In his tale, he at first was left at an orphanage, but after finding it boring and disliking the strict headmistress Hemulen, he leaves and meets a new friend, Hodgkin.

The Mymble's daughter befriends them and together they go to Daddy Jones (the King's) 100th birthday party where they all win prizes.

In the epilogue that follows the story, there's a knock at the door and the Moomin family is surprised to see Hodgkins, the Joxter, the Mymble and her children, the Muddler, and the Fuzzy.

Moominpappa's Memoirs contains numerous edits and revisions, which include: The 1977-1982 animated, stop-motion Polish TV series, The Moomins adapted the novel into 9 episodes.

The screenplay, supervised by Tove Jansson, followed the book closely, with a few minor changes and additions (for instance, more scenes are set in the Hemulen orphanage, which houses not only little Moomins).

[4] Kirkus Reviews wrote, "Moominpappa's memoir is charming, his self-consciously formal language a delight.