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Summary: inspirational, mystical, exciting..
Review: as a collector of tom clark cairns, i found the informaiton to be most enlightening and gave me a greater understanding of the characters depicted in his creations..if you're a collector this is a most have book.
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Summary: Is there a more delightful book than this?
Review: Everyone should own this book - it is utterly irresistable! It has magical characters, magnificent finely drawn illustrations, and presents an overall philosophy of life that we could all learn lessons from. Please don't be fooled into thinking that it is just a children's book - it is a wonderful addition to any library. It has a believable and detailed discussion of the food is are most loved by gnomes, how they raise their children, when they marry, where they live, what sorts of pets they have (cute mice in little baskets!) and how they tend to animals in the wild. The section which shows a cut away of their house is worth the purchase price alone - the imagination and thought that has gone into this book is amazing. So if you want a little whimsy in your library, or on your coffee table, this is the book for you. If you want a book with magnificently detailed ilustrations, this is a book for you. Overall I think it is a book for everyone who is young at heart, or who likes a little magic in their everyday lives.
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Summary: Is there a more delightful book than this?
Review: Everyone should own this book - it is utterly irresistable! It has magical characters, magnificent finely drawn illustrations, and presents an overall philosophy of life that we could all learn lessons from. Please don't be fooled into thinking that it is just a children's book - it is a wonderful addition to any library. It has a believable and detailed discussion of the food is are most loved by gnomes, how they raise their children, when they marry, where they live, what sorts of pets they have (cute mice in little baskets!) and how they tend to animals in the wild. The section which shows a cut away of their house is worth the purchase price alone - the imagination and thought that has gone into this book is amazing. So if you want a little whimsy in your library, or on your coffee table, this is the book for you. If you want a book with magnificently detailed ilustrations, this is a book for you. Overall I think it is a book for everyone who is young at heart, or who likes a little magic in their everyday lives.
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Summary: I LOVE this book
Review: I absolutely love this book. I want every morsel of it to be fact, rather than fiction. I want it to be real. It's beautiful, well written... and makes a great story time for children. I really love this book!!
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Summary: I LOVE this book
Review: I absolutely love this book. I want every morsel of it to be fact, rather than fiction. I want it to be real. It's beautiful, well written... and makes a great story time for children. I really love this book!!
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: I like this book because it's interesting, very imaginative, and great for the whole family. I collect all kinds of gnomes and this book is an essential. Huygen is a very creative man and a great artist.
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Summary: A must-have book for everyone!
Review: I love this book. The illustrations are absolutely
beautiful, and the facts and small entries
throughout the book are fantastic.
From how they live, to different types,
this book tells everything you could want
to know about gnomes. Some parts of the book
are so well written you get a glimmer
of hope in your heart that maybe they really
do exist. I would reccomend this
book to anyone. This is so much more
than a childrens book.
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Summary: Wonderful, Wonderful
Review: I purchased this book and fell in love with these wonderful garden gnomes. I loved them so much that I just had to have one for my flower garden. I searched for statue on the internet and found a retailer and walla I now have one! My grand kids love seeing the gnome in the flowers. Such joy.
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Summary: A MUST have for any fantasy library!
Review: I received a copy of this book when I was a teenager and it made a believer of me both then and NOW. It is highly imaginative, well thought out and beautifuuly illustrated! A book I have read many times over.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: I remember this book as a child in our town library. I fell in love with it. I asked numerous years for this as a present for various holidays. My parents could never find it for sale. I now have a book that I can share with my children who love it as much as I did.
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