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Moomins in the house

Question:  Anamaria's dream vacation involves a trip to which Scandinavian themepark?

Hint:  It's based on a series of children's books.

Answer:  Moominworld!

I love the Moomins.  They're part of my childhood canon, along with a surprising number of other Scandinavian children's books (you would be forgiven for thinking the answer was Astrid Lindgren's World).  PW reports that the Moomin books by Tove Jansson are being re-released for their 65th anniversary next year (by Square Fish, the Macmillan imprint responsible for repackaging the books in Madeleine L'Engle's Austin and Time series with new cover art by Taeeun Yoo).  There will be new preschool Moomin books, too.  I'm excited (I haven't read all eight of the original books and can't wait to get my hands on them) and a little bit anxious, too.

Do you remember the Moomins?