Moominvalley for the Curious Explorer is a 3-D guide to the extraordinary world of the Moomins Welcome to Moominvalley! Pull out your guide & explore the wonderful scenery from the towering Moominhouse through the forest over the bridge & down to the sea Then turn the book over to meet the many extraordinary inhabitants of Moominvalley & say hello to Moomintroll Snorkmaiden & LIttle My! This lovely little book is perfect for Moomin fans young & old & features sumptuous artwork Tove Jansson was born in Helsingfors Finland in 1914 Her mother was a caricaturist who designed 165 of Finland's stamps & her father was a sculptor She studied painting in Finland Sweden & France & subsequently became a book illustrator Her extraordinary illustrative style is seen as a design classic the world over Originally written in Swedish the Moomintroll books have been translated into 34 languages & adapted for television film radio & opera Tove Jansson lived alone on a small island in the gulf of Finland where most of her books were written She died in 2001