When Tove Jansson wrote her first Moomin story, Europe was at war, forcing millions of people to flee their homes, and the threatened atomic bomb was about to become reality. Feeling too desperate ...

By Jo Glanville Tove Jansson’s Moomins might be Finland’s most famous exports. The author and illustrator is a cherished national icon and, for Finnish readers, her enchanting, snout-nosed ...

By Nina Siegal Europe was on the brink of World War II when Tove Jansson, the Scandinavian writer and artist, sat down to sketch her first “Moomin” story, about a snout-nosed troll living in a ...

The tie-up with parent company Moomin Characters of creatures and books created by Finnish artist, illustrator, and writer Tove Jansson, will make Jansson’s literature widely accessible to ...

The Moomins look set to return for a new series in 2019, after a new crowdfunding campaign was launched. Tove Jansson’s Moomin series of books was adapted into a run of childhood favourite TV ...

Long before trolls stalked the Twittersphere sparking conspiracy theories and picking fights, a very different breed of them roamed a far off land spreading harmony and fellowship. Eccentric and ...

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A Gloucester venue will host a new public artwork in celebration of the first Moomin book's 80th anniversary. Gloucester Guildhall is one of four UK venues that will commemorate The Moomins and ...