Who Will Comfort Toffle?

Who Will Comfort Toffle? is set in Moominvalley, but doesn’t feature any Moomins. Instead, we meet Fillyjonks, jolly Hemulens, Mymble, Snufkin and a whole bunch of other characters. 

This book depicts the magical and universally appealing story of Toffle, a lonely, timid creature who journeys in search of friendship and confidence. Toffle is too shy to speak to anyone – until he discovers a creature even more afraid than him. 

Who Will Comfort Toffle? is a tale from Moominvalley and shows how Toffle is driven from his home by the frightening noises of the forest. Too shy at first to approach the many colourful Moomin characters he passes along the way, he gains confidence by discovering a scared and lonely Miffle who needs help. 

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. It becomes a poetic story of gaining courage in order to not be afraid and then help someone else in need. 

Tove Jansson’s Who Will Comfort Toffle? is a therapeutic classic, loved by readers of all ages. In the Nordics, it is one of Tove Jansson’s most popular books and it has never been out of print since it was first published in 1960.