with biting undertones-easily caught the attention of an international audience and still resonate today. This third volume returns to Moominvalley, where its beloved inhabitants get tangled up in five new stories. Moomin falls in love with a damsel in distress, an unseasonably warm spell turns the valley into a tropical rain forest, and a flying saucer crashes into Moominmamma''s garden. Moominpappa decides to live out his dream of occupying a lighthouse and writing a great seaside novel, only to discover that he hates the sea so close up and has no interest in writing about it, and a variety of curious clubs spring up in the valley. Moomin and Moominmamma do their level best to avoid the whole mess but, of course, get drawn into the muddle.

Toffle is driven from his home by frightening noises of the forest. Too shy, at first, to approach the many colourful Moomin characters he passes along the way, he gains confidence by discovering a scared and lonely Miffle who needs his help.

Escape into Moominvalley with this perfect, pocket-sized colouring book.

Presents the colour Moomin picture book with its cut-out page designs and playful rhyming text.

Count from 1 to 10 with this stylish Moomin tummy time book.Featuring high-contrast colours and bold patterns, each page of this beautiful fold-out concertina board book has been designed to help stimulate a baby's developing eyesight. Prop it up during tummy time and introduce baby to their very first numbers!In this beautiful range of baby books, Tove Jansson's much-loved world of the Moomins is brought to life for the littlest bookworms.

The Summer Book 'TOVE JANSSON' WITH A FOREWORD BY ESTHER FREUD An elderly artist and her six-year-old grand-daughter while away a summer together on a tiny island in the gulf of Finland. As the two learn to adjust to each other's fears, whims and yearnings, a fierce yet understated love emerges - one that encompasses not only the summer inhabitants but the very island itself. Written in a clear, unsentimental style, full of brusque humour, and wisdom, The Summer Book is a profoundly life-affirming story. Tove Jansson captured much of her own life and spirit in the book, which was her favourite of her adult novels. This new edition, with a Foreword by Esther Freud, sees the return of a European literary gem - fresh, authentic and deeply humane. New and beautifully presented edition of a Scandinavian literary classic by Finland's most translated author should appeal to all ages dissolving boundaries between fiction, biography and travel.

Hva er egentlig livsglede? I Mummidalen er ikke alltid svaret på det spørsmålet så vanskelig. Kanskje skal det ikke stort mer til enn god frokost på verandaen en sommermorgen eller noen fine, røde støvler å gå tur med i regnet! Her har vi samlet de beste av Tove Janssons visdomsord om livsglede, sett gjennom øynene til Mummitrollet og de andre innbyggerne i Mummidalen. Les i denne lille boken når du trenger et råd eller en oppmuntring – eller et fint sitat til et brev eller en tale.]]>

A rare treat for Moomin Fans with 8 original full colour pages.

Tove Jansson's first book for adults was a memoir, capturing afresh the enchantments and fears of her Helsinki childhood. Restored to its original form, Sculptor's Daughter gives us a glimpse of the mysteries of winter ice, the bonhomie of balalaika parties, and the vastness of Christmas viewed from beneath the tree.

A little girl is transported with the help of magic glasses from the tedium of a summer afternoon into an exciting world of mangrove swamps, spluttering volcanoes and sea where birds fly upside down and wild things threaten to pounce. But she is not alone.

More delightful tales from the legendary Finnish artistDrawn & Quarterly''s bestselling Moomin series, created by the legendary children''s author Tove Jansson, is now in its fourth installment. The series is the winner of the Harvey Award and has been nominated for multiple Eisner Awards.

Fair Play: novel by Tove Jansson Translated from the Swedish by Thomas Teal. INTRODUCED BY ALI SMITH "e;So what can happen when Tove Jansson turns her attention to her own favourite subjects, love and work, in this novel about two women, lifelong partners and friends? Expect something philosophically calm - and discreetly radical. Its publication is cause for huge celebration."e; Ali Smith, from her introduction to Fair Play. The writer and artist TOVE JANSSON (1914-2001) is best known as the creator of the Moomin stories, which have been published in thirty-five languages. However, from 1968, she turned her attention to writing for adults. Fair Play was her last novel, written when she was seventy-five. Sort of Books have also published Tove Jansson's classic The Summer Book (2003) and A Winter Book: Selected Stories (2006), which draws from five collections to present the best of her short fiction. A charming, quietly radical and inspiring book, introduced by Ali Smith. First ever publication in English, in a translation by Thomas Teal.

Pek på bildet, si ordet og løft på klaffene sammen med Mummitrollet og vennene hans!Med denne fargerike klaffeboken kan de aller yngste lære sine 100 første ord.]]>

Mummitrollet sover vinterdvale mellom november og april. Men plutselig en dag i januar våkner Mummitrollet, og nå klarer han ikke å sovne igjen. Først kjenner han seg redd og ensom i det sovende huset, men etter hvert oppdager han en ny og kald vinterverden full av forunderlige vesener. Blant dem er Too-Tiki og Lille My, som bor i familiens badehus.

Sitatbok om livet og døden fra Mummitrollet og de andre innbyggerne i MummidalenHer har vi samlet noen visdomsord om det å håndtere livets store spørsmål. Les i denne lille boken når du trenger et råd eller en oppmuntring – eller et fint sitat til et brev eller en tale."For en filosof er det akkurat det samme om han lever eller dør", er ett av de mange sitatene fra mummibøkene, som tar for seg både store og små katastrofer. For oss andre kan det nok være fint med noen trøstende ord om både livet og døden. Og slike finnes det mange av hos Tove Jansson.]]>

Et skattkammer av en bok! Her har vi samlet et rikt utvalg av fortellinger, bildebøker, tegneserie og sanger fra Mummidalen. En perfekt gavebok til alle små og store som liker Mummitrollet. I denne boka møter du alle karakterene fra Mummidalen - mummitrollet, mummimamma og mummipappa, Snorkfrøken, Snusmumrikken, Filifjonka og lille My, Hemulen og alle andre - i Tove Janssons originale strek.]]>

Sent i november er den siste av originalbøkene til Tove Jansson om Mummitrollet og de andre innbyggerne i Mummidalen. Den foregår parallelt med Pappaen og havet.Mummifamilien har flyttet ut til øya med fyret, og Mummihuset er tomt, kaldt og forlatt. Hemulen, Filifjonka og de andre vennene deres savner dem og bestemmer seg for å flytte inn. Der må de forsøke å bo og leve med hverandre, uten at gode, trygge Mummimamma passer på dem.Og vil Mummifamilen noen gang komme tilbake?Sent i november passer, i likhet med Pappaen og havet, for litt eldre barn.

I Den farlige reisen møter vi Pernille som kjeder seg, men plutselig finner hun et par briller. Når hun tar dem på seg, så forandrer alt seg. Skogen blir vill som en jungel, katten hennes blir en tiger og Pernille blir en liten heks. Pernille begir seg ut på en reise som ender i Mummidalen. På sin vei møter hun Sniff, Hemulen, Mummitrollet og andre kjente figurer fra Mummidalen. Denne eventyrlige klassikeren fra Tove Jansson er gjendiktet på rim av André Bjerke.

Det var høstnatt og månen skinte. Men ingen i Mummihuset ville sove, for de hadde nemlig en sterk følelse av at denne natten ikke var som ellers, og at det var noe mystisk i luften. Denne boken er en fortelling om hvordan det Farlige kan ta seg inn i et hus som har vært stille i lang tid - eller tilsynelatende stille. Man vet aldri ...

'They can't have moved away without saying a word!'Winter is coming, and the Fillyjonk, the Hemulen, Toft, Mymble, etc. are all waiting in Moominvalley to see the Moomins return home. Winter doesn't seem right without them . . .