Jansson, Tove

"As the Moomins prepare to hibernate through what is going tobe the worst winter yet, several unwelcomed guests take advantage of the Moomins' generosity and keep the family awake throughout the long winter. Their quirky but needy guests prevent the Moomins from hibernating and the chaos only increases with the arrival of a little nibling determined to find out everyone's secrets. One by one, the nibling sees what the Moomins and each of their houseguests do when no one else is looking. But everyone is ashamed of what the nibling has seen and is determined to keep their secret activities, well, a secret!"--Back cover.

Collects five comic strips that feature Moomin, a teenage troll who looks like a hippopotamus and passively deals with life's troubles, and includes "Moomin Falls in Love, " "Moominvalley Turns Jungle, " "Moomin and the Martians, " "Moomin and the Sea, " and "Club Life in Moominvalley.".

Includes four comic strips featuring Moomin, a teenage troll who looks like a hippopotamus and passively deals with life's troubles; including "Moomin's Winter Follies, " "Moomin Mamma's Maid, " "Moomin Builds a House, " and "Moomin Begins a New Life.".

When stricken with a severe cold, Moominpappa decides to set down an account of his eventful youth, which he shares chapter by chapter with Moomintroll, Sniff, and Snufkin.

The author's comic strip is published for the first time in North America in the first volume of a proposed multi-volume series designed to reprint the entire strip of the magical world of the author's creation, the Moomins.

"... a collection of the complete Tove Jansson-penned Moomin comic strip, replete with all of her ... storylines and original pencil sketches"--Publisher.

Relates various adventures of the Finn Family Moomintroll after they awaken from their winter sleep. They live in the forests of Finland and like the sunshine.