Moominsummer Madness (Moomins Fiction) - Softcover

Jansson, Tove

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9780140305012: Moominsummer Madness (Moomins Fiction)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140305017 ISBN 13: 9780140305012

Publisher: Puffin, 2003

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It all began with a hot day in June, and a volcano dropping black ash on Moominmamma's washing. Then a crack appeared in the ground, and Moomintroll's toothbrush slipped straight down into the dark and yawning earth.

Then a great flood wave came crashing through Moomin Valley. And that was why the Moomins found themselves a new home, and why they all had so many strange adventures, ones that were odd even by Moomin standards. . .

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Review:

"The Moomin books make for both splendid bedtime read-alouds and solitary savoring." -"Wall Street Journal" "It's difficult not to be drawn in by the adventures of Moomintroll and his family. . . . The Moominfolk face life's odd twists and occasional disasters with philosophical calm-an unusual and endearing perspective that will hook readers of all ages."-"Publishers Weekly""Jannson's invention and philosophy of life remain as appealing as ever."-"The Horn Book""Read this Finnish classic for Jansson's quirky humor and lightly satiric view of life."-"St. Petersburg Press""A lost treasure now rediscovered . . . A surrealist masterpiece."-Neil Gaiman"Jansson was a genius of a very subtle kind. These simple stories resonate with profound and complex emotions that are like nothing else in literature for children or adults: intensely Nordic, and

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Special Collectors' Edition lovingly restored to its original stunning design.

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