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Fans celebrate the 80th birthday of Finland’s Moomins cartoon family

Fans celebrate the 80th birthday of Finland’s Moomins cartoon family

TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — The Moomins, Finland’s most lovable literary cartoon family, are celebrating their 80th birthday this year. The chubby, white, hippopotamus-like characters have captivated readers worldwide since author and illustrator Tove Jansson published “The Moomins and the Great Flood” in 1945. The children’s book features Moomintroll and Moominmamma in their search for the missing Moominpappa. Jansson, a Swedish-speaking …

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