Finnish Children's Literature

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Moomin series, Tove Jansson, Sophia Jansson, Moomin comic strips, Moomins and the Comet Chase, New Moomin, The Moomins, Comet in Moominland, Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary, Signe Hammarsten-Jansson, Tuulikki Pietila, Ricky Rapper, Moomin Museum, Moomin World, Lars Jansson, Die Muminfamilie, Histamiini, Shlyapa Volshebnika, Per Olov Jansson, Mumi-troll, Mumintrollet. Excerpt: The Moomins (Swedish: , Finnish: ) are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-Finn illustrator and writer Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of trolls who are white and roundish, with large snouts that make them resemble hippopotamuses. The carefree and adventurous family live in their house in Moominvalley, in the forests of Finland, though in the past their temporary residences have included a lighthouse and a theatre. They have many adventures along with their various friends. In all, nine books were released in the series, with five picture books and a comic strip being released between 1945 and 1993. The Moomins have since been the basis for numerous television series, films and even a theme park called Moomin World in Naantali, Finland. The Moomin stories concern several eccentric and oddly-shaped characters, some of whom are related to each other. The central family consists of Moominpappa, Moominmamma and Moomintroll. Other characters, such as Hemulen, Sniff, The Snork maiden, Snufkin and Little My are accepted into or attach themselves into the family group from time to time, generally living separate lives in the surrounding Moominvalley, where the series is set. It is in this fictional valley that the Moomin family have decided to live, at the end of The Moomins and the Great Flood. Critics have interpreted various Moomin characters as...