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the book cover for the summer book by tove jansson with a photo of an island

Two weeks ago, we put out a call asking that those of you who need something good to read in this trying, frightening time, might send us a few of your favorite books (and other things) so we could…

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a drawing of a boat in the water with trees on it's shore and birds flying overhead

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson is a profoundly life-affirming story. ✨ Currently being adapted into a film, the novel focuses on the unique friendship between a six-year-old Sophia and her grandmother, spending their summer together on an island far out in the archipelago.

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the adventures of moomilande boxed set includes four books, including one for children

A beautiful vintage complete set of Adventures in Moominland by Tove Jansson from the 1970s Vintage Penguin books. In very good condition for its age, looks like books were never read, no creases down...from

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I had a chance to read a very wonderful book last month, thanks to joining up with the New York Review of Books books discussion at Good Reads. The first book that was picked was this short novel by the Tove Jansson. Jannson is pretty famous for her Finn Family Moomintroll childrens' books, though somewhat oddly, not so much in the U.S. I guess Astrid Lindgren of Pippi Longstocking fame was our token Nordic writer for that era, but I do plan on reading them now. The Summer Book is a series…

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a drawing of a person standing in front of a full moon with birds flying over them

K is for the island of Klovharu. Tove Jansson would have been 100 this week, an event that provoked a huge outpouring of affection. Much of this has to do, of course, with her timeless Moomin stor…

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