Little My
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Little My (lilla My, Pikku Myy) is a character in the Moomin series of books by Tove Jansson. She first appears in the fourth book, Moominsummer Madness. She is a small, determined and fiercely independent Mymble. When she wants something done, she does it straight away. She is very aggressive and totally disrespectful, but can be a good friend. She has a brash personality. She is Snufkin's half-sister.
The name Little My originated from the Greek alphabet μ (Mu) Which is pronounced "my" in Swedish.
The Moomin Series by Tove Jansson | |
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Authors | Tove Jansson • Lars Jansson |
Books | The Moomins and the Great Flood • Comet in Moominland • Finn Family Moomintroll • The Exploits of Moominpappa • Moominsummer Madness • Moominland Midwinter • Tales from Moominvalley • Moominpappa at Sea • Moominvalley in November |
Picture Books | The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My • Who will Comfort Toffle? • The Dangerous Journey • An Unwanted Guest |
Characters | Moomintroll • Moominmamma • Moominpappa • Sniff • Snufkin • Little My • The Hemulen • The Groke • Hattifatteners |
Television | Die Muminfamilie (1959-61) • Mumintrollet (1969) • Tove Jasson no Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka (1969-70) • Shin Muumin (1972) • Mumi-troll (1978) • The Moomins (1979-82) • Shlyapa Volshebnika (1980-83) • Moomin (1990-91) • Tanoshii Moomin Ikka: Bōken Nikki (1991-92) |
Film | Tanoshii Moomin Ikka: Muumindani no Suisei |
Other Tove Jansson books | The Summer Book • A Winter Book |