Tales from Moominvalley

1962 children's book by Tove Jansson

This article is about the Moomin book by Tove Jansson. For a 1990 television series based on the Jansson's books, see Tales from Moominvalley (TV series).

Tales from Moominvalley

First edition (Swedish)

Author| Tove Jansson
Language| Swedish
Series| Moomins
Genre| Children's novel
Publisher| Schildts

Publication date

| 1962
Publication place| Finland
Preceded by| Moominland Midwinter
Followed by| Moominpappa at Sea

Tales from Moominvalley (Swedish: Det osynliga barnet och andra berättelser, literally 'The Invisible Child and other stories') is the seventh book in the Moomins series by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Unlike all the other books, which are novels, it is a collection of short stories, the longest book in the series. It was first published in 1962 (second edition 1998). The book forms the basis of episodes 9, 10, 13, 24, and 36 of the 1990 TV series.

The book contains nine stories:

* The Spring Tune (Vårvisan)
* A Tale of Horror (En hemsk historia)
* The Fillyjonk Who Believed in Disasters (Filifjonkan som trodde på katastrofer)
* The Last Dragon in the World (Historien om den sista draken i världen)
* The Hemulen Who Loved Silence (Hemulen som älskade tystnad)
* The Invisible Child (Berättelsen om det osynliga barnet)
* The Secret of the Hattifatteners (Hatifnattarnas hemlighet)
* Cedric (Cedric)
* The Fir Tree (Granen)[1]

## Reception

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Kirkus Reviews compared Moominvalley to the writing of Lewis Carroll, highlighting how Jansson "takes up into a fantasia world with near-real inhabitants". In addition to describing the joys of the written text, Kirkus Reviews noted that the book's "creatures are given additional substance by the illustrations".[2]

## Adaptation

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Along with other Moomins books, the stories and characters from Tales from Moominvalley were adapted into a Dutch-Japanese-Finnish anime television series produced by Telecable Benelux B.V. and animated by Telescreen Japan in the 1990s.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Yashkina, Svetlana (2016). Modern Fairy Tales: The New Existence of an Old Genre : Exemplified by the Books of Alan A. Milne, Tove Jansson and Eno Raud.
2. ^ "Tales from Moominvalley". Kirkus Reviews. 1964-09-01. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
3. ^ Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 (Revised and Expanded ed.). Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. p. 428. ISBN 978-1933330105.

## External links

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* The Moomin Trove

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* The Moomins and the Great Flood
* Comet in Moominland
* Finn Family Moomintroll
* The Exploits of Moominpappa
* Moominsummer Madness
* Moominland Midwinter
* Moominpappa at Sea
* Moominvalley in November
* Tales from Moominvalley
* Moomin comic strips

Novels|

* Fair Play
* The Summer Book
* The True Deceiver
* A Winter Book

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* The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My
* Who Will Comfort Toffle?
* The Dangerous Journey
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* The Moomins and the Great Flood
* Comet in Moominland
* Finn Family Moomintroll
* The Exploits of Moominpappa
* Moominsummer Madness
* Moominland Midwinter
* Tales from Moominvalley
* Moominpappa at Sea
* Moominvalley in November

Picture books|

* The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My
* Who Will Comfort Toffle?
* The Dangerous Journey
* Villain in the Moominhouse

Characters|

* Snufkin
* Little My
* The Groke
* Sniff

Television series|

* Die Muminfamilie
* Moomin (1969 series)
* Mumindalen
* New Moomin
* The Moomins
* Moomin (1990 series)
* Moominvalley

Films|

* Comet in Moominland
* Moomin and Midsummer Madness
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* Moomins on the Riviera
* Moomins and the Winter Wonderland

Video games|

* Moomin's Tale
* Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley

People|

* Tove Jansson (Works)
* Lars Jansson
* Tuulikki Pietilä
* Signe Hammarsten-Jansson
* Viktor Jansson
* Per Olov Jansson
* Sophia Jansson
* Atos Wirtanen
* Erna Tauro

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* Comic strips
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