Beautifully designed, lavishly produced and richly illustrated with captivating artwork and lively, witty writing, Adventures in Moominvalley is the first of three storybook companions to the highly anticipated animated TV series, Moominvalley. The show is voiced by a stellar cast including Kate Winslet, Rosamund Pike, Jennifer Saunders, Richard Ayoade, and Matt Berry and tells the adventures of nine-year-old Moomintroll, his parents, Moominmamma and Moominpappa and their eclectic and happy band of friends - Little My, Snufkin, Snork Maiden, the Hattifatteners and other famous characters from the classic stories. Set in the picturesque Moominvalley and centred around the tall, round blue Moomin house where the Moomins live, the adventures in this collection are based on the TV episodes, which derive closely from the warm and whimsical Moomin world created by the celebrated writer and artist Tove Jansson. Capturing the wit and whimsy of Tove Jansson's classic tales, the nine stories in this collection follow the goings-on in Moominvalley as Moomintroll wakes up in deep midwinter and meets his mysterious Ancestor, Moomintroll and Snorkmaiden are haunted by a not-so-spooky ghost, the friends undertake a perilous expedition to an erupting volcano, and a very special Invisible Guest comes to stay. Packed full of exciting and eccentric twists and turns and featuring all of Tove Jansson's most beloved characters, this beautiful collection is sure to be treasured by Moomins fans old and new.