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Yuki_Onna

Moominsummer Madness | Tove Jansson

#Storysettings #May2024
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

#theater

An absolute favourite 😊
🎭🌊

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️📚🤍 6mo

Eggs Lovely 🥰 🎭🧡 6mo

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Robotswithpersonality

Comet in Moominland (Farrar Straus Giroux) | Tove Jansson, Jansson

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Take a shot everytime Moomintroll says 'Strike me Pink!'...😆
So many adventures! I admit to being slightly baffled by my library's choices about this series, the first in hardcover, the next only available as an audiobook, but maybe it was a licensing/price thing. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? While I think part of the Moomintroll series appeal is supposed to be the art, I'll give kudos to the English narrator for an entertaining array of voices providing its own 'colour' for this audiobook. That being said, the Silken Monkey was a little grating. 😬 6mo

Robotswithpersonality 3/? I guess this also went from being a picture book series to middle grade novellas, because the first was 50 pages and this was nearly 200? I'm not actually sure my library has the full set, but I'd be happy to pick up another as a palate cleanser. 6mo

Robotswithpersonality 4/4 I thought there was going to be a bit of nonsense about gender norms associated with its mid '40s initial release, but on balance I'd say the Snorkmaiden rose above any notions of shallow, empty-headed materiality when in a crisis, and the rest is just young and old people (especially your own siblings) saying crap about girls even the young reader knows isn't true. (edited) 6mo

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Bookwomble Tove Jansson didn't follow gender norms in her life, nor in her writing 😊🏳️‍🌈 6mo

Robotswithpersonality @bookwomble Queer pioneer! ☺️ Based on the bit of poking around I've done so far, it sounds like her bio would be a great read. 6mo

Bookwomble @Robotswithpersonality She was 😊 I've had the tagged biography for eight years, as well as a volume of her letters, neither of which I've read yet! 😳 Hopefully, I'll get to at least one of them before too long 😏

Tove Jansson: Work and Love

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Robotswithpersonality @Bookwomble Bio stacked! I admittedly have a much better track record with memoirs than full on biographies, but knowing it's under 300 pages makes it more likely I'll read it! 😅 (edited) 6mo

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Robotswithpersonality

Comet in Moominland (Farrar Straus Giroux) | Tove Jansson, Jansson

“It was a funny little path, winding here and there, dashing off in different directions and sometimes even tying a knot in itself from sheer joy. You don't get tired of a path like that, and I'm not sure it doesn't get you home quicker in the end.“ 🚶🏼‍♂️☺️

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willaful

Moominland Midwinter | Tove Jansson

My aspirational figure, Moominmamma.

BookmarkTavern Lovely! Thanks for posting ! 6mo

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AllDebooks

Tove Jansson: Work and Love | Tuula Karjalainen

#Naturalitsy

I've had an amazing birthday weekend. Now I'm sitting in the sun looking at my gorgeous presents.
Off to see Indiana Jones with my kiddos this evening.
Ending the celebrations with a moth trap tonight to see what we have in our garden.

https://www.countryfile.com/wildlife/insects-invertebrates/make-a-moth-trap/

#goodtimes #familylife

TiredLibrarian Happy birthday! 🎉 1y

julieclair Happy Birthday! Lovely presents. And it sounds like you are having a perfect family weekend. 😀 1y

wanderinglynn Happy, happy birthday! 🎉🎂🥳 Enjoy the movie. 1y

DivineDiana They are gorgeous presents! Wishing you a wonderful year! 🥳 1y

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AnneCecilie

Moominland Midwinter | Tove Jansson

#BookReport

I‘ve finished The Sentence and The Christmas Chronicles.

I DNFed The Red Room

I read Moominland Midwinter and Bambi

I‘m currently reading A Tuscan Childhood.

Cinfhen

Cinfhen What was the Red Room about?!!? 2y

AnneCecilie @Cinfhen Good question. It‘s a crime/ thriller. I read 40p so probably just the “intro” to the book. A therapist is asked in by the police to assess a man who‘s been seen lurking around a playground and as she leaves the room she‘s attacked by him. Then a poor woman is found dead near Regent‘s Canal. This is supposed to be most alike their Frieda Klein series. I just didn‘t feel like reading this now. 2y

Cinfhen It actually sounds good but I‘m all about if it‘s not grabbing you than put it down and move on! #AllHailTheBail 😊 2y

AnneCecilie @Cinfhen I know. I had actually planned to read something else last week, but then I saw that this book was due back at the library soon and I couldn‘t extend the loan any longer so I “had” to read it. I guess that‘s not a good way to start a book. 2y

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AnneCecilie

Moominland Midwinter | Tove Jansson

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The Moomins are asleep, when suddenly the Moomintroll wakes up. He will experience the winter for first, what the others are doing when the Moomins are asleep, and most importantly he will experience snow and learn that it fall from the sky.

3rd book #JoyousJanuary @Andrew65
#1957 #192025 @Librarybelle

Andrew65 Wonderful books. Well done 👏👏👏 2y

Librarybelle Hooray! 2y

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AnneCecilie

Trollvinter | Tove Jansson

#WeeklyForecast

Finish The Christmas Chronicles

I‘ve just started A Tuscan Childhood and want to continue that

I want to finish The Sentence, read both The Red Room and the tagged, and hopefully get a start on Bambi.

Cinfhen

Cinfhen Sounds like a plan 😎 2y

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Bookwomble

Moominland Midwinter | Tove Jansson

Although it has been snowing, it rarely sticks in our neck of the woods, but does have a tendency to freeze on the pavement as sheets of ice. Seems like Moomintroll's adventures in the winter snow will be a good choice of next read ❄️⛄❄️

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AnneCecilie

Moominvalley in November | Tove Jansson

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Late November, several of the moomin family‘s friends, Snirfkin, the Hemulen and Fillyfjonk, decide to visit them. Only finding the moomin family not at home, but their friends decide to stay.

This is an old library copy with the old library card for borrowing in the back. It was first borrowed in 1972.

#1970 #192025
2nd book for #WinterReadaton and #Adventathon

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Andrew65 This brings back memories. 🎄🎄🎄 2y

AnneCecilie @Andrew65 For me too. I watched the cartoons in the 90s. But it was a little weird reading a moomin book without the moomins. This was also the first moomin book I read by Jansson. 2y

Librarybelle Oh! I love finding old library cards in books! 2y

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Andrew65 @AnneCecilie I have a vague memory of picture books but would need to research to make sure I didn‘t make that up. Remember the cartoons well. 2y

Libby1 I just read this book last week too! One thing I read compared it to Waiting for Godot in Moominvalley. 2y

BookmarkTavern Old library books are the best! 2y

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