Quoting David Roberts
Great fun, if slightly strange (Oh, I'm a chap who builds spaceships from bits of plastic, so who am I to comment?). I like how the family's dog is looking on and grinning.
It is my homage to Tove Jansson who created the Moomins. She is a fantastic illustrator who for me blends childhood wonder and fear, with folk tradition and pessimistic philosophy. I was drawing from images like this one:
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii315/megalosaurus_roar/moomin2.jpg