gnomes

An introduction to gnomes, discussing where they live, what they are known for and more.

What do you make to feed a hungry gnome that stops by for dinner? A meal that's delicious for your guest and for you! First up, make a tasty forest berry smoothie and some deviled eggs with funny gnome faces as a crowd-pleasing appetizer. Then, celebrate your guest's gnome relatives by serving traditional Cornish pasties. To top of your magnificent meal, finish with a tree branch dessert (also known as a delicious chocolate cake wrapped up to remind your friend of their woodsy home). Don't forget to explore gnome myths so you have plenty to talk about during your mythical meal.

Meeting a tiny lost gnome who needs help finding her way back home, Melli the Caramel Fairy journeys with fellow Candy Fairy helpers to the Rock Candy Caves, where they discover rocks that the gnomes cannot mine with their broken tools.

Beckan, an immortal teenage fairy, and Tier, a young activist, are on opposite sides of a war, but strike up an unlikely friendship anyway.

A grumpy gnome named Ward finds himself in a battle against trolls and humans invading his beloved valley. And though he'd rather be left alone, he'll need to team up with another troll named Marta and the other forest creatures to defend their homeland.

Eleven-year-old Stan cannot convince anyone that the garden gnomes he has always feared are connected to reports of missing persons and the strange sights and sounds he has observed.

When Joe Burton's father brings home two plastic gnomes to place on the lawn with the flamingos and skunks, strange things start to happen.

"War is coming, and it's gonna be Pell. On one side stand the gnomes: smol, cheerful, possessing tidy cardigans and no taste for cruelty. On the other side sit the halflings, proudly astride their war alpacas, carrying bags of grenadesand hungry for a fight. It takes only one halfling bomb, and Offi Numminen's world is turned upside down--or downside up, really, since he lives in a hole in the ground. His goth cardigans and aggressive melancholy set him apart from the other gnomes, as does his decision to fight back against their halfling oppressors. Suddenly Offi is the leader of a band of lovable misfits and outcasts--from a gryphon who would literally kill for omelets--a young dwarf herbalist who is better with bees than his cudgel to an assertive and cheerful teen witch with a beard as long as her book of curses--all on a journey to the Toot Towers to confront the dastardly villain intent on tearing Pell asunder"--Provided by publisher.

"Jerome and his fellow Garden of Wonder dwellers--including Oakie, his pet acorn; Nutilda, a hyperactive squirrel; and Warble, a fast-talking bird--learn what it takes to make a happiness seed blossom. Through patience, asking for help, and teamwork, Jerome and his friends take a little black seed left on a windowsill and find ways to help it grow"--Provided by publisher.

Although unable to grow a beard, Al the garden gnome, after discovering his talent for barbering, wins a special award at the beard contest.