Finn Family Moomintroll (Collectors Edition)

Spring arrives in Moominvalley, and Moomintroll finds a Hobgoblin's hat in the mountains. Nobody knows quite what it does yet, but it turns out that anything left inside it comes out transformed into something else entirely. What follows is one of Tove Jansson's most joyful and inventive stories: full of strange magic, summer warmth and the particular happiness of being exactly where you belong, with the people you love best.

We love it because:

• Finn Family Moomintroll is many people's first Moomin book, and it is a wonderful place to start: lighter and more playful than some of the later titles, full of summer and invention and the whole valley feeling alive and good
• The collector's edition is as beautiful as the others in the Sort Of Books series: Tove Jansson's original 1950s and 60s artwork, newly scanned, with gorgeous endpapers and that glorious cover of Moominpappa in his top hat, the Snork Maiden and Moomintroll dancing, Snufkin playing his flute in the tree
• The colour and warmth of this particular book makes it feel like the heart of the Moomin world: the one that captures Moominvalley at its most golden and hospitable
• Equally lovely as a first Moomin book for a child, or a keepsake edition for an adult who already loves the series

What's in the box:

• Hardback, 176 pages
• Full colour illustrations throughout
• Original 1950s and 60s cover and interior artwork, newly scanned
• Published by Sort Of Books

Great for:

• Ages 7 and up, and every adult who loves Tove Jansson
• A first Moomin book, a birthday gift or the collector's edition that belongs in every Moomin-loving home
• Reading together, one chapter at a time, on long summer evenings

Important to know:

• Hardback, 176 pages
• Dimensions: 19 x 13.8cm (7.5 x 5.4 in)
• Full colour illustrations
• ISBN: 9781908745644
• Published October 2017