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Tove Jansson
ISBN: 9780141327204
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
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A Moomintroll is small, shy, fat, and has a Moominpappa and a Moominmamma. Moomins live in the forests of Finland. One day Moominpappa takes his family off to start a new life in a lighthouse on a tiny, rocky island far out to sea. As they begin to explore their unusual surroundings the Moomins discover some surprising things about themselves.
A Moomintroll is small and shy and fat, and has a Moominpappa and a Moominmamma. Moomins live in the forests of Finland. One day Moominpappa is feeling at a loss. He has no idea what to do with himself because it seems everything has already been done. So he takes his family off to start a new life in a lighthouse on a tiny, rocky island far out to sea. It's rather quiet and lonely at first, but as they begin to explore their unusual surroundings the Moomins discover some funny and surprising new things about themselves.
| ISBN | 0141327200 | | Pages | 224 | | ISBN13 | 9780141327204
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 153 | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Puffin Books | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Publication date | 28 Mar 1974 | | Spine width (mm) | 14 | | DEWEY | 839.7374 | | Academic level | Children | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Interest age | From 9 |
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"There is, in short, everything in the Moon books: giant comets and secret caves and tree houses and stilts and magic-carpet clouds and amusement parks run by despotic practical-joking kings and time machines and ski instructors." -"Harper's ""We need Moominland for its gentle pace, its sense of beauty and awe, and its spirit of friendliness and empathy--now more than ever." -"The Horn Book ""These charming fantasies are propelled by a childlike curiosity and filled with quiet wisdom, appealing geniality, and a satisfying sense of self-discovery." -School Library Journal.com "If you had no shame reading "Harry Potter" on the subway, there's no need to hide Tove Jansson's witty, whimsically illustrated Finnish series." -Daily Candy "The Moomin books make for both splendid bedtime read-alouds and solitary savoring." -"Wall Street Journal" "It's more than forty years since Jansson's Moomintrolls first appeared. I found the writing and invention as appealing
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