{"product_id":"comet-in-moominland","title":"Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson (Paperback)","description":"\u003cb\u003eSoon to be MOOMINVALLEY, a MAJOR ANIMATED SERIES on SKY ONE starring Taron Egerton and Rosamund Pike!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comet is speeding towards Earth and nobody in Moominvalley knows what to do!\u003cbr\u003eWill it destroy everything and everyone? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoomintroll decides to find out. So, with Sniff, he sets off on an expedition to ask the Professor if a comet is really on its way to destroy the Earth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn their journey they meet some interesting people - such as Snufkin the super tramp, and the Hemulen who rescues them from an underground tunnel - and have narrow escapes from such menaces as crocodiles and giant lizards!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd on their way back Moomintroll meets the beautiful Snork Maiden and is a changed Moomin for ever after. But what about the comet - and is the World Wiped Out?...\u003cbr\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTove 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Moomins and the Great Flood, Comet in Moominland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFinn Family Moomintroll\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged 87.","brand":"National Geographic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54102882681175,"sku":"9780241344477","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/25244103482273.jpg?v=1784754896","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/comet-in-moominland","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}