Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip - Book One Hardcover – November 14, 2006

My whole family just loves this book! Adorably illustrated, by turns funny and poignant.

If you liked the books or the 90s TV show then you will love this. Truly the most amazing story lines.

Bought this book because I loved it as a child and I wanted my kids to read and love it too. I bought the comic version to start with to make sure they like it, before investing in the whole set of the books. And - they loved it!

My father had a Fullbright fellowship to teach and research blood diseases in Finland from August 1960 to August 1961. I was eleven when the family moved to Turku for the year. We had a copy of this book in English, possibly published in Great Britain. From the description of stories yet to be released, it sounds like the book we had included the entire series and not just the story in this volume. I remember the pictures of the Moomintrolls wearing their bikinis in the Riviera. It was and still is my favorite picture book. My brother, sister, and I read it until it fell apart. We don't know what happened to our copy, but it was unreadable by the time we were finished with it. Mom probably tossed what was left of it when we weren't paying attention. The Moomintroll stories are a little darker, edgier and more mysterious than many other popular children's series, I think. That was certainly part of their appeal for me. I'm thrilled to see this in print through a US publisher. I've searched for it for years, not even finding a used copy anywhere.

Tove Jansson classic stories about Moomin family and friends have been enjoyed all over Europe for years. I've been reading all Moomin's books since I was 5 years old, and re-reading them recently for my 7-year old daughter who enjoyed them as much as I did when I was her age. The cartoonish comic strip is a great addition to novels and animated series. Although, the drawings are not colored, the book has been a huge favorite of mine and my daughter since publication in November. The stories are lively, humorous and educational. The plot is easy to follow and attractive enough to enmesh my daughter in reading for few hours every day. But since her first perusal of the book, she is going back to the book and reads and looks through the stories again and again. I wish US publisher would come out with the next installment pretty soon. I would also love to get my hands on DVD with animated series which has been such a huge children's hit in Europe.

A big, beautiful book.

Excellent for any Moomin fan! Beautifully designed, good size!

came a lil dented but thats okay. printing is kind of strange, with the empty pages but its moomin so ill let it slide. could be good for kids, or not, since they say ass a solid amount