Secrets of the Gnomes

by Wil Huygen and Rien Poortvliet

Book Overview

An account of the life and work of gnomes, based on first-hand observations by the author and artist, who, themselves turned into gnomes, visited with gnomes in Lapland and Siberia. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810916142
• ISBN13: 9780810916142
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 2.24 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Your imagination illustrated ...

I read this book as a kid, and read it again as a adult. It's a great book, beautiful illustrations, ... wonderfully done.

Dazzling, Beautiful, Awe-Inspiring, Thought-Provoking . . .

I was fortunate enough to get a mint-condition copy of this out-of-print book, a sequal to the New York Times #1 bestseller masterpiece GNOMES. While that book was more of an encyclopedia format, this is an actual storybook (though still complete with pages and pages of informarion on Gnomes' lives), and a damned good one at that. In fact, this is on my Top Three list of favorite books of all time. The illustrations are what would probably attract most people, as they easily rival the best of Alan Lee and Brian Froud. But take time to actually (and throughly) read it; you will be stunned at it's ability to make you think a great deal. One of the few books I have ever read to truly deserve the word "magical".