Finnish artist, illustrator and writer Tove Jansson is best known for her illustrated book series The Moomins. And while we might remember the Moomins books for their dreamy pictures and gentle ...

But these illustrations by the creator of The Moomins, Tove Jansson, capture the surreal spirit of the books. Jansson created the Moomins in 1939 - they first existed in a Swedish comic strip.

3. There’s a magician on a flying panther The Hobgoblin is a character who appears in the third Moomin book, “Finn Family Moomintroll”. He’s a magician with marvellous magical powers who ...

A Gloucester venue will host a new public artwork in celebration of the first Moomin book's 80th anniversary. Gloucester Guildhall is one of four UK venues that will commemorate The Moomins and ...

The Moomins feature in a series of books, a comic strip and a television show. The central family, which consists of consists of Moominpappa, Moominmamma and Moomintroll, live in their house in ...

A new Moomin shop has opened in Tokyo’s Ginza district, offering high-end products and traditional merchandise related to the white hippo-like characters of the popular Finnish book series by ...

Next year will mark 80 years of The Moomins, with the hit books translated into 60 languages around the world Bradford is one of four UK locations selected to host artwork to celebrate the 80th ...

A DHC public relations official declined to comment on the matter. The Moomin troll characters in Jansson's books are popular around the world, including Japan. Many products related to the ...