Inspired by the Moomins, this month we
talked about all manner of things, ranging from language to adventures, to what
we find scary and whether we’d like
to spend the night in a cave …
FINN FAMILY MOOMINTROLL is a Puffin Classic
that introduces us to a cast of extraordinary characters and their unusual
adventures. It was written originally in Finnish, in 1948 and then translated
into English in 1961.
Some of us spotted the unusual use of
language, and we talked about what it was like to speak different languages –
that just because you speak a language doesn’t mean you’re from
that country. Between us, the Book Club can speak Mandarin, French, Spanish, Italian:
a pretty impressive range we thought.
Moomintroll and his friends go on all kinds
of adventures, sailing to an island and flying on clouds. Our dream adventures
might be to go to Hollywood, or the West End – or to Niagara Falls with 300
dogs!
We did think that life in the Moominhouse
might be a bit confusing and noisy with so many different people around – and
we sympathized with Moominmamma sending everyone away so that she could get a
bit of peace and quiet.
We didn’t think our own parents would let us go off and spend the night in a
cave with all our friends – and although it sounds like an exciting thing to
do, we thought it might be a bit scary too. Especially if the cave was in a
wood.
Maia has a friend who lives in Finland, we
hope she’ll ask him
whether he’s ever
seen a real Moomin …
Our reviewer this month is Giacomo, age 8,
who gives the book five stars and says:
“I really
think it is really messy and fun”
Thank you for coming everyone, looking
forward to seeing you the next time, when we’ll be talking about THE SPINDLERS by Lauren Oliver.
