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Finn Family Moomintroll
Finn Family Moomintroll | Tove Jansson
47 posts | 29 read | 6 to read
It is spring in the valley and the Moomins are ready for adventure! Moomintroll and his friends Snufkin and Sniff find the Hobgoblin's top hat, all shiny and new and just waiting to be taken home. They soon realize that his is no ordinary hat; it can turn anythingor anyoneinto something else!
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Bookwomble
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"It is autumn in Moomin Valley, for how else can spring come back again?"

I find this a comforting thought in uncertain times ?

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arlenefinnigan
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Cinfhen 🖤 5y
batsy I love this 💙 5y
Cathythoughts ❤️😊 5y
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Gillyreads
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Reading in the bath

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arlenefinnigan
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Cinfhen It‘s a month full of Moomins ❤️ 5y
KarenUK 😍😍😍 5y
arlenefinnigan @Cinfhen I feel obliged to give warning that tomorrow's will be considerably less whimsical. 5y
Cinfhen No Moomins dreaming???? 5y
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arlenefinnigan
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#GetOutTheMap #LilithJuly @KarenUK @Cinfhen
(my old boss is called Karen Foster. You're not an NHS Director of Information from St Helens are you?!)

KarenUK Nope... afraid not! Also..... loving that there is a Moomin map! This made my day! 😍💕 5y
Cinfhen How awesome!!! A Moomin map 🙌🏻❤️🎉 5y
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KarenUK
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Just had a lovely wander round the amazing five floored Waterstones in Brighton.... I saw this table in the kids department and thought of you @arlenefinnigan 💕

arlenefinnigan Ohhhh ❤️ 6y
batsy 😍 6y
kamoorephoto I love the Moomins!! And I miss Waterstones! (I‘m in the States) 💗💗 6y
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KarenUK @kamoorephoto I live in the states now too.... whenever I visit home I HAVE to visit Waterstones 💕 6y
kamoorephoto @KarenUK Top things I miss: Waterstones, chocolate (ie Cadbury‘s), fish‘n‘chips, small country lanes (that green and pleasant land, of course), and my family 😊 6y
KarenUK @kamoorephoto that pretty much matches my list too! Just add M&S cheese & onion sandwiches! 6y
kamoorephoto Oh yes, how can I forget Marks and Sparks?! And Boots!! 6y
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arlenefinnigan
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CAN WE ALL PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO APPRECIATE TOM MORELLO'S MOOMIN ANTIFA T SHIRT

batsy Oh my god! Where can we get one 😍😍 6y
BarbaraBB 😂 6y
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Cathythoughts 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😄 6y
batsy @arlenefinnigan Thanks 😊 6y
Reggie I am so happy you found this!! Lol 6y
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arlenefinnigan
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Cinfhen Lovely start to April 💜 6y
Mdargusch So sweet. 💕 6y
Reviewsbylola ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
emilyhaldi Cute ☺️ 6y
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arlenefinnigan
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Cinfhen Return of the Moomins 💙💙 6y
TheKidUpstairs Moomins!!! ❤❤❤ 6y
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arlenefinnigan
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Cinfhen These stories always seem a little melancholy ☹️ 6y
vivastory I need some Moomintroll in my life 6y
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arlenefinnigan
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Happy Finnish independence day! 🇫🇮

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Lauredhel I looove the Moomins so much. Really enjoyed reading them aloud with my kid when he was little. 6y
Billypar Aww- excellent choice! 🤗 6y
Cinfhen Moomins❣️❣️❣️❣️ 6y
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arlenefinnigan
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From the Moomin shop in Camden on Facebook:
Today is the International Day of Tolerance! In Moominvalley everyone is welcome, a message Tove Jansson always was very clear about. Let us create a more tolerant and accepting world together!

(Hi @Tove_Reads xxx)

merelybookish 💜💜💜 6y
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alanacristin
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This is Snork on the landing stage as illustrated in the book. My son was so taken with the replica of this at the Tove Jansson park in the Akebono Children's Forest in Japan 😍 they have the moomin house too! So delightful. I read this book after visiting and was excited to find mention of the different structures we'd seen. #babytravels #Japan

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Pickpick

My first Moomin book but maybe not the best choice as it's the 3rd 😂 i only roughly know the characters from picture books & cartoons so took awhile to catch on. Very quirky! There's a good amount of bickering and cheating that I don't really love for a young children's book, but the motley family and hefty whimsy still make it a winner. Photo from our trip to Akebono Children's Forest with Moomin buildings 😍 #mommyreads #babytravels

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arlenefinnigan
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Cinfhen Woohoo👻👻👻 6y
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arlenefinnigan
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Cathythoughts I don‘t know this book ... but the quote makes me feel emotional ❤️ 6y
Cinfhen That is rather sad 😞 @Cathythoughts 6y
Libby1 ❤️Moomintrolls❤️ 6y
arlenefinnigan It's ok, he comes back. He just needs his own space. 6y
BarbaraBB Moomintroll rules 💜 6y
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arlenefinnigan
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Cinfhen 💕💕💕 6y
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Chrissyreadit
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Thanks @Tove_Reads for my fun #sockswap package! I loved Finn Family Moomintroll as a child! And can‘t wait to try out the tea, although I may keep it since the wrapping is so cute! The socks are adorable!

Tove_Reads Glad you like the package! 🙂 6y
JPeterson 😊😊😊 6y
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arlenefinnigan
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quietlycuriouskate Such a sweet book! 7y
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arlenefinnigan
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#PolyesterBride #FierceFeb
I'm proper shoehorning these Moomin references in aren't I.
@batsy @cinfhen

TrishB But we‘re enjoying them 😁 7y
batsy 😍 7y
Cinfhen I am enjoying their adorableness 😍💕😍💕 7y
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arlenefinnigan
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Wilkie 💖💖💖one of my best friends is Finnish. Her house is full of Moominish things❤️❤️❤️ 7y
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quietlycuriouskate
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Daughter and I had some shopping to do in town yesterday. We decided to stop off in Waterstones to soothe our frayed nerves. I promised not to buy any new books... but I didn't say anything about not buying a Moomintroll, so this little one came home with us!

Cathythoughts 💕💕💕 7y
LibrarianRyan He is sooo cute. 7y
DivineDiana I think I want one! 😉 7y
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arlenefinnigan
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‘It‘s all right now, my dear,‘ said Moominmamma. ‘You see, I shall always know you whatever happens.‘

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

#Feels #DecDays @Cinfhen #family #SeasonsReadings2017 @RealLifeReading #moomins

Cinfhen I need to experience the #Moomins already 7y
batsy 💙💙😭 7y
Krysta Oh I love Moomins!!!! 7y
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arlenefinnigan
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Happy 100 years of Finnish independence @Tove_Reads ! 🇫🇮

Tove_Reads Thank you! What a beautiful pic 🇫🇮🙂💗 7y
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emily_m_tubb
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Yesterday little Snork, my grey guinea pig, passed away... Sleep tight little buddy 💙
It's never easy saying goodbye to a pet, even a little piggy 😢

mangokittty I‘m so sorry. I love guinea pigs they are wonderful pets. Yours are very beautiful. I hope your other piggy will be okay. 7y
Rachel.Rencher I had two piggies that were sisters. They were already old when I adopted them, but when they crossed rainbow bridge last year it killed me. A pet's a pet, no matter how small 🐹 7y
TricksyTails I'm so sorry! 😔 7y
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MinDea Oh no. I'm so sorry for your loss. 7y
DebinHawaii Very sorry for your loss. 💜 7y
BookwormAHN So sorry for your loss 😿 7y
Smrloomis 😢 7y
Ms_T xxx 7y
Laura317 💔 So sorry! Hugs!! 7y
Tamra 😢 no, it‘s not easy. 7y
OrangeMooseReads I‘m sorry 😢 7y
BookNAround I‘m so sorry. They do leave a furry little hole in our hearts, don‘t they? 7y
cobwebmoth Aw, I'm so sorry. *hugs* 7y
BookMaven407 So sorry. 😢 7y
jfalkens I'm so sorry for your loss xXxX 7y
quietjenn Oh, no! I'm so sorry. 7y
DGRachel I‘m so sorry for your loss. 😢 7y
Bookzombie I‘m so sorry. Hugs. 💗 7y
Louise So sorry for your loss. The bond continues in a new form. Why would Heaven be far away? ❤️🐾 7y
Avanders 😢 7y
RadicalReader @emily_m_tubb I love how adorable guinea pigs are they are so smart when they hear the refrigerator open and instantly think “ food!” 7y
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quietlycuriouskate
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Posting in honour of Tove Jansson's birthday.
My daughter thinks she has outgrown the Moomins so these are all mine now, too.

arlenefinnigan Outgrown the Moomins?!? I didn't read those books til I was in my thirties 😊 7y
quietlycuriouskate @arlenefinnigan The folly of youth! 😊 Moominland Midwinter remains one of my favourite books. 7y
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Pickpick

Summer is the perfect chance to spend time with the Moomins and their friends. Raspberry juice and adventures abound, especially when the Hobgoblin's hat is nearby. Takes you back to glorious summer days as a child when you got to make-believe and everything came just right by bedtime. Best enjoyed with some pancakes and jam!

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arlenefinnigan
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arlenefinnigan
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#floating #JuneBookBugs
Yes, Moomins again. 💙
@RealLifeReading

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arlenefinnigan
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Cinfhen Sounds adorable and magical💞 a winning combination 😊 8y
arlenefinnigan @Cinfhen there's a Moomin book for most challenges, both on Litsy and in life 😉 8y
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beckygracelea
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Fab afternoon at the Adventures in Moominland exhibition with my mum. Fascinating hearing about the influences that Jansson built into it and I got a Little My ❤

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redheadreads
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The #moomintroll series are among some of my favorite children's books, so I'm featuring one with an amazing cover for #riotgrams #11. You totally want to know what is up with the creepy dude with the red eyes 🎩 don't ya?

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arlenefinnigan
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#FavouriteChildrensBook #riotgrams
Although I didn't read it until I was in my 30s. @bookriot

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TeR
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Pickpick

There is a magical store here that sells only moomintroll stuff !!!!!!! I was bedazzled. I adore all things Moomintroll. Favourite childhood read❤❤

KarenUK 💕💕💕💕 one of my dogs is called Moomin 😊 8y
Ehbooklover I loved those books as a kid!!! 8y
Krysta I had never heard of Moomins until visiting our sister school in Finland. Now all my students have Moomin collections. LOVE it! 8y
redheadreads I am so glad I found this post - I am visiting London for the first time in a couple of months and I had never heard of this shop!! I am definitely going to check this out - I love the Moomintrolls 💛 8y
TeR @redheadreads lucky you! London is amazing!!! Got to check out waterstones & the moominshop is sooooo cute. It is near the west-end in the applemarkets. I spent a few pounds there! 😀 8y
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arlenefinnigan
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Happy Finnish Independence Day!

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TocktheWatchdog
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This is so delightfully weird so far. Thanks to my awesome colleague at the library for lending it to me!

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arlenefinnigan
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Wilkie
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P.s. Please excuse my rottn' english you see moomins go to school only as long as it amuses them.

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Wilkie
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Pickpick

One of my Childhood favorites. I love the Moomintrolls❤️ who, despite being small and shy have amazing adventures.

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Abailliekaras
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#FunPhotoFriday

A favourite. Waking up after the winter hibernation! ☃ 💙

SusanInTiburon I love Finn Family Moomintroll! 8y
Abailliekaras @SusanInTiburon one of my all-time favourites. 8y
TeR Moomintroll 💙💙💙💙💙 8y
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TeR
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Pickpick

Fun Friday photo. Some of my happiest book memories from childhood were reading about Moomintroll & all of his shenanigans! I loved this series & read them over and over.
Delightful & sprightly❤️❤️❤️

Gillyreads This series was such a huge part of my childhood ❤️ 8y
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