{"product_id":"9780312608880","title":"Comet in Moominland","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eComet in Moominland\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tove Jansson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Moomintroll learns that a comet will be passing by, he and his friend Sniff travel to the Observatory on the Lonely Mountains to consult the Professors. Along the way, they have many adventures, but the greatest adventure of all awaits them when they learn that the comet is headed straight for their beloved Moominvalley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We need Moominland for its gentle pace, its sense of beauty and awe, and its spirit of friendliness and empathy—now more than ever.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“These charming fantasies are propelled by a childlike curiosity and filled with quiet wisdom, appealing geniality, and a satisfying sense of self-discovery.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you had no shame reading \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e on the subway, there's no need to hide Tove Jansson's witty, whimsically illustrated Finnish series.” —\u003ci\u003eDaily Candy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The Moomin books make for both splendid bedtime read-alouds and solitary savoring.” —\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It's more than forty years since Jansson's Moomintrolls first appeared. I found the writing and invention as appealing as ever. She has a thistledown touch.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The adventures of the easygoing Moomintrolls have all the crispness and tart surprise of a lingonberry, thanks to Jansson's ineffably light touch, her uncanny sensitivity to universal childhood emotions, and her gift for terse, naturalistic dialogue.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gentle, offbeat fantasy.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A lost treasure now rediscovered . . . A surrealist masterpiece.” —\u003ci\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Jansson was a genius of a very subtle kind. These simple stories resonate with profound and complex emotions that are like nothing else in literature for children or adults: intensely Nordic, and completely universal.” —\u003ci\u003ePhilip Pullman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tove Jansson is undoubtedly one of the greatest children's writers there has ever been. She has the extraordinary gift of writing books that are very clearly for children, but can also be enjoyed when the child, like me, is over sixty and can still find new pleasures with the insights that come from adulthood.” —\u003ci\u003eSir Terry Pratchett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Clever, gentle, witty, and completely engrossing.” —\u003ci\u003eJeff Smith, author of Bone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It's not just Tove Jansson's wonderfully strange fairytale world that so appeals but also her beautiful line work and exquisite sense of design.” —\u003ci\u003eLauren Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Tove Jansson] is a master.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The most original works for children to be published since the Pooh books, and possibly, since Alice.” —\u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You will declare yourself a citizen of Moominvalley and call the stories your own--the Moomin world is that compelling.” —\u003ci\u003eRiverbank Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312608880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40623964717262,"sku":"9780312608880","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_5da2b736-437a-46cd-9b93-643040ea8352.jpg?v=1638583479","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312608880","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}