Signe Hammarsten-Jansson that her presence is strongly felt in a number of the books Tove wrote after the death. The melancholic "Sent i November" (1970) deals themes of leaving and loneliness, and is typically considered the most mature of the "Moomin" series. "Sommarboken" (1972) concerns a young girl whose mother has died and her relationship with her grandmother. Hammarsten-Jansson's death marked the end of the "Moomin" series of novels and Jansson's literary output became primarily adult-oriented. Signe Hammarsten-Jansson Signe "Ham" Hammarsten-Jansson (née Hammarsten, 1 June 1882 Hannäs, Sweden - 6 June 1970 Porvoo) was a Swedish graphic artist who designed, among other
J. S. Lewis J. S. Lewis Jon Samuel Lewis is an American fiction writer under the pen name J. S. Lewis. He is co-author of the popular Grey Griffins series, originally published by Scholastic, Inc. The next three books in the Grey Griffins series will be published as the Grey Griffins Clockwork Chronicles by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. The original trilogy has sold over 850,000 copies to date. Lewis grew up in the Midwestern United States, spending most of his time in Minnesota and Iowa before moving to Arizona where attended Arizona State University, earning a degree in Broadcast Journalism. At