Pagine1914–2001 · Helsinki, Finland
📖 Best for: K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
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Finnish author-artist Tove Jansson created the Moomins, gentle hippo-like trolls in Moominvalley. Her novels and comic strips mix adventure, humour and quiet wisdom; she won the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1966.
New to Tove Jansson? Start with Finn Family Moomintroll.
Tove Jansson’s books are under copyright, so Pagine doesn’t host them — but you can borrow every title below free. Tap Local library to see which libraries near you have it, Libby / OverDrive to borrow the ebook or audiobook with your library card, or Open Library for free online lending.
Most public libraries lend ebooks and audiobooks free with a library card — ask at the desk or sign up online.
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Finnish author-artist Tove Jansson created the Moomins, gentle hippo-like trolls in Moominvalley. Her novels and comic strips mix adventure, humour and quiet wisdom; she won the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1966.
Finn Family Moomintroll is a great place to start; other favourites include The Moomins and the Great Flood, Comet in Moominland, Moominsummer Madness.
Tove Jansson’s books are best for k–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · grades 3–5 (ages 8–11).
Tove Jansson’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download. You can borrow them free: from your public library (search WorldCat), as ebooks and audiobooks with a library card through Libby/OverDrive, or from Open Library’s free lending. Pagine links to each below, and suggests similar books you can read free right now.
Search WorldCat to see which libraries near you have a copy, or ask your school or public library. Most libraries also lend Tove Jansson ebooks and audiobooks free through the Libby app.