![]() ![]() ![]() It might be because I was dropped into the Moomin world without any preparation, but the only thing I would childlike and traditionally delightful in this book were the names of the various creatures - the Moomins themselves, the Mymble, the whompers and creeps and fillyjonks, all words to savour across the lips.Īpart from that, I found the stories dark and puzzling and quite moving. ![]() Japes ahoy, I thought - cute little animals getting up to whimsical things. ![]() But when he takes his new-found pet home, things don't work out as planned!Īt the sight of that exclamation mark my heart sank. Well, Moomintroll thinks he knows what to do. If you found a tiny golden dragon with green paws, would you know what to do it it? I flipped the book over and read the blurb first: I was dubious - the pastelly coloured covers of the editions I keep weighing in my hands then returning to the shelves in Unity have put me off - but this was lent to me by a close friend whose taste I trust. This is my first entry into the Moomin world, Jansson's books having passed me by as a child. What a bunch of strange, opaque, elliptical little stories. ![]()
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