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There's No Place Like Gnome's
  • Published: 7 October 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593691229
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $42.00

There's No Place Like Gnome's

  • Scott Magoon
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9 Sept 2025
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2 Dec 2025
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7 Oct 2025
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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.

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.
  • Published: 7 October 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593691229
  • Imprint: Viking
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $42.00
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Praise for There's No Place Like Gnome's

Praise for Scott Magoon:

"His humor shines through as puns punctuate the pages, which are also filled with expressive and energetic drawings. This book has an important message to embrace the creative process, wrapped up in the package of one punny picture book." --School Library Journal on Linus the Little Yellow Pencil

"The quiet and stirring text pairs beautifully with the art, which uses color and white space to convey time, meaning, and emotion with great effect." --The Horn Book on Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship

"Renewal of a more poignant sort transpires in the affecting pages of 'Rescue & Jessica'...Scott Magoon’s colorful digital illustrations are pitch-perfect here: detailed enough to convey a sense of reality, yet softened and stylized in a way that will make the emotional intensity bearable for children ages five to nine. Young readers may also be delighted by the tasks that Rescue and dogs like him can perform, from fetching a ringing cell phone and opening the fridge to knowing exactly when his human needs consolation." —The Wall Street Journal