- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Ernest Benn Ltd (1 Sep 1978)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 051000038X
- ISBN-13: 978-0510000387
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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- #59 in Books > Children's Books > Characters & Series > Moomins
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'The gloriously vibrant illustrations together with the deft rhyming text make this picture book an absolute delight' --Outside In
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Celebrating sixty years of the Moomins in English - A delightful picture book in rhyme that completes the Moomin Valley trilogy
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It is delightful to have this book available after having been out of print for decades. It is a simple story told in picture book style for younger children, but as with all of the Moomin stories is full of insight. The illustrations are everything in this book and they show that Jansson was a great artist as well as an author. They appear to be watercolour, and are worth studying for their technique alone. You get the impression that the paintings came first and the story was built up around them.
The book has one quite irritating flaw, and that is the translation by Sophie Hannah. She has translated the other two Moomin picture book reprints, which she did very well, but in this book she uses contemporary slang on several occasions, which does not fit with the story and is likely to date very quickly. Phrases such as "let it go" and "high five" may be innocuous enough to a child, but are completely out of keeping with the characters or Jansson's style.
The book has one quite irritating flaw, and that is the translation by Sophie Hannah. She has translated the other two Moomin picture book reprints, which she did very well, but in this book she uses contemporary slang on several occasions, which does not fit with the story and is likely to date very quickly. Phrases such as "let it go" and "high five" may be innocuous enough to a child, but are completely out of keeping with the characters or Jansson's style.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Tove's books are a treasure. The illustrations are wonderful and we are very luckky that so many are available through print.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Beautifully written, translated and illustrated. Gentle Moomin tale which should appeal to all ages.The book looks very old fashioned and is.
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