Comet in Moominland

◎芬蘭人一生必讀童書全球孩子與成人的共同記憶
◎歷時二十五年創作，翻譯超過三十四種語言全世界共通的傳家經典
◎榮獲斯德哥爾摩最佳兒童讀物獎、芬蘭國家兒童文學獎、國際安徒生大獎、尼爾．霍格森獎章等多項殊榮
◎全球風靡：改編歌劇、電視動畫、漫畫、郵票、周邊商品無數。自一九六四年翻譯為日文，深受日本人喜愛，相繼推出兩部長篇動畫，在一百多個國家播出，成為全世界共同的童話故事
◎經典收藏：美術館展覽、主題咖啡館陸續成立，芬蘭發行姆米與朵貝‧楊笙紀念硬幣

　　芬蘭人一生必讀童書全球孩子與成人的共同記憶
　　享譽國際的童話大師朵貝．楊笙最經典的筆下角色
　　全世界的童話經典「姆米系列」

　　在與世隔絕的姆米谷裡，住著姆米一家人：勇敢單純的姆米托魯、溫柔又值得信賴的姆米媽媽、總是思考深奧哲學的姆米爸爸。春天，是姆米一家在花園野餐的季節。夏天則最適合乘著小船，出海探險。而在白雪覆蓋姆米谷以前，他們就得開始為冬眠做準備，接著互道晚安，等待春天來臨……
 
　　姆米谷各處出現奇怪的警告！珍珠被排成長著尾巴的星形圖案，海鷗在海面上排列成底部拉長的星星模樣；森林裡的動物爭相逃跑，天空變成詭異的紅色……姆米托魯帶著膽小的史尼夫跋涉到山頂上的天文台，科學家告訴他們，再過四天，彗星就會撞上地球！姆米托魯必續趕緊回到姆米谷，帶領全家人避難！
 
　　一路上，姆米托魯與美麗的司諾克小姐相遇，也結識了熱愛孤獨與自由的旅人司那夫金。然而，巨大的彗星一天比一天接近，海水也乾枯得如同沙漠……世界末日就要來臨，姆米一家有辦法抵擋彗星來襲嗎？
 
　　「姆米系列」九冊歷時二十五年創作，多次被改編電影、舞台劇和卡通。由日本富士電視製作的動畫版本則在一百多個國家播出，堪稱是全世界共同的童話故事。姆米谷發生的任何小事件都像是社會中、日常生活的待人處事縮影。姆米系列不只是給孩子看的故事，而是貼近我們生活中各種議題，最歷久彌新的寧靜童話。
 
　　經由楊笙的寫作順序，姆米谷的時令也從夏季到冬季，再延續到秋天，途中經歷了姆米一家的夏日探險、姆米托魯從冬眠中甦醒的神祕旅程，再由姆米爸爸帶著姆米一家前往遙遠小島，最後在冬季來臨前回到姆米谷與朋友團圓。從《姆米與大洪水》失散後的團聚開始，到姆米一家與姆米谷居民的重聚，作為這系列的圓滿結束。
 
各界推薦
　　小說名家菲力普‧普曼、尼爾‧蓋曼、華爾街日報、娛樂週刊、學校圖書館月刊、The Horn Book、華盛頓時報書評盛讚推崇
 
各界讚譽
◎朵貝．楊笙是天才。──菲力普‧普曼
 
◎如果你會在地鐵上閱讀《哈利波特》的話，讀朵貝楊笙機智且具想像力的芬蘭插畫作品，更是毋需隱藏。──Daily Candy
 
◎姆米系列創造了溫暖的床邊共讀時光，也能讓人獨自沉醉其中。──《華爾街日報》
 
◎「楊笙的著作具備最佳兒童文學的溫暖、奇幻以及異想天開的特質。」──《紐約報》（NY Press）
 
◎ 楊笙一邊傳遞快樂操之在己的訊息，一邊透過描繪人類的小缺點製造溫潤的樂趣。青少年將被印製在黃色頁面上，簡單卻令人印象深刻的黑白圖書所吸引，並且從中 認知到：閃耀動人之物僅供觀賞，而某些夢想之美在於從未被實現。──《學校圖書館期刊》（School Library Journal）
 
◎重現的失落珍寶，最可愛、奇異的作品之一。坦白說，這是一部超現實巨著。──尼爾‧蓋曼（《美國眾神》作者）
　　——中文書介取自《姆米谷彗星來襲》，小麥田

Special collectors' hardback editions lovingly restored to original designs

'I love these editions - so beautifully produced, so solid and permanent, just as Tove Jansson deserved.' Philip Pullman

A beautiful collectors' edition of this classic Moomin story, using original 50s and 60s cover artwork, newly scanned images and gorgeous endpapers.

　　When signs appear that a comet is heading towards their beloved Moominvalley, Moomin and his friend Sniff set sail to consult with the professors in the distant Lonely Mountains. Their journey is full of adventures and narrow escapes; from crocodiles, giant lizards, eagles and the like, but new friends - soon to become firm friends - help lighten the way.

　　In this first and most exciting Moomin novel, we meet the wandering Snufkin, the fascinating Snork Maiden and her brother the Snork as they join Moomin in his race to get home to Moominmamma before the comet crashes.

　　From the publisher of The Invisible Child and The Fir Tree (all proceeds to Oxfam) here's the Moomin gift editions.

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.