Gnomes to the Rescue

by Bill Nygren (Adapter), Rien Poortvliet, Wil Huygen

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45 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1983

Reviews

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's been many years. Might have to look for this again and re-experience my childhood :-)

[Jaimie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huygen and Poortvliet's book about the habits of gnomes is one of hte classics in the modern "non-fiction" fairytale canon, but I had no idea that they had expanded the book into a more narrative story. The tale of a gnome who gets captured by some evil trolls and is rescued by his wife in disguise is not a particularly unique or well-written story, but I absolutely adored the accompanying illustrations. From the luscious depiction of the furry fox that we start out with to the nighttime forest landscapes we are drawn into the intriguingly magical world of the gnomes. I kind of wish that we had just been given a book of imagery with captions, but I;ll take it regardless!