4.33 avg rating — 2,473,431 ratings

"because the world would be a better place if everyone had a tamed fox and never had to leave her"

4.29 avg rating — 1,078,151 ratings

"hard stuff, but everything cannot be a beach reading or elves. and the book and questions it poses are great and still valid as ever."

3.83 avg rating — 1,191,059 ratings

"what else should be a must-to-read if not Iliad and Odyssey? "

4.29 avg rating — 14,227 ratings

"the Moomin series (not just this particular part) is the one of books worth every letter to read with your kids. in fact, the kids are something of an excuse here - it can be enjoyed by a grown-up alone too. and it's a crying shame we people cannot be more moomin-like, though i would not mind skipping the pine needle meal before the winter sleep..."