The Moomins and the Great Flood The Moomins and the Great Flood The Moomins and the Great Flood (Swedish: "Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen", literally "The Little Trolls and the Great Flood") is a book written by Finnish author Tove Jansson in 1945, during the end of World War II. It was the first book to star the Moomins, but is often seen as a prelude to the main Moomin books, as most of the main characters are introduced in the next book. Moominmamma and Moomintroll are travelling through a dark and scary forest looking for Moominpappa, who has gone off adventuring with the Hattifatteners. They
Per Olov Jansson Per Olov Jansson Per Olov Jansson (born 22 April 1920 Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish photographer. He is the son of artists Viktor Jansson and Swedish-born Signe Hammarsten-Jansson, and the brother of writer Tove Jansson and cartoonist Lars Jansson. His photography has appeared in books by Tove Jansson, including "Skurken i muminhuset" (1980) and "Anteckningar från en ö" (1993), and Tove's 1971 novel, "Lyssnerskan" is dedicated to him. He is also responsible for a great number of photos of his sister. Jansson's photographs have been described as emphasizing the act of artistic creation and his technique has been noted to