... a super fun Moomin story ... full of twists and turns, adventure and Jansson’s wonderful illustrations that can convey so much with so little.
Youth Services Book Review
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THE ICONIC FIRST MOOMIN COMIC STRIP BY TOVE JANSSON, FULL OF ADVENTURE, SCHEMES, AND ROMANCE
Moomin’s pushy relations have come to stay, and in the process of getting them out, he unwittingly embarks on a quest for fame and fortune with his sly friend Sniff. But it’s much harder to get rich than either of them expects, whether it’s through selling rare creatures to the zoo, using a fortune-teller to find treasures, or making modern art. Through a stroke of luck, however, Moomin meets the love of his life, Snorkmaiden, and with her help he finds the self-confidence he needs to get his house back. The iconic first Moomin comic strip by Tove Jansson, Moomin and the Brigands is a thrilling introduction to the vibrant inhabitants of Moominvalley we’ve come to know and love.
Praise for Moomin and the Brigands
To know the Moomins was to know Tove [Jansson]. She poured her wit, dreams and fears into the characters.
The Economist
[Tove Jansson's Moomins feature) scratchy, pen-and-ink sketches and [an] atmosphere of beneficence ... [a] mix of disaster and gentle naïveté.
New York Review of Books
