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 The Woman Who Borrowed Memories, a Standalone novel.

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 Comet in Moominland (Mumintrollen #2).

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

List of Moomin Books in Publication Order

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

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction in Publication Order

List of Tove Jansson Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Julberättelser: en antologi
1992
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Tove Jansson: Biography

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 37 novels. The Moomin series started in 1960 with the novel Who Will Comfort Toffle?. The most recently released novel in the Moomin series was Moomin and the Spring Surprise which was released in 2023. 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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  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
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  3. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  4. Jane Austen, author of the novel: Pride and Prejudice.
  5. Terry Pratchett, author of the novel: Good Omens.

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 novel 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 Moomin and the Spring Surprise (a short story) on May 2nd, 2023.

How many books has Tove Jansson written?

Tove Jansson has written 62 books. 11 books in the Mumintrollen Series, 37 books in the Moomin Series, 7 Standalone Novels, 6 books in the Short Story Collections, 1 book in the Non-Fiction.

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