Moominmamma's Maid
$22.79
- Paperback
48 pages
- Release Date
24 November 2015
Summary
Another classic Moomin story reworked in full color, with a kid-proof but kid-friendly size, price, and format.With a maid to help around the house, will the Moomins become respectable?A housekeeping and mother-craft expert named Mrs. Fillyjonk moves in next door to the Moomins. Seeing the state of the Moomin house, she takes action, shaming them into hiring a maid. When Misabel the maid arrives, it’s immediately clear she needs a little cheering up, and since Mrs. Fillyjonk has mysteriously disappeared, the Moomins set about teaching her how to enjoy life. Lessons and poignant reminders of the importance of simple pleasures abound in Moominmamma’s Maid, the classic tale from Tove Jansson.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770462168 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770462163 |
| Author: | Tove Jansson |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Release Date: | 24 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 147g |
| Dimensions: | 6mm x 220mm x 157mm |
| Series: | Moomin Color Comics |
| Audience Age: | 5-9 |
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Critics Review
Tove Janssoncreated a quirky, original comic strip masterpiece Moomins are the vehicles through which Jansson explores everything that’s laughable, charming, laudable, and suspect about being human. - Myla Goldberg, NPR
Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson (1914 - 2001) was a legendary Finnish children’s book author, artist, and creator of the Moomins, who came to life in children’s books, comic strips, theater, opera, film, radio, theme parks, and TV.
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