There's No Place Like Gnome's

Name: There's No Place Like Gnome's
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ISBN: 9780593691229

Scott Magoon, Scott Magoon

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Viking Books for Young Readers
07 October 2025

Children's & young adult fiction & true stories; Animal stories (Children's&YA)

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.

By: Scott Magoon
Illustrated by: Scott Magoon
Imprint: Viking Books for Young Readers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 287mm, Width: 226mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 437g
ISBN: 9780593691229
ISBN 10: 0593691229
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 07 October 2025
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Scott Magoon was inspired to write There's No Place Like Gnome's after discovering three baby foxes living under his backyard shed. A garden gnome standing nearby seemed to watch over the little family. Scott is the illustrator of several acclaimed picture books, including the New York Times bestselling Rescue & Jessica- A Life-Changing Friendship by Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, the Misunderstood Shark series by Ame Dyckman, and the Spoon series by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. He is also the author/illustrator of Linus the Little Yellow Pencil, Breathe, and The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot! He lives in Massachusetts with his family.

Reviews for There's No Place Like Gnome's

Praise for There's No Place Like Gnome's: ""An environmentally leaning fairy tale from Magoon offers readers a hopeful vision that combined efforts to respect and restore nature might heal wounded wild places.""—Publisher's Weekly