Finn Family Moomintroll

Moomins Series

Author: Tove Jansson

Book 3 in the Moomins series

Pages: 160

Published: 1948

Age: 7+

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.

After waking from hibernation this particular spring, Moomintroll and his friends Snufkin and Sniff find the Hobgoblin's top hat, all shiny and new and just waiting to be taken home. They soon realise that his is no ordinary hat; it can turn anything – or anyone – into something else. Let the adventure begin!

About the Moomins Series

Reading age: 7+ years

Finland's best-loved children's author and illustrator, Tove Jansson, created the magical Moomin series of books, which have delighted and enchanted generations of children all over the world.

These magical stories, complete with Jansson's trademark sepia watercolours and pen and ink illustrations, take readers into the fantasy world of Moominvalley, and introduce the Moomins, a family of friendly white trolls, as well as charming characters like Sniff, Snufkin, and Fillyjonk.

Perfect for middle-grade readers, the 'Moomin' books are classic stories from a by-gone era but will undoubtedly resonate just as strongly with children today as they have for the past seventy years.