{"product_id":"9780140301502-secondhand-finn-family-moomintroll","title":"Finn Family Moomintroll","description":"Finn Family Moomintroll  is the second book in the cult classic Moomin series by Tove Jansson. A must-read for adults and children alike.  Poor little chap! He had been turned into a very strange animal indeed . . . Although they're small, fat and shy creatures, Moomins have the most amazing adventures. It all begins when Moominpappa tries on a magic hat that makes exciting and funny things happen . . . 'They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them' - Philip Pullman 'A beautifully strange world, excquisitely illustrated' - Lauren Child Tove Jansson was born in Finland in 1914. She began her career as a cartoonist and went on to write and illustrate many books for adults and children. She drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun, and in 1945 he became a character in a children's story. Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books, which began with  Comet in Moominland  in 1946, closely followed by  Finn Family Moomintroll .  Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged 87. %%% Finn Family Moomintroll  is the second book in the cult classic Moomin series by Tove Jansson. A must-read for adults and children alike.    Poor little chap! He had been turned into a very strange animal indeed . . . Although they're small, fat and shy creatures, Moomins have the most amazing adventures. It all begins when Moominpappa tries on a magic hat that makes exciting and funny things happen . . . 'They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them' - Philip Pullman 'A beautifully strange world, excquisitely illustrated' - Lauren Child Tove Jansson was born in Finland in 1914. She began her career as a cartoonist and went on to write and illustrate many books for adults and children. She drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun, and in 1945 he became a character in a children's story. Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books, which began with  Comet in Moominland  in 1946, closely followed by  Finn Family Moomintroll .  Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged 87.","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49001221292251,"sku":"9780140301502-SECONDHAND","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8ca0d838-0af3-44c1-99ba-4cb76c1391b1.jpg?v=1784744556","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780140301502-secondhand-finn-family-moomintroll","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}