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Moomin books by Tove Jansson

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DumbledoresGirl · 21/09/2006 20:05

Are these not in print anymore? I have just looked them up on Amazon and can only find a few titles (I am sure there was a long series of them when I was a child) from private sellers.

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FillyjonktheBananaEater · 25/09/2006 22:07

ooooh...

but so many pennies, as ds would say

FillyjonktheBananaEater · 25/09/2006 22:06

yes, moomin, I think all of us who nicked our names from tove jansson's books have now posted...can't think of anyone else...

EnormousChangesAtTheLastMinute · 25/09/2006 22:05

products, ceramics then littlia then scroll to end of that section. click on pic and scroll down for prices... not cheap but nothing in scandia is cheap!

TooTicky · 25/09/2006 22:02

Therearealways moomin books on ebay - all the ones I haveat reasonable prices, andthe oddextortionate rarity....

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DumbledoresGirl · 25/09/2006 21:56

go on link, click products, then ceramics, then whatever Enormous said next.

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Moomin · 25/09/2006 21:53

ooo hello

FillyjonktheBananaEater · 25/09/2006 21:50

oh duh, have seen post, duh

can't find the moomin stuff on your link ecmtm

EnormousChangesAtTheLastMinute · 25/09/2006 21:46

bit late to this but there's more to moomin shopping than just books... skandium sell nice pic books for younger children as well as other moomin stuff, not much of it on website but mugs, plates and bowls here...shops better than online!

more moomins

you need to select ceramics and then littalia, then scroll along to end of menu.

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DumbledoresGirl · 25/09/2006 21:29

Oh FillyJonk, there is no mystery here. I discovered the Moomin books are still in print (and purchasable on Amazon despite initial appearances). It is just that I am horribly short of money and trying to buy them as cheaply as possible.

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FillyjonktheBananaEater · 25/09/2006 21:24

this is most strange

my mother has bought all the paperbacks from somewhere. she has them stored for ds + dd. I know she bought them within the last 3 years.

I am a fairly big fan, as you may have gathered, and it certainly looked like she had the complete set.

(I love love love the picture books best though. the illustrations are just fab.)

will ask my mother for clarification.

FrannyandZooey · 25/09/2006 21:17

Yep sure DG

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DumbledoresGirl · 25/09/2006 21:16

Emailed you F&Z but left out my address as pc is playing up. Could you just confirm you received email and then I will email address.

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TaraPalmerTomkinsonsNose · 25/09/2006 20:54

we have one our ffinnish relatives sen us
dull

FrannyandZooey · 25/09/2006 20:53

Well I have found Moominsummer Madness and will send to you when you let me know where you are. Do you still have my email address?

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DumbledoresGirl · 25/09/2006 20:42

Thanks! My email is [email protected]

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Glassofwine · 25/09/2006 20:41

We've got some the dc's don't like them at all. A Finnish friend brought them over - will look for them and if they're not the same as F&Z's you're welcome to have them.

TwoIfBySea · 25/09/2006 20:29

Of the Moomin books I didn't keep from childhood (or rather the ones that survived my mother's attempts to give away everything I adored!) I managed to get a couple of years ago in Waterstone's. And I saw one in Ottakars a few months ago. Or was it Borders, anyway, they are still in the shops.

I love them, we saw the cartoon on Belgian tv while on holiday and dts asked why we don't get that here. So that is my next thing to buy I think!

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DumbledoresGirl · 25/09/2006 19:36

Thanks. Let me know what you have. I am going to go round some charity shops looking for any there, and then I will get one or two others new for ds's birthday which is just before Christmas (so always hard to think of enough for him).

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FrannyandZooey · 25/09/2006 19:29

No no these are spares, I have a complete set myself but have some duplicates

I used to buy and sell children's books and as you have seen Moomin books are quite popular - I always pick them up if I see them at book fairs.

It will only be one or two that I have at the moment but I will let you know. If you are only going to buy one I would recommend Comet in Moominland - it is a lot less dark than some of the others, not too impenetrable for young ones, and a cracking good tale. I haven't got a spare copy of that one, I am pretty sure

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DumbledoresGirl · 25/09/2006 19:26

Really? Don't you want them for your own children?

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FrannyandZooey · 25/09/2006 19:26

DG I have one or two spare Moomin books somewhere and would happily send them for your ds. Give me a day or two to hunt them out and I will let you know what I have. I love them too and think all children should be forced to read them

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TooTicky · 25/09/2006 19:20

Have emailed you DG.

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DumbledoresGirl · 25/09/2006 18:50

Yes please to the trainers! I am despairing of anyone sending me any. Email me [email protected]

Re Moomin books, I would read them if I could get hold of any!

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