The Invisible Guest in Moominvalley

Tove Jansson, Cecilia Davidsson, Filippa Widlund

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Macmillan Children's Books
11 February 2020

Picture books: character books; Picture storybooks; Classic fiction (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA)

A stunning and classic picture book, with a special textured cover, The Invisible Guest in Moominvalley is the perfect gift for Moomin fans of all ages.

In Moominvalley everyone is welcome. So when Too-ticky arrives with an unusually invisible guest, Ninny, the Moomins endeavor to make their guest feel at home, armed with remedies to gently draw their new guest into visibility allowing her to regain her once lost voice.

This unique retelling of Tove Jansson's touching short story The Invisible Child captures Jansson's wise, perceptive and original voice and includes delicate, painterly illustrations full of character and detail and based on Jansson's original drawings and colour plates.

A new generation of readers will enjoy meeting the lovable Moomin family and friends, with their special values of tolerance, kindness and integrity, as they help feel Ninny feel safe and one of the family.

By: Tove Jansson, Cecilia Davidsson
Illustrated by: Filippa Widlund
Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 268mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781529010275
ISBN 10: 1529010276
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 11 February 2020
Recommended Age: From 3 to 6 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tove Jansson (1914 - 2001) was born in Helsinki to artist parents. She was to become a celebrated artist, political cartoonist and author, but she is best known as the creator of the Moomins, one of the most successful and beloved children's book series ever written. Inspired by summers spent on the islands off Finland and Sweden, Tove created the unique world of Moominvalley and all its inhabitants. The Moomins and The Great Flood, her first book to feature the Moomins, published in 1945. In 1966, Tove received the Hans Christian Andersen Award for her lasting contribution to children's literature.