Jansson, Tove – The Bell Bookshop

A Year in the Moominhouse

Emma — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Open this book and step into the Moominhouse, where the door is always open . . .A Year in the Moominhouse is a stunning carousel book, unfolding to reveal 3D scenes of the iconic blue Moominhouse through a year in Moominvalley.Beautifully illustrated by Filippa Widlund and based on Tove Jansson’s classic Moomin artwork, A Year in the Moominhouse starts in spring, as new flowers peep through the ground and Snufkin returns from his winter wanderings. Enjoy a summer party, harvest mushrooms and berries with the family in autumn, and settle down to hibernate in the cold midwinter while Too-Ticky keeps warm in the bathhouse.With four beautifully-illustrated layers in each section, there are intricate details to spot and beloved characters to find all the way through. Featuring special cover finishes and a ribbon-tie closure, this stunning edition is a perfect gift for any Moomin fan, and a book to treasure for ever.Look out for other Moomin books from Macmillan, including The Moomins: The World of Moominvalley, What is a Moomin? An Illustrated Guide in 100 Objects, and The Moomins Find a Home, a pop-up retelling of the first ever Moomin story.

Moomin & Friends : In the Meadow

Emma — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 12:36:55 +0000

Moomin & Friends I Like Him

Emma — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:25:48 +0000

Moomin & Friends Best Friend

Emma — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:25:37 +0000

Moomin & Friends In Good Company

Emma — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:25:05 +0000

Moomin, where are you?

Emma — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Discover the magical world of Moomins in this chunky lift-the-flap book with a surprise pop-up ending!

It’s time for a very special picnic in Moominvalley. But where is Moomintroll? Join Little My, Moominmappa and more marvellous Moomin characters as they join in the hunt to find Moomin!

Based on Tove Jansson’s original characters and artwork, this interactive board book is perfect for little readers and the youngest Moomin fans!

Discover more magical Moomin books:
Moomin’s First 100 Words
Moomin: The Very BIG Moominhouse Lift-the-Flap Book
Moomin’s Peekaboo Night Night: A Lift-and-Find Book
My First Moomin: Best Friends
My First Moomin: Goodnight Moomin
My First Moomin: Be Brave, Moomin
Moomin’s Pancake Picnic Peep-Inside

Moominpappa and the Great Flood

Emma — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

If you haven’t met a Moomin yet, you’re missing the most magical fun…

Join Moomintroll and his friends in this very special picture book to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the classic story, The Moomins and The Great Flood.

A storm is blowing through Moominvalley. “I’m so glad you built our house right here in Moominvalley, Pappa,” Moomin declares contently. “Actually,” Moominpappa replies, “I didn’t.”

Settle in with the Moomin family as they hear Moominpappa’s tale of The Great Flood – a tremendous storm which swept away his precious home. Can Moominpappa battle through the flood to find his family again? And how did the Moominhouse come to be in Moominvalley?

A beautiful tale of adventure which celebrates Tove Jansson’s iconic Moominhouse – a place of safety for anyone who needs a roof over their heads.

Discover more beautiful Moomin books:
Moomin and Snufkin’s Quest for Adventure
Moomin: Little My and the Wild Wind
Moomin and the Midsummer Mystery
Moomin and the Wishing Star
Moomin and the Ice Festival
My First Moomin: Goodnight, Moomin
My First Moomin: Best Friends
My First Moomin: Be Brave, Moomin

The Moomins and the great flood

Emma — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In the run-up to Moomins eightieth anniversary (2025) the spotlight is on The Moomins and The Great Flood and the first glimpse it offers of Moomin Valley. Tove Jansson wrote this first ever Moomin story in 1945, in the wake of World War II, and although a children’s tale, it vividly evokes the displacement of refugees throughout Europe at the time. A global Moomin.com campaign will celebrate the eighty years of the Moomins with the slogan ‘the door is always open’, emphasising Jansson’s timely message of kindness and inclusiveness towards those forced to flee to safety.This new format edition includes an introduction by much loved author Frank Cottrell-Boyce and a full colour fold-out ‘Moomin history’ poster.

In the lighthouse

Emma — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Come and explore with the Moomins in this brand-new story in a book shaped like the Moomin Lighthouse.

Moomintroll has found a trail of mysterious footprints in the Lighthouse . . . but where do they end? Join Moomintroll as he follows the footprints through dark rooms and spooky corridors, past Sniff, Snufkin and even a group of fizzing Hattifatteners. Along the way, lift the flaps to explore rooms, peek into cupboards and peer behind doors. There are all kinds of amazing things to find!

With simple text, things to spot and flaps to lift on every page, In the Lighthouse is the perfect introduction for little ones to Tove Jansson’s world of Moominvalley.

If you like this book, don’t forget to join Moomintroll in In the Moominhouse, the first lift-the-flap board book in this series!