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Little My is a true firecracker; small but fierce yet clever and brave - and one of Moomintroll’s best friends. She is independent and wherever Little My goes, something exciting is bound to happen. From Little My's first meeting with the Moomin family to turning a garden into a jungle, these adventures are all about Little My - with appearances from some of your favourite Moomins such as Moomintroll, Moominpappa, and Moominmamma along the way.

Ready yourself for cosy adventures with all your favourite characters from the Moomins! Follow along as Moomintroll and his friends play detective and help solve the mystery of Mrs Fillyjonk's stolen necklace, the disappearance of Hermulen’s last stamp, and much more. Heartwarming, joyful and filled to the brim with mystery, these short stories are perfect for young readers and is the ideal bedtime book option.

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're in for the most magical fun! The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Tove Jansson's endearing classic, Moominpappa at Sea, read with warmth (and some lively character voices) by the comedian Hugh Dennis. A Moomintroll is small and shy and fat, and has a Moominpappa and a Moominmamma. Moomins live in the forests of Finland. One day Moominpappa is feeling at a loss.

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're in for the most magical fun! The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Tove Jansson's endearing classic, Comet in Moominland, read with warmth (and some lively character voices) by the comedian Hugh Dennis. A comet is speeding towards Earth and nobody knows what to do! Will it destroy everything and everyone? Moomintroll decides to find out.

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're in for the most magical fun! The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Tove Jansson's endearing classic, Tales from Moominvalley, read with warmth (and some lively character voices) by the comedian Hugh Dennis. If you found a tiny golden dragon with green paws, would you know what to do with it?

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're in for the most magical fun! The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Tove Jansson's endearing classic, Moominland Midwinter, read with warmth (and some lively character voices) by the comedian Hugh Dennis. 'This is snow,' Moomintroll whispered to himself. Moomins always sleep through the winter - or they did until the year Moomintroll woke up and went exploring in the silent, snow-covered valley where the river used to scuttle along and all his friends were so busy in summer.

Venture beyond the familiar and discover the fragile line between tranquility and turmoil in 12 gripping and unnerving short stories, masterfully crafted by Tove Jansson. From a professor stranded in a picturesque Spanish village to a holiday in Finland disrupted by an intrusive child, each tale unravels the unsettling facets of journeys that veer off course. Brilliantly evoking the shifting scenes and restlessness of summer, "Travelling Light" is guaranteed to surprise. Finnish-Swedish writer and artist Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is globally cherished for creating the Moomin universe.

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're in for the most magical fun! The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Tove Jansson's endearing classic, Finn Family Moomintroll, read with warmth (and some lively character voices) by the comedian Hugh Dennis.Moomintroll is cheerful and chubby and lives in the magical Moominvalley with his mother, Moominmamma, his father, Moominpappa and all of their friends. Throughout the winter the Moomins hibernate, but before they go to sleep they fill their tummies full of pineneedles. In spring they wake up, ready for their fun-filled summer adventures. This is the story in which Moomintroll finds a big hat - a magical Hobgoblin hat, no less…

In this collection comprising of thirteen short stories, Jansson masterfully crafts unsettling narratives that delve into unexpected connections, awkward encounters, and solitary moments. From reconnecting with childhood friends in "Party Games" to exploring the theme of ageing in "Trip to the Riviera", Jansson's short story collection "Letters from Klara" beautifully and intimately depicts the human condition in all its pain and joy. Finnish-Swedish writer and artist Tove Jansson (1914-2001) is globally cherished for creating the Moomin universe.

Dive into Tove Jansson's spellbinding memoir and be transported to early 20th-century Helsinki where you'll experience the magic and fears of a childhood infused with the freedom and natural beauty of Finland. Hailed by Ali Smith for its evocative prose, Jansson's memoir unveils the enchantments of a world where winter ice is a playground of mysteries, balalaika parties radiate warmth, and Christmas takes on epic proportions when viewed from a child's eyes.

I Storskovens mørke vandrer en særlig familie uroligt rundt i uvejret. De leder efter Mumifar og efter et sted, hvor de kan skabe et hjem. De havner i en grøn dal, som de døber Mumidalen. Og her slår de sig ned, Mumitrolden og hans forældre, Snif, Lille My og Mumrikken, men de drager naturligvis også ud på eventyr. Eventyrene kan du høre om i "Vejen til Mumidalen", "Mumitrolden og den magiske hat" og "Mumitrolden på hatifnatternes ø". Tre af Tove Janssons elskede fortællinger om Mumitroldene er her genfortalt af forfatterne Alex Haridi og Cecilia Davidsson.

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're in for the most magical fun! The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Tove Jansson's endearing classic, Moominvalley in November, read with warmth (and some lively character voices) by the comedian Hugh Dennis. 'They can't have moved away without saying a word!' Winter is coming, and the Fillyjonk, the Hemulen, Toft, Mymble, etc. are all waiting in Moominvalley to see the Moomins return home. Winter doesn't seem right without them…

Sophia und ihre Großmutter verbringen den Sommer auf einer winzigen Insel im finnischen Meerbusen. Die beiden streifen umher, plaudern, streiten, stellen Fragen. Zusammen mit ihnen erleben wir eine Welt voller kleiner Wunder - und eine rundum glückliche (Hör-)Zeit. Tove Jansson, die Autorin der "Mumin"-Geschichten, lässt viele ihrer eigenen Erfahrungen in dieses Buch einfließen. Ein poetischer und heiterer Roman, der den finnischen Sommer atmet.

Es ist November, grau und regnerisch, und plötzlich halten sie es alle nicht mehr allein zu Hause aus: die ängstliche Filifjonka, der übereifrige Hemul, der uralte Onkelschrompel und der scheue kleine Homsa. Sie alle sehnen sich nach der Wärme und Geborgenheit der Muminfamilie. Doch als sie im Mumintal ankommen, sind die Mumins ausgeflogen. Was nun?

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're in for the most magical fun! The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Tove Jansson's endearing classic, The Exploits of Moominpappa, read with warmth (and some lively character voices) by the comedian Hugh Dennis. 'I decided to run away. There simply wasn't anything else to do.'

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're in for the most magical fun! The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Tove Jansson's endearing classic, Moominsummer Madness, read with warmth (and some lively character voices) by the comedian Hugh Dennis. 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…

"Det har altid været min drøm at rejse med let bagage, en lille taske, som man nonchalant svinger med i hånden, mens man går med raske, men ikke forhastede skridt gennem for eksempel en lufthavnshal, passerer en masse nervøse mennesker, som slæber på tunge rejsetasker - nu, for første gang, lykkedes det mig at tage det absolut minimale med, jeg havde ikke tøvet over for familieklenodierne og disse elskelige småting, som minder en om... ja, om emotionelle bidder af ens liv - nej, det mindst af alt! Tasken blev lige så let som mit letsindige hjerte..."

"Sommerbogen" er historien om Sophia, en seks år gammel nysgerrig og videbegærlig pige, og hendes farmor. De tilbringer sommeren på en lille ø i den finske skærgård. Sammen strejfer de rundt på øen, svømmer i dybt, forbudt vand, bygger skibe af bark og blade, studerer insekter og blomster, tegner og skriver - men først og fremmest følger de hver især deres egne luner og indfald og taler om tilværelsen og naturens store og små mysterier og undere. Tove Jansson (1914-2001) er bedst kendt som skaberen af Mumitroldene.

"Billedhuggerens datter" er Tove Janssons barndomserindringer fra opvæksten i et frisindet og fantasifuldt kunstnerhjem i Helsingfors. Hun genskaber det ydre miljø, kunstner- og familielivet, som domineredes af faren, billedhuggeren Viktor Jansson. Men frem for alt indfanger hun barnets oplevelse af livet og verden: det mystiske og magiske midt i hverdagen, spændingen mellem sikkerhed og terror, den grænseløse fantasi - elementer, der udgjorde byggestenene i hele Tove Janssons forfatterskab.

Et gennemgående tema i disse 12 mesterlige noveller af Tove Jansson er passion som både velsignelse og forbandelse, hvad enten den er kunstnerisk, erotisk eller eksistentiel. I centrum står forskellige nære relationer med alle de roller, vi spiller over for og med hinanden. Samlingen, der udkom på svensk i 1978, og som ikke før har været oversat til dansk, er det første værk, hvori Tove Jansson åbent - og helt usensationelt -  skriver om kærlighedsforhold mellem mennesker af samme køn.