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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Simply delightful. I am a longtime fan of the Moomins, a collection of unusual-looking critters whose calm and pleasing outlook on life is a pure joy to read. This time around, a flood washes through Moominvalley, forcing the Moomins to find a new home in a floating theater (though they don't know what a theater is). The humor is gentle but fun. I can't wait to read more of Jansson's books, including the comic strip collections. (  ) melydia | Oct 28, 2009 |  A more dramatic, diverse adventure in Moominwalley with multiple storylines and a host of delightfully funny new characters. The beginning is not as catchy as in some other Moomin books, but once they get to exploring the theatre the usual wackyness appears and it's once again a pleasure to read. I especially liked the characters Whomper (Homssu) and Emma, who gave some "outsider" observations on the Moomin family (let's face it, they are a bit strange). The theatre performance is also hilarious, and all over-enthusiastic lines spoken by little My. (  ) jmattas | Sep 4, 2009 | A book that evokes images of long summer evenings, where all is well with the world. A perfect book for children. I loved this one and read it three or four times as I grew up. ( ) sirfurboy | Apr 23, 2009 | This is another lovely romp in the Moominworld. This time they are forced to leave Moominvalley, because a giant wave has flooded it. They find an empty, floating theater, and much nice things and hilarity ensues. I just love the Moomin books. They are easy to read in one night, and always put you in a good mood. You just have to love all the characters, even the "bad" ones. :) Moominsummer madness may not be the best place to start with Moomins, though. The book sets out right in action, so you kinda have to know something about the characters already. ( ) JapaG | Dec 12, 2007 | Natural disasters are a bit annoying. Not being happywith dropping a comet on the little troll guys, Jansson decides to try and get them with a volcano, whether blowing them up or toasting them with lava I guess it doesn't matter. Getting out of that has them suffer a flood, on top of everything else. Hijinks in a floating theatre as raft of choice is what you get here. http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2007/07... (  ) bluetyson | Jul 31, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0374453101, Paperback)A huge wave has crashed through the valley, flooding the Moomins out of their home! With their usual resilience, the Moomins and their friends move into the first house that comes bobbing along. It's strange-looking, like a big cave with curtains hanging on either side. And when the house bumps into dry land and Moomintroll and the Snork Maiden decide to spend the night on shore--then the adventure really begins. Moomintroll and the Snork Maiden get lost, and Moominpappa decides to write a play which they will perform in the house, in the hope that Moomintroll will hear about it and find his way home."Moominsummer Madness," the fourth in Tove Jansson's classic series of books about Moominvalley, is enchanting and full of exciting adventures and surprises, some of them odd even by Moomin standards! (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:09 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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