By award winning Finnish author - Book 1 of a series about the Moomintrolls. Beloved children's books in Finland and around the world.... and not just for children. Traditionally, Finns of all ages read and re-read the books. Extremely well known in Finnish culture.

When 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.

A lost treasure now rediscovered . . . A surrealist masterpiece. (Neil Gaiman)

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. (The Washington Post Book World)

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. (Entertainment Weekly)

A gentle, offbeat fantasy. (The Horn Book)

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