Tales From Moominvalley: Tove Jansson (Moomins Collectors' Editions)

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The story of the Moomins has been made into television series on many occasions by various groups, possibly the most well known of which is a Japanese– Dutch collaboration, that has also produced a feature-length film. However, there are also two Soviet serials, puppet animation Mumi-troll ( Moomintroll) and cutout animation Shlyapa Volshebnika ( Magician's Hat) of three parts each, and the Polish– Austrian puppet animation TV series, The Moomins, which was broadcast and became popular in an edited form in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. Several stage productions have been made from Jansson's Moomin series, including a number that Jansson herself was involved in. Muumilaakso juhlii Finnkinolla helmikuussa". Finnkino (in Finnish). 2 February 2020 . Retrieved 28 September 2022. a b c d e Liukkonen, Petri. "Tove (Marika) Jansson". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Finland: Kuusankoski Public Library. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008.

The series helped fuel the " Moomin boom" of the 1990s, including an obsession with Moomin plush toys in Japan. [3] After great success of the series, a sequel called Delightful Moomin Family: Adventure Diary [b] was produced and aired on TV Tokyo from October 10, 1991, to March 26, 1992. The sequel series aired in several countries outside of Japan, where it was considered another season of Moomin, although it was never dubbed into English. The original series also spawned a theatrical prequel film Comet in Moominland which is based on the second novel of the same name and video games releases. The book is dedicated to Sophia, most likely referring to Sophia Jansson who was born the same year the book was first published.Musicscapes from Moominvalley is a four-part work based on the Moomin compositions of composer and producer Heikki Mäenpää. It was created on the basis of the original Moomin works for the Tampere Art Museum. [32]

Moomin with the times: Moomin Characters talks the future of this classic brand". licensing.biz. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018 . Retrieved 5 May 2018. Moominpappa: Orphaned in his younger years, he is a somewhat restless soul who left the orphanage to venture out into the world in his youth but has now settled down, determined to be a responsible father to his family. The music score of Moomin is composed by Sumio Shiratori and the original theme song as well as other singing heard in the series is performed by his wife Emiko Shiratori. From episodes 1–52, the opening theme is "Yume no Sekai he" ( 夢の世界へ) and the closing theme is "Tooi akogare" ( 遠いあこがれ), both of them having the vocals performed by Emiko Shiratori and composed by Sumio Shiratori. From episodes 53–78, the opening theme is "Omajinai no uta" ( おまじないのうた) performed by "Ponpin-tai ~Moomin-dani no Nakamatachi~" group and the closing theme is "Itsuka suteki na tabi" ( いつかすてきな旅) sung by Emiko Shiratori. The sequel series' opening theme is "Hesomagarincho" ( ヘソまがりんちょ) by Ado Mizumori and Tyrone Hashimoto and the ending recycles the "Itsuka suteki na tabi" theme by Emiko Shiratori. Outside Japan, the international version had been aired with different opening and ending theme songs, which are composed by Dutch composer Pierre Kartner. The Nepalese dub of the series has both themes sung by Nepalese singer Deepesh Kishor Bhattarai.

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Tove Jansson’s short story The Invisible Child is an important reminder of the power of caring, and it works beautifully as a vehicle for helping children learn about empathy and about how important it is to see and to be seen. Listen to the story read by Tove Jansson’s niece Sophia Jansson, and reflect upon it with the help of a learning material with questions related to the story. The Hemulen Who Loved Silence ( Hemulen som älskade tystnad) - about an unhappy Hemulen working in the family amusement park, only wanting to be retired and to build a dollhouse. Snufkin: Moomin's best friend. The lonesome philosophical traveller, who likes to play the harmonica and wanders around the world with only a few things, so as not to make his life complicated. He always comes and goes as he pleases, is carefree and has many admirers in Moominvalley. He is also shown to be quite fearless and calm in even the most dire situations, which has proven to be a great help to Moomintroll and the others when in danger.