One Moomin, round and white. Five beasts with pretty bows. The Moomin 123 counts its way through Moominvalley one spread at a time, pairing each big, bold numeral with a scene from Tove Jansson's world and a short line a child can count along to.

Under every count sits a quote from the Moomin world, such as "All small beasts should have bows in their tails," so the grown-up reading aloud gets a smile while little ones point and count. The pictures are drawn in the distinctive Moomin style, soft lilac, sunny orange and pink on clean cream pages, which makes it as lovely on a nursery shelf as it is useful for learning numbers.

A 40 page hardcover for ages 4 to 6, it is a gentle first counting book for a young Moomin fan and a beautiful birthday gift for a child who has not met Moomintroll yet.

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