Who Will Comfort Toffle?

A Tale of Moomin Valley

Illustrator Tove Jannson
Editor Sophie Hannah
First Written 1960
Genre Childrens
Origin Sweden
Publisher Drawn and Quarterly
My Copy hardback picture book
First Read December 12, 2011

Who Will Comfort Toffle?

Notes

Who Will Comfort Toffle was my introduction to a whole series of apparently-famous Swedish books, called the Moomin series. It's is a gorgeous kids book, beautifully illustrated. The translation from Sophie Hannah is really fluid, and a delight to read out loud.

Noted on January 2, 2012

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