About this item
Highlights
- Pip the gnome plays happily with his woodland friends, the mouse, robin, wren and spider.
- 1-3 Years
- 7.0" x 6.0" Board Book
- 14 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore
- Series Name: Pip the Gnome
Description
About the Book
A gentle board book with soft illustrations and simple words, conveying respect for the natural worldBook Synopsis
Pip the gnome plays happily with his woodland friends, the mouse, robin, wren and spider. Follow them through spring, summer, into fall and then winter.
The colorful illustrations and simple words introduce very young children to the seasons, with bright green leaves in spring, warm sunshine in summer, blustery wind in fall and snowfall in winter.
Perfect for bedtime, the story ends as we look up at the stars and say good night to Pip.
Review Quotes
'This is a beautifully illustrated gentle story about a gnome who befriends a giant thus, saving all the gnomes in his forest... This might be a good choice to read to young children if bullying needs to be addressed.'
-Youth Services Book Review
'Delightful books for the youngest readers to practice talking about the pictures and page turning and for emergent readers to 'have a go', supported by an adult.'
- EYE: Early Years Educator
'Simple language is combined with striking illustrations.'
- Creative Steps
'This is a comforting bedtime board book for the very young child. The illustrations complement the story's warm feeling of seasons and cycles of nature... A clever, subtle introduction to big ideas and a visually pleasing, pretty book.'
- Armadillo
'It is a bright and colourful book that will make you smile.'
- Tammy Dolling
About the Author
Admar Kwant lives with her husband and two children in the Netherlands, by the edge of a lake. Her family life and love of nature inspire her drawing and painting. She regularly creates illustrations for Educare, a Dutch parenting magazine.