The Moomins and the Great Flood

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The Moomins and the Great Flood is the first book in Tove Jansson’s beloved Moomin series, introducing the whimsical Moomin world through a gentle, fairy-tale-like adventure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Moomin book
children's book
fantasy novel
author Tove Jansson NERFINISHED
authorEthnicity Swedish-speaking Finn
authorNationality Finnish
containsMotif journey through a flooded world
search for lost parent
countryOfOrigin Finland
featuresCharacter Hemulen NERFINISHED
Moominpappa NERFINISHED
Sniff NERFINISHED
featuresSpecies Moomin NERFINISHED
firstEditionFormat prose with illustrations
followedBy Comet in Moominland NERFINISHED
genre children's fantasy
fairy tale
hasAdaptation radio adaptation
hasIllustrations yes
illustrationStyle black-and-white drawings
illustrator Tove Jansson NERFINISHED
intendedUse read-aloud book
introducedFranchise Moomin series NERFINISHED
languageFamily North Germanic languages NERFINISHED
literaryFranchise Moomin NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature
mainCharacter Moominmamma NERFINISHED
Moomintroll NERFINISHED
narrativeStyle fairy-tale-like
notableFor first appearance of the Moomins in book form
originalLanguage Swedish
originalTitle Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen NERFINISHED
pageCountApprox 50–100
plotSummary Moominmamma and Moomintroll search for Moominpappa during a great flood
positionInSeries 1
publicationYear 1945
publisher Schildts NERFINISHED
series Moomin NERFINISHED
setting Moominvalley NERFINISHED
targetAudience children
families
theme adventure
family
home
search for belonging
tone gentle

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Moomin notableWorkInSeries The Moomins and the Great Flood