by Mr. Anderson - Thursday, February 21, 2013, 1:12 PM
Born in 1914 in Helsinki, Finland, Tove Jansson, the daughter of
a sculptor and a designer, studied painting in Finland, Sweden,
and France. In addition to her success as an artist, jansson
wrote and illustrated many children's books as well as comic
strips, plays, and books for adults. Known worldwide as the
creator of the Moomin books, a series that echoes Scandinavian
folklore, Jansson was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal
in 1966. Her books have been translated into more than thirty
languages. She died in 2001.