✨ "At last they came to a small valley that was more beautiful than any they had seen that day. And there, in the midst of the meadow, stood a house that almost looked like a tall stove, very elegant and painted blue." - The Moomins and the Great Flood, 1945 ✨ Learn everything you need to know about the first Moomin story through the 🔗in the comments. #moominofficial #moomin #moomin80 | Moomin

"A small breeze arose and chased the clouds away and shook the tree-tops that were heavy with rain. The agitated water calmed down, somewhere a bird began to chirp and the cat purred in the sunshine." - The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945). ⛅️ In the first Moomin story, readers meet not only the beloved characters but a world where nature breathes through Tove Jansson's words. Every wave and breeze is described with tender admiration, whether evoking love or fear. 🌬️ Comment with a moment of

✨ This is your sign to read the Moomins and the Great Flood! ✨ To cherish the values the Moominhouse stands for, @sortofbooks has released an 80th-anniversary edition featuring an adorable cut-out-and-build Moominhouse, originally designed by Tove Jansson, her newly discovered notes about the characters and the original sepia-tint drawings. As one of the selected Moomin 80 items, the book will also help raise funds for those in need through a special collaboration with the Red Cross. ❤️ What exc

"What sort of thing are you?" - Sniff, The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945). Sniff's timid question marks the beginning of a lifelong friendship! 🤗 The Moomins meet this little creature for the first time in The Moomins and the Great Flood. After being found by Moominmamma and Moomintroll, Sniff joins them on their journey to find Moominpappa—a quest that eventually leads them to lovely Moominvalley. 💕 Do you remember your first encounter with the Moomins? Was it through Tove Jansson's books

It's been 80 years since we were first welcomed into the whimsical world of The Moomins.⁣ ⁣ These nature-loving, white, round trolls were created by writer and illustrator Tove Jansson.⁣ ⁣ Her first story, The Moomins and the Great Flood, was published in 1945 during World War Two and was written as a source of comfort during bleak times.⁣ ⁣ "It was all about equality and tolerance and respect for nature," says Sophia Jansson, Tove's niece.⁣ ⁣ "Extremely universal themes like friendship, lonelin