Want to read the story yourself and simultaneously support a good cause? Buy a special edition with the two most beloved stories from Tales from Moominvalley – The Invisible Child and The Fir Tree, through Oxfam here. In this video, you can enjoy and listen to Tove Jansson’s niece Sophia Jansson reading The Fir Tree in English, complete with Tove’s original illustrations. The Moomin family doesnt know anything about. Tove Jansson’s The Fir Tree is a funny, satirical and warm story – perfect for setting the Christmas mood and for contemplating its true meaning. Tove Jansson’s niece Sophia Jansson reads the iconic Moomin Christmas story The Fir Tree from Tales from Moominvalley, originally published in 1962. The fir tree is the last story in Tales from Moominvalley, a book of short stories by Tove Jansson. But who or what is Christmas, and why does everyone seem so flustered? 2017 by Tove Jansson (Author) 16 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 3.52 9 Used from 3.52 3 New from 13.02 Language English Publisher Sort of Books Publication date 1 Jan.

In the short story The Fir Tree from Tales from Moominvalley, the Moomins are suddenly woken up from winter hibernation by stressed neighbours, trying to get ready for Christmas. The Invisible Child and The Fir Tree (Two Moomin Stories) Hardcover 1 Jan. ‘Mamma, wake up,’ Moomintroll said anxiously. This is one of the most touching of all Moomin stories and is paired in this unique book with The Fir Tree, the Moomins gloriously unselfish take on. But now this heart-warming story is available also for the English audience! Maybe getting into the holiday mood with the Moomins, experiencing Christmas for the first time, will become a much-cherished tradition for you as well? Every year on Christmas Eve in the Moomin creator’s home country, Finns can listen to Tove Jansson herself reading this much-loved story on national radio in her mother tongue, Swedish.

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