Theres No Place Like Gnomes, Scott Magoon
Theres No Place Like Gnomes, Scott Magoon
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There's No Place Like Gnome's

Author: Scott Magoon

Narrator: James Sie

Unabridged: 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/02/2025


Synopsis

A new audiobook 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.

About The Author

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

Goodreads review by AllyP Reads Books on October 17, 2025

Further proof of the horribleness of humans.......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on July 30, 2025

Scott Magoon’s newest picture book, There’s No Place Like Gnome’s, tackles the environmental issue of deforestation with a story that is sweet and entertaining. It follows a gnome who has a hotel for only some animals at first, but learns the importance of providing a home for all when even he himse......more

Goodreads review by Joyce on November 04, 2025

Scott Magoon’s picture book, There’s No Place Like Gnome’s, is an incredibly well-written allegory. Young readers may not understand this form at the get-go, but adults who are familiar with Animal Farm, will pick up on it quickly. This delightful picture book tackles environmental and social justic......more

Goodreads review by Krystal on June 09, 2025

I read There's No Place Like Gnome's by Scott Magoon with my two elementary school-age kids. Even before opening the book, we immediately fell in love with the adorable cover of cute animals and the star of the story: Gnome! The line, “We promise we will not eat your guests,”and the picture of the a......more

Goodreads review by KM on September 10, 2025

NO PLACE LIKE GNOME’S is a fun and enchanting picture book that will lure readers in with its intriguing, roll of the tongue title, and adorable forest creatures on the cover. Like the characters in the book, readers will want to stay at Gnome’s forever. While it’s first and foremost an engaging sto......more