Author: Tove Jansson
Ages: 4+
The Moomins, a bunch of white, chubby trolls, and their friends are the creation of Tove Jansson, a Finnish-Swedish author. She has written many comic strips and adventures with the moomins and all of them are extremely popular. They have also been made into a TV series.
Moomins are very cute characters that are friendly, mystical, philosophical, gentle, kind, adventurous and appeal to all ages equally. I have been such an ardent fan of the Moomin trolls and their friends ever since I started reading them, and am so glad that my kids like them as well!
In "Moomin and the Winter Snow", little Moomintroll becomes very sad when his friend Snufkin leaves Moominvalley and travels south in winter in search of warmer places. Moomintroll misses his friend a lot even though it is snowing and the whole town is very happy about it! He wonders if his friend would miss him just like he misses his friend. And then he gets just the confirmation that he needed, a sweet gift with a note from Snufkin! It cheers Moomin instantly and he prepares to hibernate happily until spring, when his best friend would return back to him.
Aren't we all so familiar with such a situation! Leaving friends behind and embarking on our journey of life, wondering if they would miss us and getting comfort from even the slightest confirmation that they are missing us as well! This book is a celebration of friendship and how very important it is to express it to friends on time rather than keeping them guessing.
The story comes to life with some very touching drawings that emote so beautifully. Snufkin is my favourite character of all. He is so philosophical, a really free spirit who loves traveling around the world with just the bare necessities packed up in his bag and no desire or strings attached. He is everything that you would have loved to be and so he remains etched in your heart long after the story is over!
No wonder Moomin books happen to be such prized possessions that are hard to part with!
Moomin and the Winter Snow. Please do read it the moment you set your eyes on one. Pee-hoo!
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Ages: 4+
The Moomins, a bunch of white, chubby trolls, and their friends are the creation of Tove Jansson, a Finnish-Swedish author. She has written many comic strips and adventures with the moomins and all of them are extremely popular. They have also been made into a TV series.
Moomins are very cute characters that are friendly, mystical, philosophical, gentle, kind, adventurous and appeal to all ages equally. I have been such an ardent fan of the Moomin trolls and their friends ever since I started reading them, and am so glad that my kids like them as well!
In "Moomin and the Winter Snow", little Moomintroll becomes very sad when his friend Snufkin leaves Moominvalley and travels south in winter in search of warmer places. Moomintroll misses his friend a lot even though it is snowing and the whole town is very happy about it! He wonders if his friend would miss him just like he misses his friend. And then he gets just the confirmation that he needed, a sweet gift with a note from Snufkin! It cheers Moomin instantly and he prepares to hibernate happily until spring, when his best friend would return back to him.
Aren't we all so familiar with such a situation! Leaving friends behind and embarking on our journey of life, wondering if they would miss us and getting comfort from even the slightest confirmation that they are missing us as well! This book is a celebration of friendship and how very important it is to express it to friends on time rather than keeping them guessing.
The story comes to life with some very touching drawings that emote so beautifully. Snufkin is my favourite character of all. He is so philosophical, a really free spirit who loves traveling around the world with just the bare necessities packed up in his bag and no desire or strings attached. He is everything that you would have loved to be and so he remains etched in your heart long after the story is over!
No wonder Moomin books happen to be such prized possessions that are hard to part with!
Moomin and the Winter Snow. Please do read it the moment you set your eyes on one. Pee-hoo!
