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She was born in Helsinki, then in the Grand Duchy of Finland, a part of the Russian Empire. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and Paris. Her first solo art exhibition was in 1943. At the same time, she was writing short stories and articles for publication. She continued to work as an artist and a writer for the rest of her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJansson is principally known as the author of the Moomin books. Jansson created the Moomins, a family of trolls who are white, round and smooth in appearance, with large snouts that make them vaguely resemble hippopotamuses.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJansson wrote the Moomin books for children, starting in 1945 with \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Moomins and the Great Flood\u003c\/i\u003e. 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A colorful new Artisan Art Sketch Book crafted with decorated page edges and embellished with beautiful tactile art on the cover. Perfect for all artists, sketchers and doodlers.
This sketch book features a vegan leather cover and carefully crafted decorated page edges overflowing with petals, teasing vines and patterns. A unique blend of the practical and beautiful, with two ribbons and thick white FSC-certified paper stock that makes it ideal for sketching and drawing. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for artists, notetakers, travelers, students, poets and diarists. And with robust flexi covers they’re a pleasure to use. Simply, they feel good!
Tove Jansson was a Finnish-Swedish writer and artist. She first started painting Moomintrolls in the 1930s and her last Moomin book was published in 1977, but her stories live on and continue to be adapted and enjoyed by many generations.
