Moomins: Moominmamma's Book of Thoughts

Moomin thoughts

by Tove Jansson, Sami Malila

With their humane wisdom, Tove Jansson's world-renowned Moomin stories have made a great difference to readers' lives all over the world. This book features funny and insightful slogans and deep thoughts from the Moominvalley.

46 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Tove Jansson was born and died in Helsinki, Finland. As a Finnish citizen whose mother tongue was Swedish, she was part of the Swedish-speaking Finns minority. Thus, all her books were originally written in Swedish.

Although known first and foremost as an author, Tove Jansson considered her careers as author and painter to be of equal importance.

Tove Jansson wrote and illustrated her first Moomin book, The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945), during World War II. She said later that the war had depressed her, and she had wanted to write something naive and innocent. Besides the Moomin novels and short stories, Tove Jansson also wrote and illustrated four original and highly popular picture books.

Jansson's Moomin books have been translated into 33 languages.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moomins fans will love this little book, it has lots of sweet and funny stories and plenty of
Moominmamma's wise words that will raise a smile of recognition from mums everywhere !
Lovely sketches too, I love this, it makes a perfect gift or stocking filler.

[Kalle Persson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Älskade denna lilla bok! Så vackert satt också, till och med sidnumreringen är vackert gjort. Det är en liten bok med ett stort innehåll. Så fort jag öppnade den kändes det som att jag klev in i Mumindalen.

[Arlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

As sweet as you'd expect. Good advice to live your life by.

[τλιϓλ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a nice character and kind one like Moominmamma will surely utter nothing but good and wise -may be some times- words, her book is good one.

[Nighteye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trevliga citat och visdomsord.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Given to my moomin mama from her little moomin friend.