Retro Revival: Meet The Moomins of Moominvalley
Posted: January 21st, 2011Post written by Leah
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When Bjork puts her name to a cartoon, creating a song especially for their debut onto the silver screen, Moomins and The Comet Chase (released in August 2010 and yet to make its way to Australia), you know you have found a very special, quirky, set of characters that are bound to be original and appealing.
Introducing the Moomins. Created by Finlander Tove Jansson in 1945, the Moomin family live in Moominvalley, a fictional forest in Finland, and partake in numerous adventures together. The first Moomins book – Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen or The Moomins and the Great Flood – was published in 1945 and Jansson is said to have based the characters on her family and friends. The Moomins quickly gathered a large following throughout Europe and are such a phenomenon they even have their very own theme park, Moomin World!
You can purchase Moomim picture and story books at Book Depository (where prices are below rrp and postage is FREE worldwide!) and pick up Moomin memorabilia locally at Lark.
