From Helen Roche:
The Moomins? Yay, totally! I adored them when I was a kid, and still do. My favourites are Comet in Moominland, Finn Family Moomintroll, Moominsummer Madness, and Moominland Midwinter.
The quote above from Coraline made me think of them right away, it's a very Tove Janssonesque line. She also wrote for adults - my favourite by far is The Summer Book, about a grandmother and a grand-daughter spending the summer on an island.
You might at first glance think that the Moomin stories are for younger children, but they have quite a lot of depth and complexity that makes them fun at any age, plus a slightly dark undertow to make them interesting, and a nice rebellious spirit.
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