Tomi wrote Moon Man, one of his most beloved books, in honour of his fascination with the moon, and Fog Island is a paean to the fog.įog Man is the mysterious sole inhabitant of Fog Island, who offers Finn and Cara food and shelter when they arrive unexpectedly on his doorstep.
Since moving to Ireland, the interaction of the moon, the fog and the sea near his home has captivated him. Throughout his life Tomi has been inspired by the moon. “In New York I found the city I never found, but in Ireland I found the country I always wanted.”- Tomi, in Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Storyįinal illustration for Fog Island, ink and pastel on tracing paper. Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/customer/on line 707 Warning: preg_match_all(): Compilation failed: invalid range in character class at offset 4 in /home/customer/on line 700
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