Moomins | Moomin Finland
FictionalcharacterscreatedbyFinnishauthorandillustratorToveJanssonTheMoominsTheMoomins,comicbookcoverbyToveJanssonFromlefttoright:Sniff,Snufkin,Moominpappa,Moominmamma,Moomintroll(Moomin),theMymblesdaughter,Groke,SnorkMaidenandHattifattenersAuthorToveJanssonOriginal titleMumintrollTranslatorToEnglish:ElizabethPortch,ThomasWarburton,KingsleyHart,AntONeillIllustratorToveJanssonCountryFinlandLanguageSwedish[1]GenreChildrensfantasyPublisherDrawn&Quarterly,Macmillan,Farrar,StrausandGiroux,Sch...
Fictional characters created by Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson
The MoominsThe Moomins, comic book cover by Tove JanssonFrom left to right: Sniff, Snufkin, Moominpappa, Moominmamma, Moomintroll (Moomin), the Mymbles daughter, Groke, Snork Maiden and Hattifatteners
AuthorTove JanssonOriginal titleMumintrollTranslator To English: Elizabeth Portch, Thomas Warburton, Kingsley Hart, Ant ONeillIllustratorTove JanssonCountryFinlandLanguageSwedish[1]GenreChildrens fantasyPublisherDrawn & Quarterly, Macmillan, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Schildts, Zangavar, Sort of BooksMedia typePrint, digitalWebsiteOfficial websiteThe Moomins (Swedish: Mumintroll) are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts[2] in Finland. They are a family of white, round fairy tale characters with large snouts that make them resemble the hippopotamus. However, despite this resemblance, the M...