Yes that’s right – GNOMES!
I visited my folks up in Maine for Thanksgiving and rediscovered one of my favorite kids books: GNOMES. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful and the description of gnome life and culture really captured my imagination. From how they set-up their houses, to how they interact with wildlife to fables and even gnome anatomy – this book has everything. I highly recommend it as a great gift this holiday season. It is the book’s 30th anniversary – which is pretty scary since I probably have a first edition.
Later in the afternoon we went on a family walk and passed by this “fairy house.” I guess the deal in Maine is that people build these little houses for the woodland elves, fairies, gnomes etc for good luck. Not much to do in Maine.
October 13th, 2007 at 3:28 am
can u find this book at any book store?
December 30th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
I LOVE this book. I used to watch the show “David The Gnome” as a child. he looked JUST like the gnome on the cover!
I used to make fairy/gnome houses too as a child and leave them in the woods for them to find and live in 
February 27th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
February 29th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
hey faries are the best things in the world
March 1st, 2008 at 4:46 am
My mom had that book too. It’s awesome. Every time i go to visit, it’s one of the first things i want to see that make me feel at home. I remember that show too. I think it was on Nickelodeon. The gnome in Amelie is close to the same style. Anyway, glad to see someone else on the planet has actually seen this book.
March 13th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
I purchased the 30th anniversary edition last year and loved it so much, I bought a first edition. It’s one of my most treasured objects.
March 14th, 2008 at 12:33 am
ive had that book since i was four mothafuckasssssss
March 14th, 2008 at 12:33 am
ive had that book since i was four mothafuckasssssss
April 19th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Hey, I thought nobody realised that the Gnome in Amelie is the same as David. And Yes, David the Gnome was taken from the original books. I had just googled David the Gnome, and the whole story is there. My sister has the books, and I watched the series with my daughter when she was little.
All I can say is, really, THESE are REAL gnomes, not those little lumpy ugly ones found in gardens. I would like to know where Amelie’s dad got his from.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Wow i have this same book too, i got it from my grandma who was born and raised in Maine, maybe it’s a Maine thing. My book is first edition too. what a small world. oh and david the gnome is awesome as well.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
I knew a family that had built their log house ( a giant castle of a place) around the belief in these little redhatted guys. they had passages and little rooms all through the walls and foundation of the house and even a secret hall out to the river at the end of the back garden. I think their cats got more use out of it, but it was so neat to me when I was 9 that I have never forgotten the’ kindness just in case’ way they had built their home in Haile, Idaho. I was gnome girl for halloween once too. I said I had eaten some of Alice’s mushroom on accident to be so big.
May 29th, 2008 at 4:45 am
this was my absolute favorite book as a kid– its so scientific and creative, i should have known (im now a biology student and artist). my grandmother gave me her copy because she always saw me reading and rereading it. ( it might also be the first edition)
July 1st, 2008 at 6:07 pm
I like gnomes.
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:41 pm
I had this book as a child & read it over & over & made little clothes & gifts for Gnomes & left them places in the woods @ different times. Interestingly enough several times the items disapeared *shrugs*
September 8th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
I thought I was the only person with this book! My grandmother gave it to my family a long time ago and i recently found it in my room. I drew the gnome on the cover and the portrait is framed and sitting on the shelf under my gnome statue.
October 27th, 2009 at 5:54 am
My partners mum has this book, she showed it to me the other day. I absolutely love it. On a night out me and my friends will go gnoming, which is really just us running around stealing peoples garden gnomes. However it’s always been unsuccesful, as they’re very mischievious and crafty. What with their bird footprints. I don’t think she’d appreciate her gnomes going missing, they chose her anyway, and’d make their way home. (:
March 10th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
This book is the best I love it I would say what its about but i dont want 2 ruin 4 the other peoples lol