There's No Place Like Gnome's
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2025

There's No Place Like Gnome's

Written & illustrated by Scott Magoon

A gnome's animal hotel faces chaos when a forest is destroyed.

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40 pages
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Gnome runs a cozy hotel for small animals, but when humans destroy the nearby forest, larger animals seek refuge. Despite the cramped space, Gnome welcomes them. Disaster strikes, damaging the hotel, leaving Gnome and his guests without shelter. Just as hope fades, an unexpected visitor inspires Gnome to rebuild and restore his beloved haven. Can Gnome overcome the odds and bring his community back together?

From the publisher

A new picture book by bestselling illustrator Scott Magoon that is a loving example of a community supporting each other, even in the face of unprecedented circumstances. Meet Gnome. He isn’t your garden-variety garden gnome. He runs a small hotel for animals, and he works very hard at it. He spends his days fluffing, filing, and feeding the hotel’s fountain fish. And his hard work was finally paying off! His hotel had become a place for small animals to stay for a night or two, and all the guests agreed that there was no place like Gnome’s. But then the humans went too far and destroyed the forest that the bigger animals called home, so everyone went to Gnome’s. He wanted to turn the bigger animals away, but where else would they go? So Gnome found a way to make room for everyone, despite the hotel being a little cramped. But when disaster strikes and damages the hotel, the guests are forced to find a new shelter. Gnome worries that all hope is lost until an unlikely guest encourages him to rebuild so that he can once again fluff, file, feed the fountain fish, and welcome guests back to Gnome’s.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
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Published
September 9, 2025
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Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593691229

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