The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My
1952 children's book by Tove Jansson
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The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My was the first Moomin picture book by Finnish author Tove Jansson, published in 1952 in Swedish. It is the first Moomin book to be adapted into an iPad app.[1]
AuthorTove Jansson
OriginaltitleHur gick det sen? Boken om Mymlan, Mumintrollet och Lilla My
TranslatorSilvester Mazzarella, Sophie Hannah
IllustratorTove Jansson
 First Swedish edition | |
| Author | Tove Jansson |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hur gick det sen? Boken om Mymlan, Mumintrollet och Lilla My |
| Translator | Silvester Mazzarella, Sophie Hannah |
| Illustrator | Tove Jansson |
| Cover artist | Tove Jansson |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | Moomins |
| Genre | Picture book |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Publication place | Finland |
| Pages | 28 |
| ISBN | 1-883211-10-7 (English) 978-2-7234-6766-7 (French) |
| OCLC | 40510615 |
| [E] 21 | |
| LC Class | PZ8.3.J265 Mo 1996 |
| Followed by | Who Will Comfort Toffle? |
Plot
Moomintroll is taking milk back home to his mother, Moominmamma when he meets The Mymble who is searching for her missing sister Little My. Together the pair go looking for her.
Style
The book is fully illustrated with all text written in rhyming verse in a box in the corner. Each spread in the book features cut-out holes, having the reader catch a glimpse of the next pages and anticipate 'what happens next' ('Hur gick det sen?' in the original Swedish language).
