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My First Moomin: Be Brave, Moomin

Meet Moomintroll and all his friends in this charming story about overcoming your fears! 
 
It's a beautiful summer's afternoon in Moominvalley - just right for a swim at the beach! But the idea of getting his ears wet makes Moomintroll's tummy feel funny. He wishes he was brave, like Snorkmaiden. She doesn't seem to be afraid of anything! 
 
But will Moominmamma help Moomintroll realise that feeling afraid is part of being brave? 
 
With gorgeous illustrations and a gentle story, this latest addition to the My First Moomin series is the perfect book for talking to little ones about fear and anxiety. 
 
Discover more marvellous Moomin stories: 
My First Moomin: Goodnight Moomin 
My First Moomin: Best Friends 
Moomin's First 100 Words: A lift-the-flap book 
Moomin: The Very BIG Moominhouse Lift-the-Flap Book

Tove Jansson was born in Finland in 1914. She began her career as a cartoonist and went on to write and illustrate many books for adults and children. She drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun, and in 1945 he became a character in a children's story. Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books, which began with The Moomins and the Great Flood in 1945, closely followed by Comet in Moominland in 1946, Finn Family Moomintroll in 1948 and six more Moomin adventures. During the winter months Tove lived and worked in Helsinki, but in the summertime she stayed on a beautiful remote island in the Gulf of Finland with her long-term partner, the artist Tuulikki Pietilä. Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged eighty-six.

Meet Moomintroll and all his friends in this charming story about overcoming your fears! 
 
It's a beautiful summer's afternoon in Moominvalley - just right for a swim at the beach! But the idea of getting his ears wet makes Moomintroll's tummy feel funny. He wishes he was brave, like Snorkmaiden. She doesn't seem to be afraid of anything! 
 
But will Moominmamma help Moomintroll realise that feeling afraid is part of being brave? 
 
With gorgeous illustrations and a gentle story, this latest addition to the My First Moomin series is the perfect book for talking to little ones about fear and anxiety. 
 
Discover more marvellous Moomin stories: 
My First Moomin: Goodnight Moomin 
My First Moomin: Best Friends 
Moomin's First 100 Words: A lift-the-flap book 
Moomin: The Very BIG Moominhouse Lift-the-Flap Book

Penguin Readers Level 3: Moomin and the Hat (ELT Graded Reader)

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. 
 
Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. 
 
The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. 
 
Moomin and the Hat, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing first conditional, past continuous and present perfect simple for general experience. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages. 
 
Moomintroll, Snufkin and Sniff find a magic hat. It can make berry-juice and clouds! But who owns the hat - and are they looking for it? 
 
Visit the Penguin Readers website 
Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.

Tove Jansson was born in Finland in 1914. She began her career as a cartoonist and went on to write and illustrate many books for adults and children. She drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun, and in 1945 he became a character in a children's story. Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books, which began with The Moomins and the Great Flood in 1945, closely followed by Comet in Moominland in 1946, Finn Family Moomintroll in 1948 and six more Moomin adventures. During the winter months Tove lived and worked in Helsinki, but in the summertime she stayed on a beautiful remote island in the Gulf of Finland with her long-term partner, the artist Tuulikki Pietilä. Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged eighty-seven.

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. 
 
Moomin and the Hat, a Level 3 Reader, is A2 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing first conditional, past continuous and present perfect simple for general experience. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages. 
 
Moomintroll, Snufkin and Sniff find a magic hat. It can make berry-juice and clouds! But who owns the hat - and are they looking for it?

Penguin Readers Level 2: Moomin Shorts (ELT Graded Reader)

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. 
 
Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. 
 
The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. 
 
Penguin Readers Level 2: Moomin Shorts, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages. 
 
Say hello to the Moomins! In these beautiful stories by Tove Janssen, we meet the wonderful Moomin family and their friends. 
 
Visit the Penguin Readers website 
Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. 
 
Penguin Readers Level 2: Moomin Shorts, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present continuous for future meaning, and comparatives and superlatives. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear on most pages. 
 
Say hello to the Moomins! In these beautiful stories by Tove Janssen, we meet the wonderful Moomin family and their friends.

Moomin: Little My and the Wild Wind

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're missing the most magical fun . . . 
 
Join Moomintroll and his friends in this brand new picture book based on the original stories by Tove Jansson. 
 
On a windy day in Moominvalley a frightened forest creature comes tap-tapping on the door of the Moominhouse. Little My is less than impressed when Moominmamma suggests the new guest could sleep in the spare bunk in her room. But Little My soon learns that a friend in need is a friend indeed . . . 
 
A gorgeous, brightly illustrated story about community and looking out for one another. 
 
More beautiful Moomin books: 
My First Moomin: Goodnight Moomin 
Moomin and the Wishing Star 
Moomin and the Birthday Button 
Moomin: The Very BIG Moominhouse Lift-the-Flap Book

Finn Family Moomintroll

75th Anniversary Edition

Soon to be MOOMINVALLEY, a MAJOR ANIMATED SERIES on SKY ONE starring Taron Egerton and Rosamund Pike! 
 
'They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them' - Philip Pullman 
 
Poor little chap! He had been turned into a very strange animal indeed . . . 
 
Although they're small, fat and shy creatures, Moomins have the most amazing adventures. It all begins when Moominpappa tries on a magic hat that makes exciting and funny things happen . . . 
 
Finn Family Moomintroll is the best-loved book in the cult classic Moomin series by Tove Jansson. A must-read for both children and adults. 
 
'A beautifully strange world, excquisitely illustrated' - Lauren Child 
 
Tove Jansson was born in Finland in 1914. She began her career as a cartoonist and went on to write and illustrate many books for adults and children. She drew her first Moomin in the 1930s, just for fun, and in 1945 he became a character in a children's story. Tove became world-famous for her Moomin books, which began with The Moomins and the Great Flood, closely followed by Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. 
 
Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged 87.

Beautiful words. Anarchic illustrations. Tove Jansson is a genius.

It's not just Tove Jansson's wonderfully strange fairytale world that so appeals but also her beautiful line work and exquisite sense of design.

Puffin classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. 
 
The Moomins are one of the most loved and iconic creations in children's books. This limited edition, complete with a stunning new cover design, celebrates 75 years of Finn Family Moomintroll. 
 
They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them - Philip Pullman 
 
Cheerful Moomintroll lives in the magical Moominvalley with his mother, Moominmamma, his father, Moominpappa and all of their friends. One spring he wakes up to find a big hat - a magical Hobgoblin hat, no less, that mysteriously transforms anyone or anything that falls into it. . .

Moomin's First 100 Words

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're missing the most magical fun . . . 
 
Have fun learning first words with Moomintroll and his friends in this brightly coloured board book with flaps.

Tove Jansson

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're missing the most magical fun... 
 
Join Moomintroll and his friends in this brand-new picture book based on the original stories by Tove Jansson. 
 
Spring has come to Moominvalley. And to Moomin's delight, it has brought his best friend Snufkin home from his winter wanderings with plenty of exciting tales of far-away lands. 
 
When Snufkin takes Moomin on a surprise adventure - filled with unfamiliar and exciting sights, sounds, and smells - Moomin feels just like a real pioneer! But will he discover that some of the greatest adventures can be found on his very own doorstep? 
 
A gorgeous, brightly illustrated story about the joy of seeking adventure. 
 
Discover more beautiful Moomin books: 
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

Tove Jansson

Moomin and Snufkin’s Quest for Adventure

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