 Loading...  | There's no place like gnome's Author: Magoon, Scott | |
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Summary:
When humans destroy the forest, Gnome, a hotel owner for small animals, struggles to shelter his guests, both big and small, until disaster strikes and he begins to lose hope until he receives encouragement from an unlikely guest.
| Illustrator: | Magoon, Scott |
Full Text Reviews:
Other - 06/02/2025 An environmentally leaning fairy tale from Magoon (Unflappable) offers readers a hopeful vision that combined efforts to respect and restore nature might heal wounded wild places. Small animals-birds excepted-have always been welcome at Gnome’s cozy hotel, but when humans cut down an entire forest, many creatures big and small suddenly require shelter, testing both Gnome’s hospitality and the food chain’s conventions: "Will so many big predators and little prey get along? Will they eat each other?" A jolly time ensues, however, including feasts in which no one is the main course, and even a "silent disco" during which dancers boogie wearing headphones. Then a terrible summer storm destroys the hotel-depicted by a skeleton-like lightning bolt slashing through the night-and it seems that no comeback is possible. But a coalition of gnomes and wood elves joins forces to rebuild the hotel as a magnificent tree house-birds now allowed-and to replant the forest. Populated by a host of adorable characters (one simply referred to as "the cute baby animal"), the digital illustrations are well worth lingering on. Ages 4-8. Agent: Emily Van Beek, Folio Jr. (Sept.) - Copyright 2025
