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Book ReviewsGnomes |
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Book: Gnomes
Written by: Will Huygen Rien Poortvliet |
Publisher: Harry N Abrams
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5
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Spawned the series "The World of David the Gnome"
Rating:
5 / 5
I'm old enough to remember the Nick Jr series "David the Gnome" from the 1990s. I also remember "Finders Keepers," "Maya the Bee," and why oh why haven't "Count Duckula" or "Danger Mouse" attained syndication on Nicktoons?
David the Gnome was directly inspired by this wonderful book, which delves into the art, culture, traditions, woodworking, naturalism, and lore of the gnomes. Also their lifelong enmity with trolls. In the series the trolls tended to be bumbling and rather stupid, but encyclopedias of magical creatures all support that description, as does Harry Potter. Not so the Orcs from Tolkien, who get the name of Goblins.
There was no more frightening picture to me as a child than the illustration of the disgusting Snotgurgle. I usually skipped right over that to the description of the gnomes' diet.
For the young and old alike!
Rating:
5 / 5
This is a fabulous book for all ages. It serves as a great bedtime story for the little ones because of the captivating illustrations and it is also a fun read for adults. Everything that you want to know about gnomes are within this book, and everything in this book that you didn't want to know are also here such as a look at half-naked drawings of gnome women. This book discusses the gnome lifestyle and culture from its very beginning. The likes/dislikes and the loves/fears of gnomes are all explained in this book. For those with an avid or even a passing interest in gnomes should get their hands on this book because it serves as a primary staple, or the "main course" of information on gnome life. Some areas might get a little slow and tiresome because of the immense detail in some of the descriptions, but these same details allow you to really know more about gnomehood. I recommend this book wholeheartedly - it is a timeless classic!
I LOVE this book
Rating:
5 / 5
I absolutely love this book. I want every morsel of it to be fact, rather than fiction. I want it to be real. It's beautiful, well written... and makes a great story time for children. I really love this book!!
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