The Invisible Child by Tove Jansson, £4.99

"YOU all know, don’t you, that if people are frightened very often, they sometimes become invisible."

In Tove Jansson's much loved short story, The Invisible Child, Ninny is helped to regain her voice and take her rightful place in the world using a simple Moomin recipe. She is welcomed into the Moomin family and treated with equality and respect. This gift edition also includes an exclusive Moomin Gallery, featuring the characters of Moominvalley, compiled by Philip Ardagh.

Not only is the publication of this book very timely with the Lakes International Comic Art Festival (October 13-15) celebrating the work of Tove Jansson, it is also being sold for a very worthwhile cause.

A unique collaboration between the Moomins, Oxfam, Waterstones and Sort Of Books, The Invisible Child will raise money for projects that fight inequality and help women and girls everywhere escape from poverty, abuse and neglect. Available exclusively through branches of Oxfam and Waterstones, 100 per cent of the sale price of every copy will be donated to Oxfam to support more women and girls around the world to use their voice and fulfil their potential.

CAROLINE REECE

WATERSTONES KENDAL