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Books from the UK
By 2003, Tove Jansson's Moomin books had become hard to find in the UK. Then Penguin Books saved the day and released editions with all new covers, and these are now easy to find in shops and online. Moominpappa at Sea is the only title Penguin has not yet scheduled for a new edition - for reasons I've failed to discover.

Also, The Summer Book was republished in May 2003 by Sort Of Books - available for the first time in 20 years, and received with positive reviews - and the large-format picture books also published by Sort Of are both still available to buy.
What's missing
The collection shown below represents the majority of the Tove Jansson books published in the UK. I'm still searching for other old Ernest Benn hardback editions of the Moomin books.

Overall, almost all of the Moomin books have been published in the UK over the years. Exceptions are The Moomins and the Great Flood (which was translated into English in 2005, and published in Finland) and An Unwanted Guest (which has not been translated into English).

Also, only a small selection of Tove and Lars Jansson's Evening News Moomin cartoon strips have ever been published (in the rare 1957 Allan Wingate Moomin collection), despite being written in English for publication in England!
Shopping for books
Amazon.co.uk - UK branch of Amazon, selling both new and used books
Ebay.co.uk - Ebay auctions for the UK, frequently updated and mainly covering used books
Abebooks.co.uk - Abebooks fixed-price books for the UK, with a broad, persistent range
Penguin UK - Penguin's UK website, supporting online ordering of new books
2000s UK Puffin Moomin editions
Finn Family Moomintroll
Comet in Moominland
The Exploits of Moominpappa
Moominsummer Madness
Moominland Midwinter
Tales from Moominvalley
Moominvalley in November
1980s UK Puffin Moomin editions
Finn Family Moomintroll
Comet in Moominland
The Exploits of Moominpappa
Moominsummer Madness
Moominland Midwinter
Tales from Moominvalley
Moominpappa at Sea
Moominvalley in November
1970s UK Puffin Moomin editions
Finn Family Moomintroll
Comet in Moominland
The Exploits of Moominpappa
Moominsummer Madness
Moominland Midwinter
Tales from Moominvalley
Moominpappa at Sea
Moominvalley in November
1960s UK Puffin Moomin editions
Comet in Moominland
Ernest Benn / A & C Black UK Moomin editions
Comet in Moominland
Moominsummer Madness
Moominpappa at Sea
Moominvalley in November
Finn Family Moomintroll
Comet in Moominland
Moominland Midwinter
Sort of Books UK picture book editions
The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My
Who Will Comfort Toffle?
Kingfisher Moomin story adaptations
The Island Adventure
The Hobgoblin's Hat
The King's Ruby
Thingumy and Bob
Heinemann Moomin story adaptations
Moomin's Invisible Friend
Moomin and the Magic Hat
Moomin and Little Dragon
Moomin and Snufkin
Sort of Books Summer and Winter books
A Winter Book: Selected Stories by Tove Jansson
Miscellaneous books from the UK
Sun City
The Summer Book
The Summer Book
The Summer Book
Moomintrolls and Friends
Moomin 1
The Dangerous Journey
Finn Family Moomintroll
Adventures in Moominland
Adventures in Moominland
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