“Everything exists, everything is true, and the earth is only a little dust under our feet.” W.B. Yeats
Discover fascinating gnome facts, jokes and advice for following the gnome lifestyle, and enjoy taking part.
Packed with detail, The Gnome Book is an immersive search-and-find picture book which takes kids and parents on an exciting exploration of the fantastical world of gnomes! The modern gnome’s life is a far cry from the stereotypes of toadstools and forest glades. Loes Riphagen’s The Gnome Book (translated by Michele Hutchison) is the essential guide for anyone curious about their way of life: what they eat, how they have fun, what they learn at school and even what pets they have - you’ll learn about all this and more as Kick shows you around his world. After this event, you’ll be seeing signs of our gnome neighbours everywhere you look. Loes Riphagen is a Dutch picture book author and illustrator. She grew up on a farm near a forest, and was always fascinated by the stories of the gnomes that her mother told her lived in the woods. The stories stayed with her, and so many years later she decided that she wanted to write a book about modern, urban gnomes. The Gnome Book was shortlisted for the Foyles Book of the Year.
Part of New Dutch Writing. Supported by the Dutch Foundation for Literature