Moomins Fiction

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Book cover of Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson
Finn Family Moomintroll
Cheerful Moomintroll lives in the magical Moominvalley with his mother, Moominmamma, his father, Moominpappa and all of their friends. One spring he wakes up to find a big hat - a magical Hobgoblin hat, no less, that mysteriously transforms anyone - or anything - that falls into it . . .
Book cover of Moominpappa at Sea by Tove Jansson
Moominpappa at Sea
Penguin presents the audio CD edition of Moominpappa at Sea by Tove Jansson, read by Hugh Dennis.

Moominpappa and his family are off to live in a lighthouse on a tiny, rocky island far out to sea. It's rather quiet and lonely, but as they begin to explore their unusual surroundings the family discover they have a lot to learn about the world - and themselves.

Book cover of Finn Family Moomintroll and Other Stories by Tove Jansson
Finn Family Moomintroll and Other Stories
Penguin presents the audio CD edition of Finn Family Moomintroll and Other Stories by Tove Jansson, read by Hugh Dennis.

Return to the magical world of Moominvalley with two classic stories.

Finn Family Moomintroll
Poor little chap! He had been turned into a very strange animal indeed...
It all begins when Moomintroll wakes up to find a big hat - a magical Hobgoblin hat, no less, that mysteriously transforms anything that falls into it . . .

Tales from Moominvalley
If you found a tiny golden dragon with green paws, what would you do with it?
How do the Moomins spend their first Christmas out of hibernation?
Would you know how to save someone from turning invisible?
And what exactly are the mysterious Hattifatteners?
Book cover of Moominpappa at Sea by Tove Jansson
Moominpappa at Sea
Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this magical edition of Moominpappa at Sea complete with a charming new cover design.

Moominpappa is feeling at a loss. He has no idea what to do with himself - it seems everything has already been done! So he takes his family off to start a new life in a lighthouse on a tiny, rocky island far out to sea. It's rather lonely at first, but it isn't long before the Moomins discover some funny and surprising new things about themselves.

They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them - Philip Pullman
Book cover of Tales from Moominvalley by Tove Jansson
Tales from Moominvalley
Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this magical edition of Tales from Moominvalley complete with a charming new cover design.

If you found a tiny golden dragon would you know what to do with it? Moomintroll thinks he does, but when he takes his new-found pet home, things don't quite go to plan. And suppose Too-ticky brought you an invisible child, would you know how to make her visible again? Meet new and delightful characters and re-encounter old friends, such as Snufkin and Little My in this entertaining collection of stories about life in Moominvalley. There are some new characters to meet, such as the Fillyjonk and the Hattifatteners, as well as old friends, namely Snufkin and Little My - and not to mention dear Moominpappa, Moominmamma and Moomintroll of course!

They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them - Philip Pullman
Book cover of Comet in Moominland by Tove Jansson
Comet in Moominland
Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this magical edition of Comet in Moominland complete with a charming new cover design.

A comet is speeding towards Earth - will it destroy everything and everyone? Moomintroll decides to investigate. So, with Sniff, he sets off on an expedition to ask the Professor about the comet. On their way they meet Snufkin and the Hemulen who rescues them from a secret underground tunnel - but can they escape the dangerous crocodiles that lurk. . .

They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them - Philip Pullman
Book cover of The Exploits of Moominpappa by Tove Jansson
The Exploits of Moominpappa
Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this magical edition of The Exploits of Moominpappa complete with a charming new cover design.

Here is Moominpappa's promised life story - from the days when he was abandoned in a newspaper parcel on the doorstep of a Moomin orphanage, to when he ran away to see the world and met Moominmamma.

They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them - Philip Pullman
Book cover of Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson
Moominland Midwinter
Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this magical edition of Moominland Midwinter complete with a charming new cover design.

Moomins always sleep through the winter - or they did until the year Moomintroll woke up and found he couldn't go back to sleep again. All the clocks had stopped, there was nothing to eat and no one to talk to at home, so he went out - into the unknown. The valley was white and silent and very scary. But then Moomintroll spied some tracks in the snow. . .

They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them - Philip Pullman
Book cover of Moominsummer Madness by Tove Jansson
Moominsummer Madness
Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this magical edition of Moominsummer Madness complete with a charming new cover design.

It all begins on a hot day in June, and a volcano dropping black ash on Moominmamma's washing. A crack appears in the ground, and Moomintroll's toothbrush slips straight down into it! When a great flood wave comes crashing through Moomin Valley, the Moomins find themselves in a brand new home . . .

They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them - Philip Pullman
Book cover of Moominvalley in November by Tove Jansson
Moominvalley in November
Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this magical edition of Moominvalley in November complete with a charming new cover design.

'They can't have moved away without saying a word!' Winter is coming, and the Fillyjonk, the Hemulen, Toft, and Mymble, are all waiting in Moominvalley to see the Moomins return home. Winter doesn't seem right without them . . .

They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them - Philip Pullman