My First Moomin: The Special Gift

Meet Moomintroll and all his friends in this charming story about finding the perfect present! It's Moominmamma's birthday and everyone has found her the perfect present - apart from Moomintroll. He wants to sing her a song but is nervous that it's not as good as everyone else's present. Will Moomintroll learn that a present from the heart is the best present of all? With gorgeous illustrations and a gentle story, this latest addition to the My First Moomin series is the perfect book for overcoming nerves. Discover more marvellous Moomin stories: My First Moomin: Goodnight Moomin My First Moomin: Best Friends Moomin's First 100 Words: A lift-the-flap book Moomin: The Very BIG Moominhouse Lift-the-Flap Book

Tove 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. She 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 The Moomins and the Great Flood in 1945, closely followed by Comet in Moominland in 1946, Finn Family Moomintroll in 1948 and six more Moomin adventures. During the winter months Tove lived and worked in Helsinki, but in the summertime she stayed on a beautiful remote island in the Gulf of Finland with her long-term partner, the artist Tuulikki Pietilä. Tove Jansson received many prestigious awards during her lifetime, including the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal. She died in 2001, aged eighty-six.