Urbicande: Moominland Midwinter is my favourite too. I loved the Squirrel With the Marvellous Tail, and Moomintroll growing up a little, and the beach house in the ice, and Little My, and the Groke, and the whole meditation on life and death and time and family which is such a delight to find in a childrens' book.
Does anyone remember, way back early in the art thread, some genius drew Lalli as Snufkin? I can't find it again, sadly, so dunno if it's still there.
Kiraly, if you don't know the Moomin books, they're a treasure. Finnish kids books involving a family of Finnish trolls, the rustic-Finland type, not the Rash type. I believe there are even movies?