In the Theater: A Lift-the-Flap Moomin Story

The Moomins are going to the theater! In this brand new story based on Tove Jansson's magical world of Moominvalley, you can lift the flaps and spot your favorite characters. This beautiful shaped board book is perfect for Moomin fans. The Moomins are putting on a show . . . but the theater has been burgled! Can they catch the culprit? Join Moomintroll, Moominmamma and Moominpappa as they paint the scenery, make the props and search for the robber, helped and hampered by Snorkmaiden, Little My, Stinky and Emma the Stage Rat. As you follow the Moomins on their journey you can lift flaps to explore the secrets of the theater and find your favorite characters - there's plenty to discover! The perfect introduction for little ones to Tove Jansson's world of Moominvalley. Enjoy more fun Moomin adventures with In the Observatory, In the Moominhouse and In the Lighthouse.

Tove Jansson (1914 - 2001) was born in Helsinki to artist parents. She was to become a celebrated artist, political cartoonist and author, but she is best known as the creator of the Moomins, one of the most successful and beloved children's book series ever written. Inspired by summers spent on the islands off Finland and Sweden, Tove created the unique world of Moominvalley and all its inhabitants. The Moomins and The Great Flood, her first book to feature the Moomins, published in 1945. Tove went on to publish twelve Moomin books between 1945 and 1977, which have sold in their millions and been translated into over forty languages. In the 1950's the Moomins became a successful cartoon strip, which was to feature in newspapers all over the world. As the Moomins' fame grew, they began to appear in television series, plays, films and a varied merchandise program soon followed. Tove also painted throughout her life and wrote novels and short stories, including the acclaimed Summer Book. But the Moomin world was never far away. As Tove said, "You feel a cold wind on your legs when you step outside Moomin Valley," In 1966, Tove received the Hans Christian Andersen Award for her lasting contribution to children's literature.