Jansson began her Moomin series in 1945. Her books have been compared to the work of Lewis Carroll and J.R.R. Tolkien. Moomintroll is a bland-faced little creature, who lives with his Moominpappa and Moominmamma in the Valley of the Moomins. Life is like a river.
Some people sail on it slowly, some quickly, and some capsize.
Tove Jansson drew the comic strip Moomin for the Evening News , London, from 1953 to 1959 and then the work was succeeded by her brother Lars Jansson, who had helped Jansson to translate the original texts into English. After Lars Jansson, who drew and wrote Moomin until 1975, the work was continued by others. The Moomintrolls became a huge success with their individualistic characters, sophisticated humour, and deep sense of freedom. Although Jansson's works have gained world wide popularity among the children, the Moomintrolls are also much appreciated by adults. The international Moomin boom came in two waves, first in the 1950s in the West, and then in the 1960s and during the 1970s in the East Europe and other sides of the globe, including Japan.