To all you Moomins fans...

[LittleWingSoul]

Aibu to ask which of the Moomins books are actual paperback books/novels with mainly text (like 80/90%) and not just picture books for infants?

My DD8 loved 'Moominpapa at sea' and one about a comet but I am struggling to find more of the same online and accidentally ordered a picture book!

Trying to avoid shops (other than supermarket where absolutely necessary) pre-Christmas as I find it all bit Arghhh!

Oh, and you missed off the Snork. With his need for rules, and the following of them. Definitely HF ASD.

It was Moomins & The Great Flood. One of the picture book ones with lots of illustrations (but also plenty of story).

Amy I do know the Sweeney Todd storyline, my DD doesn't and I doubt she'd deduce it from the soundtrack. She did a 3 night run with her theatre group of Sweeney in October as chorus and was well protected from the more grown-up themes in the production, just like a child actor in a horror film wouldnt be privy to the gory scenes. It was all about pies and pirelli for her! She just wants to remember the songs.

I do realise the irony here, though!

Will just leave this here for all moomin lovers:

www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/119314-southbank-centres-adventures-moominland-explore-moomins-through-life-201617

The Exploits of Moominpappa is the one where he writes his memoirs. That one has always been my favourite.

I used the storm in Exploits of Moomin Papa to get me through labour; it's basically CBT.

And yes, Snuffkin was my first crush too.

I loved it in Exploits when i was reading it to my children, and Moominpappa was reading it to his children...

Snufkin was my first crush too! So wise and calm....

The thing about Snuffkin is that he ever so slightly doesn't give a shit really, not about the Moomins or anyone else. Ultimately he just does his own thing.

Yes, and I think that is what appeals so much- both to children (still by nature selfish) and mothers (sick of sharing every little thing they have!)

Dh read these to our daughter from the ages of 2 until she was ten, they just went round and round the books, bloody lovely. I bought dh a plate in the Moomin shop last month for his birthday, bloody love Moomins.