Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson was born in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire on August 9th, 1914 and passed away at the age of 86 on June 27th, 2001.

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Tove Jansson Stats: The highest rated book by Tove Jansson on Book Notification is The Moomins and the Great Flood, the first novel in the Mumintrollen series. The second-highest rated book is Finn Family Moomintroll (Mumintrollen #3).

The most read book by Tove Jansson on Book Notification is The Moomins and the Great Flood, the first novel in the Mumintrollen series. The second most read book is Finn Family Moomintroll (Mumintrollen #3).

Below is a complete list of Tove Jansson books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Tove Jansson is the Mumintrollen Series.

List of Mumintrollen Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.4
The Moomins and the Great Flood
1945
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2
8
Comet in Moominland
1946
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3
9
Finn Family Moomintroll
1948
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4
The Exploits of Moominpappa / Moominpappa's Memoirs
1950
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5
6
Moominsummer Madness
1954
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6
Moominland Midwinter
1957
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7
Tales from Moominvalley
1962
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8
Moominpappa at Sea
1965
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9
Moominvalley in November
1970
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10
Moomintrolls and Friends
1996
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11
The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My
2009
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List of Moomin Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Who Will Comfort Toffle?
1960
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2
Moomin And Snufkin
1993
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3
Moomin And Little Dragon
1993
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4
Moomin and the Magic Hat
1993
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5
Moomin's Invisible Friend
1993
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6
Moomins Cookbook (With: Sami Malila)
2010
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7
Moomin and the Birthday Button
2010
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8
Moomin's Brilliantly Busy Colouring Book
2010
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9
Moomin's Lift-the-flap Hide and Seek
2010
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10
Moomin's Little Book of Numbers
2010
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11
Moomin's Little Book of Words
2010
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12
Moomin's Splendid Summer Sticker Book
2010
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13
Moominmamma's Book of Thoughts
2010
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14
Moomintroll's Book of Thoughts
2010
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15
Snufkin's Book of Thoughts
2010
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16
Little My's Book of Thoughts
2011
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17
Moominpappa's Book of Thoughts
2011
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18
Moomin and the Moonlight Adventure
2011
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19
Moomin's Little Book of Colours
2011
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20
Moomin's Little Book of Opposites
2011
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21
Sniff's Book of Thoughts
2011
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22
Moomin and the Winter Snow
2011
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23
Moomin's Most Magical Pop-up Book
2011
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24
Moomin's Secret Surprise Sticker Book
2012
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25
Moomin's Winter Follies
2012
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26
Moominvalley Turns Jungle
2012
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27
Moomin and the New Friend
2012
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28
Moomin Builds a House
2013
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29
Moomin Falls in Love
2013
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30
Moomin and the Comet
2013
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31
Moomin and the Sea
2013
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32
Moomin and the Little Ghost
2013
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33
Moomin and the Golden Tail
2013
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34
Moomin's Desert Island
2014
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35
Moominvalley for the Curious Explorer
2014
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36
Moomin on the Riviera
2014
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37
Moomin and the Spring Surprise
2023
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38
Little My
2024
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Sculptor's Daughter
1968
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2
Sun City
1974
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3
Dangerous Journey
1977
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4
The Fillyjonk Who Believed in Disasters
1990
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5
Fair Play
2007
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6
The True Deceiver
2009
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7
The Woman Who Borrowed Memories
2014
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Summer Book
1972
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2
The Coal Man
1998
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3
A Winter Book
2006
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4
Travelling Light
2010
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5
Art in Nature
2012
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6
The Listener
2014
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List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Notes from an Island
1996
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2
Letters from Tove
2014
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List of Tove Jansson Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Julberättelser: en antologi
1992
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Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson (Tove Marika Jansson) was born on August 9th, 1914. Tove passed away June 27th, 2001 at 86 years old. Tove Jansson was born in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire.

Tove Jansson was the author of the Moomin series which consists of 38 novels. The Moomin series started in 1960 with the novel Who Will Comfort Toffle?. The most recently released novel in the Moomin series was Little My which was released in 2024. There are no upcoming novels for the Moomin series.

Tove Jansson (Tove Marika Jansson) also wrote the Mumintrollen series which has 11 books including The Moomins and the Great Flood and Comet in Moominland.

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Tove Jansson: F.A.Q

When was Tove Jansson Born?

Tove Jansson was born on August 9th, 1914.

When did Tove Jansson die?

Tove Jansson died on June 27th, 2001 at 86 years old.

Where was Tove Jansson Born?

Tove Jansson was born in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire.

What was the first book Tove Jansson wrote?

The first book written by Tove Jansson was The Moomins and the Great Flood, published in 1945.

What was the most recent book Tove Jansson wrote?

Her most recently released work was Little My on January 4th, 2024.

How many books has Tove Jansson written?

Tove Jansson has written 64 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 11 books in the Mumintrollen Series, 38 books in the Moomin Series, 7 Standalone Novels, 6 books in the Short Story Collections, 2 books in the Non-Fiction.

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