{"product_id":"9781770461345","title":"Moomin's Desert Island","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMoomin's Desert Island\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tove Jansson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Moomins picnic with their ancestors, a pair of pirates, and, best of all, Mymble\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnother classic Moomin story reworked in full color, with a kid-proof but kid-friendly size, price, and format.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eAfter a disastrous helicopter ride through a thunderstorm, the entire Moomin family is stranded on a desert island—the very island their ancestors came from! They make the best of it, hunting for their supper, exploring mysterious tunnels, and salvaging items from a wrecked pirate ship (including the Mymble!), but their ancestors don't let them live in peace and quiet for too long. Soon the whole island will have to deal with the explosive consequences of their ancestors' misbehavior.\u003cbr\u003e     Tove Jansson's flawless cartooning is brought to life in a whole new way within these pages. A delight for the whole family!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Here is where Jansson's weird but true world begins; where fear, loneliness and insecurity are banished by love and the force of imagination.” —\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Jansson's] work soars with lightness and speed, and her drawings only echo her writing: delicate but precise, observant yet suggestive . . . Jansson was exceptional, an exuberant explorer of emotional independence and interdependence, a liberating force.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A lost treasure now rediscovered--one of the sweetest, strangest comics strips ever drawn or written. A surrealist masterpiece. Honest.” —\u003ci\u003eNeil Gaiman, author of Sandman, American Gods and Fragile Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Moomin is gorgeous, and is flat out the best Moomin book I've ever seen. Tove Jansson was a natural cartoonist. These strips are clever, gentle, witty, and completely engrossing.” —\u003ci\u003eJeff Smith, cartoonist of Bone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781770461345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Drawn and Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596054933710,"sku":"9781770461345","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_b3b00bd2-a382-4456-96d6-3aede8afabb3.jpg?v=1637848244","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781770461345","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}