{"product_id":"moomin-book-one-tove-jansson-9781894937801","title":"Moomin Book One: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe enchanting comic strip that introduced adult readers to the wonderful world of Moomin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTove Jansson is revered around the world as one of the foremost children's authors of the twentieth century for her illustrated chapter books regarding the magical worlds of her creation, the Moomins. The Moomins saw life in many forms but debuted to its biggest audience ever on the pages of the world's largest newspaper, the \u003ci\u003eLondon Evening News, \u003c\/i\u003ein 1954. The strip was syndicated in newspapers around the world with millions of readers in forty countries. \u003ci\u003eMoomin Book One \u003c\/i\u003eis the first volume of Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly's publishing plan to reprint the entire strip drawn by Jansson before she handed over the reins to her brother Lars in 1960. This is the first time the strip will be published in any form in North America and will deservedly place Jansson among the international cartooning greats of the last century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Moomins are a tight-knit family-hippo-shaped creatures with easygoing and adventurous outlooks. Jansson's art is pared down and precise, yet able to compose beautiful portraits of ambling creatures in fields of flowers or on rock-strewn beaches that recall Jansson's Nordic roots. The comic strip reached out to adults with its gentle and droll sense of humor. Whimsical but with biting undertones, Jansson's observations of everyday life, including guests who overstay their welcome, modern art, movie stars, and high society, easily caught the attention of an international audience and still resonate today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tove Jansson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1894937805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781894937801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.26h x 8.70w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/24\/2006 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2007 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2007 pg. 32","brand":"Tove Jansson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074069688575,"sku":"9781894937801","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b9a27094-481e-446a-a438-091f06bf86fa.jpg?v=1685451599","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/moomin-book-one-tove-jansson-9781894937801","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}