It’s better if you drop right into the middle of the Moomins and work your way out in both directions. Some characters disappear from book to book, reappearing later with no explanation.
So if you’re ready, here are all nine Moomin books and the order you should read them in– because the books in the order Jannson wrote them are kind of strange. The best way to think of the main Moomin books is not-quite-chapter books, but more-text heavy than your standard picture book. We’ve listed three Moomin picture books at the bottom for kids younger than that. And, to be clear, most of the Moomin books on this list are for kids 6 and up. Much like the other great authors of children’s lit, Jansson’s work dazzles adults just as much (if not more) than it does kids. For most readers, the Moomins quickly become an addiction. The books are 30% adventure, 30% cozy domestic life, 20% philosophical gems, 20% lovely illustrations, or 100% amazing. They’re technically trolls, though they look more like a Winnie the Pooh/hippo hybrid with their velvety soft fur and round snouts. So who are the Moomins, and why should you care? The Moomins (Moominmama, Moominpapa, Moomintroll, and his girlfriend Snorkmaiden) live together in Moominvalley.
There’s even a Moomin World theme park.) It’s only a matter of time before the Moomins take over the US, too. The Moomins loom largest in Finland, but Japan’s a close second (Moomin merch is everywhere.
But the Moomin-mania is far from over– in fact, they’re more popular now than ever. Jansson was a Finnish artist who first created these calm and quirky characters in the 1940s. Far too few American parents know the brilliance of Tove Jansson and her massively successful cartoon world, the Moomins.
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