Mr Shimomura wants to draw a dangerous animal, but first he must find one. Translated by Thomas Teal. Read by Indira Varma.

Creator of the Moomins, Tove Jansson, a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author is one of the most successful children writers ever. In her debut collection published in 1971 she tells of what we experience in youth, love, getting older and dying.

Producer Karen Rose. Executive producer Jeremy Osborne.

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