Moomins And The Great Flood

This is where it all began. Written in 1945, in the aftermath of World War II, this is the very first Moomin story: Moominmamma and Moomin searching for Moominpappa through a flooded, uncertain world, finding kindness and strangeness in equal measure along the way. Tove Jansson wrote it for children, but she was writing about displacement and hope and the long journey home, and eighty years later it still quietly takes your breath away.

We love it because:

• The first Moomin story, in a beautiful anniversary edition that finally gives it the treatment it deserves: cloth-effect boards, Tove Jansson's original full colour illustrations, and a foreword by Frank Cottrell-Boyce that sets the story in its remarkable historical context
• The fold-out Moomin history poster is a genuine addition, lovely for a child's room and fascinating for any Moomin devotee who wants to understand the whole arc of Jansson's world
• For families already in love with Moominvalley, this is the missing piece: the story before the stories, the first glimpse of everything that came after
• The kind of anniversary edition that feels genuinely worth owning, not just a repackage

What's in the box:

• Hardback, 88 pages
• Full colour illustrations throughout
• Foreword by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
• Full colour fold-out Moomin history poster
• Published by Sort Of Books

Great for:

• Ages 6 and up, and every adult Moomin reader
• A gift for a child already in love with Moominvalley, or a Moomin-collecting grown-up who wants the complete picture
• A keepsake edition for the 80th anniversary year

Important to know:

• Hardback, 88 pages
• Full colour illustrations
• ISBN: 9781914502149
• Published November 2024