“We need Moominland for its gentle pace, its sense of beauty and awe, and its spirit of friendliness and empathy-now more than ever.” - The Horn Book “There is, in short, everything in the Moon books: giant comets and secret caves and tree houses and stilts and magic-carpet clouds and amusement parks run by despotic practical-joking kings and time machines and ski instructors.” - Harper's Jansson had a studio in Helsinki but spent most of her time at her home on a small island called Klovharu. In 1966, she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her body of work. In addition to her Moomin books, she also wrote several novels, drew comic strips and worked as a painter and illustrator. Born into an artistic family-her father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic designer and illustrator-Jansson studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, and L’École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She is the author of the Moomin books, including Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Tove Jansson (1914–2001) was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland.
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