

“[Moomin is] a quirky, original comic strip masterpiece.” -Myla Goldberg, author of Bee SeasonMoomin: The Complete Lars Jansson Comic Strip, Volume Nine welcomes readers back to the beloved world of Moominvalley, where pancakes and jam are a perfectly acceptable supper and a damsel in distress can live in a prefabricated castle. The ninth volume of Tove and Lars Jansson’s classic comic strip features the beloved “Fuddler and Married Life” story. Together, the four stories in this collection display the poignancy, whimsy, and philosophical bent that constitute the Moomins’ enduring appeal. ALSO AVAILABLE: The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My / 978-1-897299-95-1 / $16.95Moomin & the Comet / 978-1-77046-122-2 / $9.95Moomin & the Sea / 978-1-77046-123-9 / $9.95Moomin Book One / 978-1-894937-80-1 / $19.95Moomin Book Two / 978-1-897299-19-7 / $19.95Moomin Book Three / 978-1-897299-55-5 / $19.95Moomin Book Four / 978-1-897299-78-4 / $19.95Moomin Book Five / 978-1-897299-94-4 / $19.95Moomin Book Six / 978-1-77046-042-3 / $19.95Moomin Book Seven / 978-1-77046-062-1 / $19.95Moomin Book Eight / 978-1770461215 / $19.95Moomin Builds a House / 978-1-77046-108-6 / $9.95Moomin Every Day / 978-1-77046-043-0 / $22.95Moomin Falls in Love / 978-1-77046-107-9 / $9.95Moomin’s Winter Follies / 978-1-77046-098-0 / $9.95Moominvalley Turns Jungle / 978-1-77046-097-3 / $9.95Who Will Comfort Toffle? / 978-1-77046-017-1 / $16.95
Tove Jansson (1914-2001) was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland. She is the author of the Moomin books, including Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Born into an artistic family–her father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic designer and illustrator–Jansson studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, and L’École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition to her Moomin books, she also wrote several novels, drew comic strips and worked as a painter and illustrator. In 1966, she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her body of work. Jansson had a studio in Helsinki but spent most of her time at her home on a small island called Klovharu.
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