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Read 165 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Charming children's book about conquering fears.
MayBe the story of how nobody or nothing comforts Toffle until he sets out to comfort Miffle will sound less like piffle to children who already know Hemulen and the Groke, the Fillyjonks and Whompses, Mymble and Snufkin and the other Moomins. Otherwise it's a long, strained, preachy rhyme (""But who will comfort Toffle thus: `It's useless feeling blue,/ What is the good of shells and stones ...
Who Will Comfort Toffle? is one of Tove Jansson’s most popular books. This touching story about loneliness, friendship, and courage comes alive in animations narrated by Tove Jansson’s niece, Sophia Jansson. The mini-documentary also features interviews by Sophie Hannah, bestselling author and poet who has translated the book into English ...
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Tove Jansson, best known for her Moomin books, had a unique and special way of introducing imaginative characters to young readers. In this book, first published in 1960, we meet Toffle, a vulnerable, lonely and sad creature who cannot get over his terrible complexes and worries. The book's marvellous illustrations, particularly the black and ...
Oct 2, 2003 · Toffle's quest to save Miffle from the dreadful Groke is an inspiring tale that every child (and many adults) are sure to identify with. In Scandinavia, this story by Tove Jansson is even more popular than her Moomin books; in over 40 years since it was published it has never once been out of print.
A SCANDINAVIAN MIDCENTURY CLASSIC BACK IN PRINT Who Will Comfort Toffle? is the timeless, magical tale of the wistful wallflower, Toffle-too shy to speak to anyone and too fearful of the world he is watching from afar. Lonely and sad, Toffle runs away from home and watches the magical cast of Moomin Valley-Mymble, My, Snufkin, the merry whompses and the Fillyjonk-celebrate and enjoy life.
