The Dangerous Journey by Tove Jansson
My rating: 5/5 cats
birthday book!! thank you, connor!
now i have all the moomin picture books! and this is a nice old edition—very difficult to find, and even though it is going to be reissued soon, i have it NOW. and you (most likely) don’t.
muahahahaha…
it is the best book i have ever received as a present for which my beloved Peter Blegvad did the calligraphy. no small praise. this is the last moomin book tove jansson ever wrote, and it came out the year i was born. these are all wonderful facts.
here are some pictures of the art, which should make you very anxious for this reissue to happen, or to know where i live:
the story is typically dark and deceptively simple, with a singsong cadence that makes for a wonderful contrast between gentle and creepy. and i love that susanna’s cat is referred to as a “full time furry napper.” too cute.
i am only writing this review to make you jealous. if you like moomins, you should get this book to complete your collection. if you do not like moomins, you are deeply flawed. sad.
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