Moomin Books in Order
Moomin by Tove Jansson contains 38 books, published between 1960 and 2024. The first book is Who Will Comfort Toffle? (1960) and the newest is Little My (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1960–2024
- Pages on record
- 669 in 16 of 38 books
Moomin is Tove Jansson's series about the Moomins, the inhabitants of an imaginary place called Moominland. Thirty-eight entries are catalogued between 1960 and 2024, ending at Little My, and they take in picture books, board books, comic strip collections and a cookbook. One strand reprints Jansson's comic strip in full, published in North America for the first time in that edition. Friendship and children's fiction fill the subject tags.
How many Moomin books are there?
Moomin has 38 books, released between 1960 and 2024.
Moomin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Moomin books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Who Will Comfort Toffle?1960 · confirmed 1/41960–1/4
- 2Moomin And Snufkin1993 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/41993241/4
- 3Moomin And Little Dragon1993 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/41993241/4
- 4Moomin and the Magic Hat1993 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/41993241/4
- 5Moomin's Invisible Friend1993 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/41993241/4
- 6Moomins Cookbook2010 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420101441/4
- 8Moomin's Brilliantly Busy Colouring Book2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 9Moomin's Lift-the-flap Hide and Seek2010 · 24 pages · confirmed 1/42010241/4
- 10Moomin's Little Book of Numbers2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 11Moomin's Little Book of Words2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 12Moomin's Splendid Summer Sticker Book2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 13Moominmamma's Book of Thoughts2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 14Moomintroll's Book of Thoughts2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 15Snufkin's Book of Thoughts2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 16Little My's Book of Thoughts2011 · 54 pages · confirmed 1/42011541/4
- 17Moominpappa's Book of Thoughts2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 18Moomin and the Moonlight Adventure2011 · 25 pages · confirmed 1/42011251/4
- 19Moomin's Little Book of Colours2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 20Moomin's Little Book of Opposites2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 21Sniff's Book of Thoughts2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 22Moomin and the Winter Snow2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 23Moomin's Most Magical Pop-up Book2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 24Moomin's Secret Surprise Sticker Book2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 25Moomin's Winter Follies2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 26Moominvalley Turns Jungle2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 27Moomin and the New Friend2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 28Moomin Builds a House2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 29Moomin Falls in Love2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 30Moomin and the Comet2013 · 40 pages · confirmed 1/42013401/4
- 31Moomin and the Sea2013 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/42013561/4
- 32Moomin and the Little Ghost2013 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42013321/4
- 33Moomin and the Golden Tail2013 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/42013561/4
- 34Moomin's Desert Island2014 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/42014481/4
- 35Moominvalley for the Curious Explorer2014 · 14 pages · confirmed 1/42014141/4
- 36Moomin on the Riviera2014 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/42014481/4
- 37Moomin and the Spring Surprise2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 38Little My2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Is there a chronological order for Moomin?
No separate chronological order is on record for Moomin, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Moomin books in order?
You should read the Moomin books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Moomin book also stands alone.
Where to start with Moomin
Start with Who Will Comfort Toffle? (1960), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Moomin book?
Little My (2024) is the newest Moomin book released so far.
Is there a new Moomin book coming?
No next Moomin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Moomin at a glance
- Still running
- Moomin is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Moomin books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 669 pages across the 16 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Moomin books, 31 of 38, were published in the 2010s.
What the Moomin books are about
26 of the 38 Moomin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 14 of 26. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 14 of 26 books
- Comics & graphic novels 9 of 26 books
- Finnish literature 6 of 26 books
- Pictorial works 6 of 26 books
- Board books 3 of 26 books
- Juvenile literature 3 of 26 books
- Quotations 3 of 26 books
- Friendship 2 of 26 books
More books by Tove Jansson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Tove Jansson books in order 74 books