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Tove Jansson has received the Hans Christian Andersen prize for children's literature. The world of the Moomintroll has become internationally famous thanks to her brilliant sense of humor and fabulous illustrations. The delightful Moomintrolls make it through catastrophe after catastrophe through cooperation and plain luck. Although Jansson is best known for her children's books, her adult fiction is equally entertaining. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Summer Book… (more)
The Summer Book 2,850 copies, 126 reviews
Finn Family Moomintroll 2,400 copies, 48 reviews
Comet in Moominland 1,943 copies, 41 reviews
Moominland Midwinter 1,659 copies, 30 reviews
Moominsummer Madness 1,489 copies, 15 reviews
Tales from Moominvalley 1,357 copies, 20 reviews
Moominpappa at Sea 1,320 copies, 23 reviews
Moominpappa's Memoirs 1,243 copies, 18 reviews
Moominvalley in November 1,211 copies, 29 reviews
The True Deceiver 952 copies, 44 reviews
Fair Play 685 copies, 31 reviews
The Moomins and the Great Flood (Author) 676 copies, 17 reviews
A Winter Book 562 copies, 23 reviews
Travelling Light 226 copies, 11 reviews
Tove Jansson: Work and Love (Illustrator) 166 copies, 6 reviews
Art in Nature 159 copies, 6 reviews
The Dangerous Journey 141 copies, 3 reviews
The Listener 137 copies, 5 reviews
Sun City 92 copies, 5 reviews
The Big Moomin Book 76 copies, 1 review
Notes from an Island 67 copies, 2 reviews
Moomin's Winter Follies 41 copies, 1 review
Moomin Builds a House 26 copies, 1 review
Moomin and the Comet 23 copies, 4 reviews
Moominvalley Turns Jungle 22 copies, 1 review
Moomin and the Golden Tail 20 copies, 1 review
Moomin on the Riviera 19 copies, 1 review
Romaner 18 copies
Tove Jansson 18 copies
Noveller 17 copies
Moomin's Desert Island 17 copies, 1 review
Mumin. 8 13 copies
Muumi 7 11 copies
Muumipeikko 13 11 copies
Mumin. 10 11 copies
Mumintrollet 3 11 copies
Club Life in Moominvalley (Author) 10 copies
Muumi 3 10 copies
Stenåkern 9 copies
Moomin and the Wishing Star 9 copies, 1 review
Pikku Myyn mietekirja 8 copies, 1 review
Muumi 6 8 copies
Lato 8 copies
Moomins 8 copies
Moomin Winter 7 copies
Mumin 3 7 copies
Fire noveller 6 copies, 1 review
Muumi. 2 6 copies
Wiadomosc 5 copies
Mumintrollen 4 copies
Muumit 4 copies
Mumin. 4 3 copies
Kuuntelija 3 copies
Die Mumins 3 copies
Moomin and the Ice Festival (Illustrator) 3 copies
Muumitroll 3 copies
Trollitalv 2 copies
Mumin al mare 2 copies
Katten & Ön 2 copies
Mumin Vol. 2 2 copies
Moomin and the Ocean's Song 2 copies, 1 review
Vorið kemur 2 copies
Happy Days 1 copy
Ninni 1 copy
Hiver dans vallee moumin 1 copy, 1 review
Tove och Tooti I pEuropa 1 copy, 1 review
Muumitroll 1 copy
Alisa 1 copy
Loggbok 1 copy
The Hobbit (Illustrator, some editions) 90,848 copies, 1,160 reviews
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Illustrator, some editions) 25,829 copies, 474 reviews
The Hunting of the Snark (Illustrator, some editions) 1,278 copies, 39 reviews
Daemon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling (Contributor, some editions) 486 copies, 6 reviews
Fantasy Stories (Contributor) 315 copies, 8 reviews
The Big Book of Modern Fantasy (Contributor) 99 copies, 1 review
A Golden Land (Contributor; Illustrator) 41 copies
Puffin Annual: No. 1 (Puffin Books) (Contributor) 19 copies, 2 reviews
Viiltokuvia : kotimaista kauhua (Contributor) 9 copies

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