From Finland the Moomins come

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From Finland the Moomins come
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Moomins

• The Moomins are the central characters in a
  series of books and a comic strip by Finnish
  writer Tove Jansson

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Moomin characters

• They are bohemian, lived close to nature and are
  very tolerant towards diversity

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Who are the Moomins for?

• Not only children have learned to love the Moomin
  stories. Especially the later books also handle
  many adult topics

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The Moomin Boom

• The Moomin Boom (muumibuumi in Finnish) started
  in the 1990s, when and Lars Jansson produced a
  104-part animation series in Japan named Tales
  From Moominvalley, which was followed by a full
  length movie Comet in Moominland.

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Books,series and movies

• A comet is speeding towards the earth and nobody
  knows what to do. Will it destroy everything and
  everyone? Moomintroll decides to find out, so,
  with Sniff, he sets out on an expedition that
  promises to be packed with adventure and
  excitement.

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Moomins boom

• Moomin books had always been bestsellers in
  Finland, but the animation started a new Moomin
  madness both in Finland and abroad,. A large
  merchandising industry was built around the
  Moomin characters, covering everything from
  coffee cups and t-shirts to plastic models.

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Moomins park

• The peak of the Moomin Boom was the opening of
  the Moomin World theme park in Naantali, Finland,
  which has become one of Finland's international
  tourist destinations.

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CHARACTERS

• Moomintroll is the son of Moominmamma and
  Moominpappa. He is very curious Moomin but can
  occasionally get bad tempered. His best friend is
  Snufkin. Snufkin showed how much his friendship
  was worth to him

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CHARACTERS

• Snufkin who is not a Moomin is the child of the
  Mymble and the Joxter. He is best friends with
  Moomintroll and the pair like to fish together.
  Snufkin knows how easily Moomintroll can be upset
  and so always takes great care to shield the
  sensitive little Moomin.

In Polish Wlóczykij
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CHARACTERS

• Moominmamma is married to Moominpappa and is
  Moomintroll's mum. She is a very caring Moomin
  and looks after most of the creatures in
  Moominland at some time or another. We know she
  is a female because she always carries her
  handbag

In Polish Mama Muminka
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CHARACTERS
In Polish Tata Muminka

• Moominpappa. He too is a very caring Moomin and
  likes to read the others the adventures he had
  when he was a very young Moomin. He was brought
  up in an orphanage.

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Really, Moomins arrived to Poland.
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Children like coloring characters.
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The children choose the various ways of coloring.
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Superb fun and learning.