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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Tales from Moominvalley by Tove Jansson, read by Hugh Dennis.

If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're in for the most magical fun!

If you found a tiny golden dragon with green paws, would you know what to do with it?
Well, Moomintroll thinks he knows what to do. But when he takes his new-found pet home, things don't quite work out as planned!

Here is a delightful collection of stories in which Moomintroll meets some new characters such as the Fillyjonk and the Hattifatteners, as well as sharing adventures with old friends, namely Snufkin and Little My.

 Classics Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Funny

Critic Reviews

I have long been a passionate Moomin appreciator - it's not just Tove Jansson's wonderfully strange fairytale world that so appeals but also her beautiful line work and exquisite sense of design (Lauren Child)
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I'd forgotten just how quirky these favorite books from childhood were! Eccentric characters, not-so hidden but far from preached moral tales, and a delightful bucolic world. At first, I was a little disappointed there wasn't a Finnish accented speaker BUT Hugh Dennis, the 'Outnumbered Dad', brings the characters to life quite superbly - no wonder his on-screen daughter preferred his bed-time reading to mum's. I'll certainly be having a night-time listen to some more of these.

Great fun!

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This is my favourite of Tove Jansson's Moomin books.
Each chapter is a complete story, where she explores the psychology of a given situation.
The feelings of her characters are so well portrayed.
I highly recommend this book to be enjoyed by kids with their parents.
You will all get something out of it and have a good laugh at the same time.

beautifully crafted stories.

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