“You all know, don’t you, that if people are frightened very often, they sometimes become invisible.”

Tales from Moominvalley
Tove Jansson

Featuring the much loved stories The Invisible Child and The Fir Tree – the Moomins’ gloriously funny and generous take on Christmas – Tales from Moominvalley collects together nine delightful Moomin short stories.

Highlights include The Spring Tune and The Last Dragon in the World, revealing the true essence of friendship. Meet new and delightful characters and re-encounter old friends, such as Snufkin and Little My in this entertaining collection of nine stories about the trials and tribulations of the inhabitants of Moominvalley. There are some new characters to meet, such as the Fillyjonk and the Hattifatteners, as well as old friends, namely Snufkin and Little My – and not to mention dear Moominpappa, Moominmamma and Moomintroll of course!

Tales from Moominvalley on the publisher Sort of Books’ website.

The book was first published in Swedish as Det osynliga barnet och andra berättelser in 1962 and was translated into English in 1963.