Tuesday, 30 January 2007
Monday, 29 January 2007
The Groke
The Groke- Marran, MorkoWhere the Groke goes cold, frost and ice follow. Nobody wants to get too close to the Groke of they might freeze up and die like Moominmammas rose garden.
The Groke chases Thingumy and Bob to Moominvalley looking for a stolen treasure. The Moomins and their friends have to defend their friends and their home.
Nobody is exactly sure who or what the Groke is, she is very mysterious and lonely.Saturday, 20 January 2007
Lttle My
Lttle My(Lilla My, Pikku Myy)
She is a small, determined and
fiercely independent Mymble.
When she wants something done she does it straight away. She always wants to be at the centre of things and does her best to be involved in any adventure (especially the dangerous ones!).
She is very aggressive, totally disrespectful and can't help speaking her mind.
Although she has a very brash personality she can be a very loyal and good friend.
She is Snufkin's half sister. Always seen in a red dress with her hair in a high ponytail.
Little My makes her first appearance in The Exploits of Moominpappa chapter seven.
Maps of Moomin Valley
The map above is of Moomin Valley with details of the Moomin house floor plan. As you can see the sea is quite close. Several adventures take place on board a boat that the Moomins find and on the Hattifatteners island that they later discover.
The map at top right is Moomin Valley in Midwinter coated in snow- no wonder the Moomins hibernate all Winter!
Snufkin
Snufkin (Snusmumriken, Nuuskamuikkunen)Snufkin is Moomintroll's best friend, while the Moomins are hibernating Snufkin travels south every Winter and returns in the Spring.
He is the son of the Mymble and Joxter, and is half-brother to the Mymble's daughter Little My.
Snufkin always wears a green outfit and hat with a feather in it, which he has had since birth.
He lives in a tent, smokes a pipe and plays the harmonica.
Snufkin is a vagabond and an adventurer. He also follows a philosophy similar to a Buddhist Monk: keeping as few worldly possessions as possible, seeing them as a burden and being happier keeping the memory of a thing then the thing itself (in contrast to his friend Sniff).
Friday, 19 January 2007
Snork Maiden
The Snork Maiden
(Snorkfroken, Niiskuneti)
Moomintroll's vain lady friend and admirer. She does fall in love with other characters sometimes (as does Moomin) but she always returns before things get too serious.
She wears a golden ring on her left ankle and a golden earring in her left ear (only in the Puppet animation). Her pride and joy is her beautiful blond fringe.
She is a very patient and empathic moomin who is always prepared to listen to people in trouble.
Snork Maiden lives with her brother Snork and is first mentioned in Comet in Moominland chapter six with her first appearance in chapter seven.
(Snorkfroken, Niiskuneti)
Moomintroll's vain lady friend and admirer. She does fall in love with other characters sometimes (as does Moomin) but she always returns before things get too serious.
She wears a golden ring on her left ankle and a golden earring in her left ear (only in the Puppet animation). Her pride and joy is her beautiful blond fringe.
She is a very patient and empathic moomin who is always prepared to listen to people in trouble.
Snork Maiden lives with her brother Snork and is first mentioned in Comet in Moominland chapter six with her first appearance in chapter seven.
Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson was born on August 9th, 1914 
into a finnish-swedish family and grew up in Helsinki.
Her father Vicktor Jansson was a sculptor and her
mother Signe Hammarsten-Jansson was an artist
and illustrator. Tove studied at the universities
of art in Stockholm and Helsinki and at the Ecole
into a finnish-swedish family and grew up in Helsinki.
Her father Vicktor Jansson was a sculptor and her
mother Signe Hammarsten-Jansson was an artist
and illustrator. Tove studied at the universities
of art in Stockholm and Helsinki and at the Ecole
des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
In the beginning she wrote short stories and worked as an illustrator and cartoonist / caricaturist for several magazines. When she was 31 Tove wrote the first the books, which would later make her famous, 'The Little Trolls and the Great Flood'.
Her actual breakthrough as 'Moomin Mother' was most notable in 1953 with her job for the British Evening News, in which a comic strip about the Moomins was printed daily. Soon this comic series was sold world-wide and captured the hearts of children everywhere.
In total Tove wrote and illustrated eight Moomin novels and three picture books and wrote the text for the picture book 'An Unwanted Guest'. The Moomin books had been written in Swedish before the first Finnish book was published in 1952. All the Moomin books written between 1960 to 1980 had been published in Swedish an Finnish at the same time.In total the stories had been published in 34 languages.
For her literary achievement Tove received some 50 awards and nominations, including the Nils Holgersson prize in 1953, the Hans Christian Andersen medal in 1966, the Order of the Smile Polish children's award in 1975 and the title of honorary professor issued by Finland's president in 1995.
She died on 27th June 2001.
In the beginning she wrote short stories and worked as an illustrator and cartoonist / caricaturist for several magazines. When she was 31 Tove wrote the first the books, which would later make her famous, 'The Little Trolls and the Great Flood'.
Her actual breakthrough as 'Moomin Mother' was most notable in 1953 with her job for the British Evening News, in which a comic strip about the Moomins was printed daily. Soon this comic series was sold world-wide and captured the hearts of children everywhere.
In total Tove wrote and illustrated eight Moomin novels and three picture books and wrote the text for the picture book 'An Unwanted Guest'. The Moomin books had been written in Swedish before the first Finnish book was published in 1952. All the Moomin books written between 1960 to 1980 had been published in Swedish an Finnish at the same time.In total the stories had been published in 34 languages.
For her literary achievement Tove received some 50 awards and nominations, including the Nils Holgersson prize in 1953, the Hans Christian Andersen medal in 1966, the Order of the Smile Polish children's award in 1975 and the title of honorary professor issued by Finland's president in 1995.
She died on 27th June 2001.
Wednesday, 17 January 2007
Moominpappa
Tuesday, 16 January 2007
Moomintroll
Moomintroll (Mumintrollet, Muumipeikko)- the main character in all Moomin adventures.
He is the teenage son of Moominpappa and Moominmamma.
Always looking for an adventure he has many friends to join him in Moomin Valley.
He is the teenage son of Moominpappa and Moominmamma.Always looking for an adventure he has many friends to join him in Moomin Valley.
Moominmamma
Moominmamma (Muminmamman, Muumimamma)-
The mother of Moomintroll and wife of Moominpappa. However she takes care of anyone who needs her help.
Moominmamma is very calming, rarely getting cross and taking even the most distressing circumstances in her stride (such has her son being turned into an ugly creature).
Moominmamma is very calming, rarely getting cross and taking even the most distressing circumstances in her stride (such has her son being turned into an ugly creature).
Moominmamma is almost never seen without her black handbag which is always full of useful things. She is often seen wearing a red and white striped apron.
She is very prepared and likes to pack for all eventualities. She is also an excellent cook who can brew-up magic potions to cure all kinds of Moomin problems.
Moomins on Screen
Moomin stories have been made into various television series and a feature-length movie, below is a list of these:-Augsburger Puppenkiste (1959-1961 German)
-Moomin (1969-1970 Japanese)
-New Moomin (1972 Japanese)
-The Moomins (1979-1982 German / Polish)
-Moomin (1990-1991 Collaboration)
-Tanoshii Moomin ikka: Bouken Nikki (1991-1992)
-Tanoshii Moomin ikka: Muumindani no suisei (1992 movie)
I have copies of the German /Polish Puppet animation and the Japanese-European animation collaboration- as I watch these I intend to review the individual episodes and go into some detail.
Sunday, 14 January 2007
Moomin Home
Hurrah! I have managed to post my first picture!
The Moomins home is situated in Moominvalley and is an integral part of any Moomin adventure. Moominmama and Moominpappa are always there ready to hand out milk and cookies or offer a bed for the night.
The image shown to the right is from the animated series. As you can see it is not really a windmill or a light house- I'd describe it as a windmill without... arms!
Moomin Books
Below is a basic list of the Moomin books. My sister used to have copies of all the paperbacks which she would buy from jumble sales for 5 pence each- unfortunately she no longer haves them.
I have never read the paperback books but I shall try and buy them on eBay or somewhere so that I can review each one- may take some time! I do have the picture books and comic strip so will start reviewing those.
PAPERBACK BOOKS:
The Moomins and the Great Flood 1945
Comet in Moominland 1946
Finn Family Moomintroll 1948
Moominpappa's Memoirs / The Exploits of Moominpappa 1950
Moominsummer Madness 1954
Moominland Winter 1957
Tales from Moominvalley 1962 (short stories)
Moominpappa at Sea 1965
Moominvalley in November 1970 (Moomin family are absent)
PICTURE BOOKS:
The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My 1952
Who will comfort Toffle 1960
An Unwanted Guest 1980
COMIC STRIP:
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip 2006
This is a collection on Tove's original comic strips four more volumes are planned.
I have never read the paperback books but I shall try and buy them on eBay or somewhere so that I can review each one- may take some time! I do have the picture books and comic strip so will start reviewing those.
PAPERBACK BOOKS:
The Moomins and the Great Flood 1945
Comet in Moominland 1946
Finn Family Moomintroll 1948
Moominpappa's Memoirs / The Exploits of Moominpappa 1950
Moominsummer Madness 1954
Moominland Winter 1957
Tales from Moominvalley 1962 (short stories)
Moominpappa at Sea 1965
Moominvalley in November 1970 (Moomin family are absent)
PICTURE BOOKS:
The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My 1952
Who will comfort Toffle 1960
An Unwanted Guest 1980
COMIC STRIP:
Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip 2006
This is a collection on Tove's original comic strips four more volumes are planned.
Blog Plans
Ok- Hello! Just going to see how this looks on my blog. Despite working for an Internet company I have no idea how these things work-hoping to learn as I go along- so apologies for any boring bits early on...
I hope this blog will be a giant collection of everything and anything Moomin- featuring anything else that I may find interesting (guess that's why I added the 'and Things' to the title).
Maybe it will turn out more like a diary- though I might wait until I get Internet at home before I do that- I am writing this at my boyfriends.
Yes- so there it is a muddled plan of 'what to do'! Main thing I need to learn is how to get pictures on my blog- guess you'll know when I succeed.
Anyway going to start with Moomins and see where it leads me...
I hope this blog will be a giant collection of everything and anything Moomin- featuring anything else that I may find interesting (guess that's why I added the 'and Things' to the title).
Maybe it will turn out more like a diary- though I might wait until I get Internet at home before I do that- I am writing this at my boyfriends.
Yes- so there it is a muddled plan of 'what to do'! Main thing I need to learn is how to get pictures on my blog- guess you'll know when I succeed.
Anyway going to start with Moomins and see where it leads me...
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