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Moominsummer Madness

By: Tove Jansson
Narrated by: Hugh Dennis
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If you haven't met a Moomin yet, you're in for the most magical fun! The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Tove Jansson's endearing classic, Moominsummer Madness, read with warmth (and some lively character voices) by the comedian Hugh Dennis. It all began with a hot day in June, and a volcano dropping black ash on Moominmamma's washing. Then a crack appeared in the ground, and Moomintroll's toothbrush slipped straight down into the dark and yawning earth. Then a great flood wave came crashing through Moomin Valley. And that was why the Moomins found themselves a new home, and why they all had so many strange adventures, ones that were odd even by Moomin standards…

©1955 Tove Jansson (P)2012 Penguin Audio
Classics Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Funny

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Critic reviews

"They seem to grow in wisdom and delight every time I read them." (Philip Pullman)
“A lost treasure now rediscovered . . . A surrealist masterpiece.” (Neil Gaiman)
“The Moomin books make for both splendid bedtime read-alouds and solitary savoring.” ( Wall Street Journal)
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Amazin’!

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loved it (cause moomins obvs!)
couple mistranslations/grammatical errors here and there but didn't hinder the enjoyment!

loved it

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I love this book so much 💗👍its so good and I love the voice and story

Love

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Hugh captures the voice of the moomins so well- a delight to listen to Tove’s beautiful stories

Moominmagic

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Wonderful reading. Enjoying every phrase. Hugh Dennis is fantastic. Perfect rhythm, tone ~ sounds like he really loves and understands the stories. Tove Jansen would have approved I am sure.

Great stories

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I loved this story and will listen to it many times. Clever, funny and captivating. Brilliant writing by the author and the narration by Hugh Dennis is equally as impressive. I have grown to love each character of the Moomin stories and their accents are now quite familiar to me. Favourite character has to be Little My....insane and hilarious. A welcome escape into a world of beautifully imagined landscapes, family and friendships.

A Magical Tale

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The story is SooOo00ooOo sweet!

I really enjoyed this experience. The narrator was fantastic! (he really capchering Little mi especially!)

I really would recommend

if you enjoy this, I recommend the TV series on prime videos for a younger audience.

loved it!

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