Celebrating 80 years of the Wonderful Moomins
In this special collaboration between Waterstones, Moomin Characters and Sort of Books, this 80th Anniversary edition of The Moomins and The Great Flood will raise money to help people in crisis.
Available exclusively through Waterstones, £7.50 from each copy sold will be donated to the British Red Cross’ work in the UK and overseas, including support for refugees and people in need of protection.
“‘This is where it all began. The first glimpse of the world of courage, kindness, adventure and home that is Moominland. How perfectly right that this is being sold in support of the British Red Cross.’ ”
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Moomin.com is the site with news and information on all matters Moomin and hosts an online shop for all the latest Moomin items.
A huge treat for Moomin fans. The first series of Moominvalley, the latest Moomin animation series by Oscar®-winning director, Steve Box, is available now.
A new Moomin Museum opened in Tampere, Finland, in 2017, displaying the huge archive of drawings and models Tove left to the city.
Two theme parks that capture the spirit of the Moomins but with their own unique qualities are Moominworld in Naantali Finland, home of the Moomins and the bright new Moominvalley Park in Saitama, just 40kms north of Tokyo.
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