One day in the summer, in the heat of the day, Moominpappa managed to catch a cold. You never know how a cold will turn out—especially if you’ve caught it for the first time in your life—so it’s best to take care in advance to ensure that it remains in the memory of future generations. But before he became the venerable father of the family, Moominpappa was an adventurer, plowed the river and sea spaces on a ship with the poetic name “Frost Orchestor”, his life was full of incredible incidents, tragic turns and heroic deeds. To tell about all this, the cold Moominpappa begins to write memoirs, which, without a doubt, will serve as a joy and a lesson for his descendants (and at the same time for you and me).

The book you are holding in your hands, - a real event. For the first time in many years, the entire series about the Moomins has been re-translated into Russian! Those who are already familiar with the inhabitants of Moominvalley will be curious to take a fresh look at their adventures. And those who are about to meet the fairy-tale world of Tove Jansson for the first time can only be envied in a good way!