Tove Jansson moomin illustrations

I was introduced to the Moomins when the first Japanese translation of Finn Family Moomintroll by author/artist Tove Jansson came out. It was love at first sight: There was someone who wrote and drew, and she was a woman. Jansson became my first role model, before I even knew of such a concept. (Today, I am a visual artist who writes, and live with a black cat, just like the one Jansson held in the jacket photo on that first Japanese edition.) I devoured every volume that followed…

Who Will Comfort Toffle? Tove Jansson ~ translated by Kingsley Hart not sure of the original publisher but mine is Schildts, 1960 set fo...

Юбилейная выставка в музее Атенеум: к столетию со дня рождения Туве Янссон | 8 апреля 2014 года. Блог о путешествиях и культуре в Европе

oneangryshot: ““i don’t want any friends who are kind without really liking me and i don’t want anybody who is kind just so not to be unpleasant ” ”

"I only want to live in peace and plant potatoes and dream!" The magical Moominvalley of Tove Jansson's imagination contains all you need to know for life.

Avui amb aquest dia de fresca i pluja, el que inspira es la decoració amb paraigües. Maria Yasko

A new Moomin stamp and a silver collector’s coin, “Tove Jansson and Children’s Culture” was issued on August 9, 2004 . The new Moomin stamp celebrated the 90th Anniversary of Finland's beloved artist and author Tove Jansson (1914-2001), the creator of Moomin. The world famous troll became internationally known in 1954 when the London Evening Standard began publishing a cartoon strip entitled “Moomin” drawn by Jansson and his brother Lars. After “Moomin” became syndicated, the cartoon was…

"I only want to live in peace and plant potatoes and dream!" The magical Moominvalley of Tove Jansson's imagination contains all you need to know for life.

"I only want to live in peace and plant potatoes and dream!" The magical Moominvalley of Tove Jansson's imagination contains all you need to know for life.