Moomin's Little Buggy Book by Tove Jansson

Starting from 1968, Jansson wrote 6 novels and 5 short stories for adults, that included her semi-autobiographical novel called Sculptor’s Daughter and the popular book known as The Summer Book. In 1966, Jansson was awarded the Hans Christian-Anderson Medal for her contribution to children’s books. The first three books of her Moomin series achieved tremendous success in worldwide sales. Jansson was also involved in creating graphics for the covers of books and other purposes.Īfter gaining early exposure to the professions of writing and art, Jansson continued doing them for as long as she lived. At around the same time, she was also writing articles and short stories for several publications. In 1943, Jansson organized her first independent art exhibition. Between 19, she studied in Helsinki, Paris, and Stockholm.

Jansson was highly influenced by her artistic parents while she was growing up. Jansson’s birth took place on August 9, 1914, and her death occurred on June 27, 2001, in Helsinki. She was born as Tove Marika Jansson in Helsinki, Finland. Jansson had started this widely successful series in 1945 and published its last book in 1970. She was particularly popular for her children’s book series called the Moomin series, which were initially written in Finnish and Swedish and later translated for the English readers. Tove Jansson was a reputed novelist, illustrator, painter, visual artist, comic strip writer, and author from Finland, who used to speak and write in Swedish.

Moomin's Little Buggy Book by Tove Jansson