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❄️ Welcome to my new obsession. ❄️

First, some backstory. Depending on how long we‘ve been Litsy friends, you may or may not know that I had a little house rabbit for 12 years. Her name was Moxie. A common nickname for her was “Moomin.” Understandably then, I‘ve been meaning to read a Moomin book for a long time! 👇🏻

monalyisha 1/5: As it turns out, Moxie was more a combination of Moomintroll and Little My — sweet, curious, *definitely* up to something, irritable (somehow in a cute way), and small. As for Little My? She never feels sorry. Instead, she‘s “always either glad or angry.” And “she always had the gift of having fun on her own.” That was Moxie (also called “Little Moo”) — to a “T.” (edited) 52m

monalyisha 2/5: In fact, I think I might be more Moomintroll than Moxie ever was — with all my lamenting of winter; my sun worship; my not wanting to upset anyone; my begrudging admiration of softly fallen snowflakes; and the round, smooth pebbles in the pockets of my bathing robe all year long. 51m

monalyisha 3/5: Character assessment aside, Moominland Midwinter was my first foray into Moominvalley. I‘m smitten. Immediately charmed. It‘s adorable and introspective; sad and lonely; curious and playful; hopeful, gentle, and sharp. (edited) 51m

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monalyisha 4/5: It doesn‘t shy away from topics like death (of a squirrel, complete with a little squirrel funeral) but the author provides a footnote with guidance about what a reader should do if they find the content too sad. In short, Jansson‘s world is comprised of everything I love about Children‘s Literature — with fantastic illustrations to boot. 51m

monalyisha 5/5: I‘ll leave you with Too-ticky‘s winter bonfire song:

“Here come the dumb,
The lonely and the rum,
The wild and the quiet,
Thud goes the drum.”

Thud, thud, thud goes my Moomin-lovin‘ heart. 50m

willaful This was my first Moomin book too. Seems to be a good place to start! 3m

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Texreader

Finn Family Moomintroll | Tove Jansson

It is 5 minutes to midnight and I finally found my Moomin books I wanted to read for #Finland #foodandlit. Well…

@Catsandbooks

Dilara Happy New Year ! Enjoy your Moomin book 🙂 1mo

Catsandbooks 😂🇫🇮 Happy new year! 1mo

TheBookgeekFrau Happy New Year! 🥂📚 1mo

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JenlovesJT47

Moomins Cookbook: An Introduction to Finnish Cuisine | Tove Jansson, Sami Malila

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I adore Moomin so I couldn‘t resist grabbing this cookbook for #foodandlit this month. There are cute illustrations and some good recipes. Can‘t go wrong with Moomin! 4⭐️ 50 points 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

#WinterGames2024
#HolidayBookDragons
#Moomin
#Finland
#cookbook

Texreader, Catsandbooks

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Yuki_Onna

Moominland Midwinter | Tove Jansson

Taking this last opportunity to post for #foodandlit #Finland in these last hours of December 31st.
I visited Helsinki for a week this November/December and had some very lovely local food (and lots of Glögi 😇) there.
Also bought loads of Moomin books and merchandise 😊
@Catsandbooks @Texreader
This one was read for #WinterGames #XmasChaCha
@StayCurious
Have a safe and good start into 2025 everybody!🥂

Catsandbooks 💙🇫🇮 1mo

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Yuki_Onna

Moominland Midwinter | Tove Jansson

❄️Caught Sandshrew with the tagged Moomin book and a short story from the anthology Winter Magic, curated by Abi Elphinstone.❄️

#GottaCatchemAll #WinterEdition @PuddleJumper
+ #readathons
#WinterGames #XmasChaCha @StayCurious
#Castthedie
#FoodandLit #Finland @Catsandbooks @Texreader
#Adventathon #Bookmarktavern
#TwinPeaksReadingChallenge
#Pokémon #Moomins #childrens #shortstories #winter #wintertime #snow #fantasy #mystery #YA

PuddleJumper 💙💙 Nicely done! 1mo

Texreader Nice!!! 1mo

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AllDebooks

Moominland Midwinter | Tove Jansson

#MidwinterSolace @LitSolace

My #FridayNightShare week 3 selection for Solstice/Equinox is a childhood favourite (tagged). My non-fiction selection is this incredible memoir and ode to nature by Kerri ní Dochartaigh, starting a few days before midwinter solstice and the following year.

@Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie
@Bookwormjillk @tpixie

AllDebooks A recent discovery that is now a firm favourite

Slow Seasons: A Creative Guide to Reconnecting with Nature the Celtic Way

2mo

quietlycuriouskate Moomintroll! 🥰 2mo

AllDebooks

Cacophony of Bone

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AllDebooks @quietlycuriouskate 💙❄️💙 2mo

tpixie Gorgeous cover 🧡🧡🧡 2mo

kspenmoll The book sounds lovely. 💚 2mo

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lil1inblue

Tales from Moominvalley (Hardcover) | Tove Jansson

#christmascheer #wreath #wintergames2024 #xmaschacha

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Gorgeous wreath💚🌲❤️ 2mo

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Dilara

Moomins Cookbook: An Introduction to Finnish Cuisine | Tove Jansson, Sami Malila

I made pyttipanna (or pyttipannu) using the Moomins cookbook 😁: it's fish, potatoes and onions fried together, and served with beetroot, gherkins and a fried egg. Easy comfort food!
(French readers will notice a spelling mistake on the page 🙄)
#Finland #FoodandLit
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

LiseWorks I'm sorry but fish and eggs shouldn't go together lol 2mo

Kitta Shouldn‘t it be legumes? Not legume I‘m trying to learn French! 2mo

Dilara @LiseWorks LOL I was more worried about the fried egg and pickle combo! (but it was fine 😁) 2mo

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Dilara @Kitta That's right. It should be “légumes“, to agree with “aux“ which is a plural article 😁 (edited) 2mo

Kitta @Dilara 😀 I got it right!! 2mo

Adventures_of_a_French_Reader @Dilara J'ai le même livre à la maison ;) Il contient des recettes sympas. 2mo

Dilara @Adventures_of_a_French_Reader Avant que je rende le livre à la bibliothèque, tu as des recettes à me recommander ? 😁 2mo

Adventures_of_a_French_Reader @Dilara perso, j'aime bien l'omelette aux oignons, les spaghetti bien poivrés et le gâteau aux épices (je l'ai fait sans airelles et il était très bon). Tu peux prendre des photos des recettes que tu veux tester aussi ;) 2mo

Dilara @Adventures_of_a_French_Reader Merci ! Je poste une photo et je te tague si je me lance 😁 2mo

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Yuki_Onna

Moominland Midwinter | Tove Jansson

The tagged, along with several others.
❄️❄️❄️
There are also several 'Petterson and Findus' ones by Sven Nordqvist that are set in winter and give strong holiday vibes (at least three I can think of)...
Then of course The Shining and Misery by Stephen King and
The Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena.
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BookmarkTavern Excellent picks! Thanks for posting! 2mo

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Dilara

Moomins Cookbook: An Introduction to Finnish Cuisine | Tove Jansson, Sami Malila

Here's my pile of books for #Finland
- A kids' Moomins cookbook
- A history of Finland
- A novel (the French title means “The frog-woman“)
- A cheffy trilingual cookbook
#FoodandLit
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

Texreader Impressive!! 2mo

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