Snufkin - Appearances

Appearances

Snufkin appears in the following books:

• 2. Comet in Moominland – The first appearance of a Snufkin that has not yet developed into the wise bohemian. Here he meets with Moomintroll and Sniff on the journey to the observatory in an attempt to prevent the comet hitting Moominland.
• 3 Finn Family Moomintroll – In this book, Snufkin's role as a solitary wanderer is firmly established While he stays in Moominvalley during spring and early summer, in the late summer and last part of the book he leaves to go off on his wanderings, promising to return next spring.
• 4 The Exploits of Moominpappa – Snufkin plays a minor role in this book, as one of the people who listen to Moominpappa's story, but his family background is also explained as his father, the Joxter, is a main character in the story.
• 5 Moominsummer Madness – Here, Snufkin plays a larger role again. He battles a rule-obsessed Park Keeper, saves Little My when she gets separated from the rest of the family, and briefly (and unwillingly) becomes the father figure to a group of orphans.
• 7 Tales from Moominvalley – This book consists of several short stories, three of which heavily feature Snufkin: A Spring Tune, where a talkative squirrel keeps him from composing the melody he wants, The Last Dragon on Earth, where Moomintroll's newfound "pet" dragon falls in love with him, and Cedric, where he tells Sniff a story about his mother's aunt.
• 9 Moominvalley in November – In the last of the books, Snufkin and several other characters end up in a Moominvalley where the Moomins have left (they've gone to live on an island, as described in the previous book, Moominpappa at Sea) and have to try to live in the valley without their reassuring presence.

He is absent from The Moomins and the Great Flood, Moominland Midwinter and Moominpappa at Sea, though he is at least mentioned in both the latter books.

Snufkin also has cameo roles in the picture-books Who Will Comfort Toffle?, The Dangerous Journey and An Unwanted Guest. He is also generally a prominent character in other Moomin media, such as comics and TV series.