Moomin and the Midsummer Mystery

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're missing the most magical fun . . .

It's a long, lazy midsummer afternoon in Moominvalley and the whole family are relaxing outdoors. But suddenly Moominpappa's precious notebook and fountain pen vanish, and the garden starts to feel unseasonably cold. Can Moomintroll and his friends follow the clues and solve this curious mystery?

About the author

Tove Jansson was born in Finland in 1914. She began her career as a cartoonist and went on to write and illustrate many books for adults and children. She drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun, and in 1945 he became a character in a children's story. Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books, which began with The Moomins and the Great Flood in 1945, closely followed by Comet in Moominland in 1946, Finn Family Moomintroll in 1948 and six more Moomin adventures. During the winter months Tove lived and worked in Helsinki, but in the summertime she stayed on a beautiful remote island in the Gulf of Finland with her long-term partner, the artist Tuulikki Pietilä. Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged eighty-six.

Summary

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're missing the most magical fun . . .

It's a long, lazy midsummer afternoon in Moominvalley and the whole family are relaxing outdoors. But suddenly Moominpappa's precious notebook and fountain pen vanish, and the garden starts to feel unseasonably cold. Can Moomintroll and his friends follow the clues and solve this curious mystery?

Product details

• Authors: Tove Jansson
• Publisher: Puffin UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 5
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9780241489581
• ISBN: 978-0-241-48958-1
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 261 mm x 4 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; Education and learning > Readings/interpretations/reading notes > English; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Early learning: time & seasons, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 3 years, Early years: time and seasons, Midsummer