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Probably all my Finnish followers know that the Moomin franchise recently got a new TV adaptation. The first episode of the show was broadcast in Finnish and Swedish this Monday, so it got me into a rather Moomin mood.

Despite always having loved the Moomins, I had never read Tove Jansson's books. That is, until today.

I read the first one this afternoon (it was very short), and I'm over halfway through the second one. It's a shame I never read them when I was younger, but then again, I might not have really understood or even liked them that much as a kid. I'm truly enjoying reading them now, though.

‘Must you be so poetic?’ said Sniff. ‘When we were in the valley you only talked about how wonderful other places were.’

‘That was different,’ said Moomintroll.

‘But it’s true,’ said Snufkin. ‘We’re all like that. You must go on a long journey before you can really find out how wonderful home is.’

At first Moominmamma was frightened, too, but then she calmed down: ‘I think it's a very small creature. Wait, and I'll shine a light on it. Everything looks worse in the dark, you know.’

I definitely recommend the Moomin books to anyone who wants to read adorable, creative, and exciting stories about wondrous creatures and adventures. And so far there's seems to be deeper themes to these books as well, which is something that I really appreciate when it comes to children's books. And the comics, which I have only briefly looked at, are totally worth a read as well. To my knowledge both the books and the comics deal with quite dark issues.

In my honest opinion, the new series show seems okay, once you get past the odd look of the 3D animation. The background sceneries are especially breathtaking. I just wish they had gone with a more traditional 2D style. The English version will be broadcast around Easter, and its voice actor cast includes stars such as Taron Egerton, Rosamund Pike, Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade.

It's definitely worth a look!