Tales from Moominvalley

This article is about the Moomin book by Tove Jansson. For a 1990 television series based on the Jansson's books, see Tales from Moominvalley (TV series).
Tales from Moominvalley
First edition (Swedish)
AuthorTove Jansson
LanguageSwedish
SeriesMoomins
GenreChildren's novel
PublisherSchildts
Publication date
1962
Publication placeFinland
Preceded byMoominland Midwinter 
Followed byMoominpappa at Sea 

Tales from Moominvalley (Swedish: Det osynliga barnet och andra berättelser, literally 'The Invisible Child and other stories') is the seventh book in the Moomins series by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Unlike all the other books, which are novels, it is a collection of short stories, the longest book in the series. It was first published in 1962 (second edition 1998). The book forms the basis of episodes 9, 10, 13, 24, and 36 of the 1990 TV series.

The book contains nine stories:

  • The Spring Tune (Vårvisan)
  • A Tale of Horror (En hemsk historia)
  • The Fillyjonk Who Believed in Disasters (Filifjonkan som trodde på katastrofer)
  • The Last Dragon in the World (Historien om den sista draken i världen)
  • The Hemulen Who Loved Silence (Hemulen som älskade tystnad)
  • The Invisible Child (Berättelsen om det osynliga barnet)
  • The Secret of the Hattifatteners (Hatifnattarnas hemlighet)
  • Cedric (Cedric)
  • The Fir Tree (Granen)[1]
  1. ^ Yashkina, Svetlana (2016). Modern Fairy Tales: The New Existence of an Old Genre : Exemplified by the Books of Alan A. Milne, Tove Jansson and Eno Raud.