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published
August 1st 2006
by "Harry N. Abrams, Inc."
binding
Hardcover, 212 pages
isbn
0810954982
(isbn13: 9780810954984)
description
Gnomes is the product of Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen's observation of the local gnome population in Holland. Until Gnomes was first published in D...more
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Read in November, 2008
recommends it for:
gnome fans
Okay, here is the review that most of you have been waiting for, haha! Is "Gnomes" cute? or scary?
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Mostly cute, with a dash of "um, really...!?" tossed in that will probaby count as "scary" for those of you not already predisposed to like gnomes.
Now, I admit that I have not read this word-for-word as it's much longer than I was expecting, but I've done a fair amount of perusing and my review is ba...more
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Mostly cute, with a dash of "um, really...!?" tossed in that will probaby count as "scary" for those of you not already predisposed to like gnomes.
Now, I admit that I have not read this word-for-word as it's much longer than I was expecting, but I've done a fair amount of perusing and my review is ba...more
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Read in November, 2008
recommends it for:
children & the young-at-heart
"Dear reader! When you have finished reading this book, you may feel lonely or sad. You can always go back and reread this book which is lying before you. But the best thing you can do is to seek contact with gnome-life anywhere on the globe..."
i do go back to this book over the years. It does not make me sad or lonely - it inspires me. It reminds me of how wonderful Nature is & the magic that is found therein.
It also takes me back to when ...more
i do go back to this book over the years. It does not make me sad or lonely - it inspires me. It reminds me of how wonderful Nature is & the magic that is found therein.
It also takes me back to when ...more
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Read in November, 1985
Paging through this at school I'll never forget that the illustrations were not the only thing that was interesting! You HAD to read what was going on, which is why I liked it so much. I recon Tolkien's books are just the adult version of this kind of book!
Read in January, 1983
My grandmother, for reasons that are completely unclear to me, owned a copy of this book when I was a child. It utterly fascinated me, especially since growing up in NJ, a fair number of my neighbours had sizeable lawn gnome populations in their yards. The art is excellent, the writing creative... excellent for fans of the wee folk in general
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recommends it for:
everyone
The memories this book brings to mind! This was one of my favorite coffee table books growing up. I can remember crawling up in my Dad's lap and reading this book and looking at the pictures. I still, as an adult, get a kick out of it. I really need to go and purchase my own copy! I love the GNOMES!
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Read in January, 1978
I was sitting around nursing a cold with nothing to read. Crisis. I pulled my elderly copy of this off the bookcase and reread it today. Just totally charming, especially the illustrations. My only issue is that gnome women seem to have very boring lives.
Read in January, 1981
recommends it for:
Kids
Some family friend (I can't remember who) used to have this book, and I'd ask to read it every time we went to their house. I was enchanted by the drawings and descriptions, (I thought they were really real).
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haha wow. i remember checking this book out at the library at least 5 times when i was a kid. i'm going to have to head back there and read it again.
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They cover EVERYTHING in this book. Also, I am pleased to learn that gnomes and I have the same toilet habits. I feel immensely justified.
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Read in January, 1988
When I was younger my mom wouldn't buy this for me - so when my exhusband and I broke up I kept his copy :0)from the 70s
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Read in January, 1984
recommends it for:
people into fairies
this book kept me entertained for hours as a kid
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Hehehehehehe perfect!
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