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The Gnome From Nome (Serendipity)
When a lonely and cold gnome sets out to learn how to avoid being cold "from the inside out" he finds a friend in a sea otter. Together they discover that the secret to staying warm is found in friendship.
Illustrated by Robin James.
Illustrated by Robin James.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
October 27th 2003
by Price Stern Sloan
(first published 1974)
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Usually children's books that clearly are out to teach a lesson get on my nerves but not Stephen Cosgrove's. I loved reading the Serendipity books as a child, and read several to my own children. When we received this sweet book from far away friends we immediately snuggled up to enjoy. Gnome from Nome is endearing with clear, bright illustrations by Robin James. A warmth filled book for children and adults alike!
I absolutely love Cosgrove's books. I had them when I was little so I was thrilled to find hardbacks recently at Half-price books. The illustrations are fabulous and every story has a moral to it. They are the perfect length for an older preschooler or young grade school child. Not too long, with enough illustration in the picture to really hold them captive.
This is a book from my childhood that my mother was getting rid of; so I grabbed it and absorbed it into my own library. :D Gnome was cold. He moved somewhat south to get warmer, then discovered that friendship is the best warm blanket ever.
Beloved from childhood.
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Check out my blog, Books from Bleh to Basically Amazing for my thoughts and memories of the Serendipity series!
Loved this book, had a "Gnome from Nome" felt hand puppet in 1976!
These Serendipity books are so adorable. Get them for your kid!
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“So when you're cold
From the inside out
And don't know what to do,
Remember love and friendship,
And warmth will come to you.”
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From the inside out
And don't know what to do,
Remember love and friendship,
And warmth will come to you.”
“Why are you crying?" shivered the otter. "Because I am cold!" shouted the gnome. "Then why are you shouting?" chattered the otter. "Because," yelled the gnome, "when I shout it gets part of the cold from the inside out.”
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