Title: Gnome and Rat
Review By: Anonymous
Series: Gnome and Rat
Author: Lauren Stohler
Published: 2023, Knopf Books for Young Readers
Genre: Graphic Novel; Fairytale
Audience: 1, 2, 3, 4
Triggers: None
Summary: Gnome and Rat are best friends who live together in a charming forest. Rat enjoys drinking tea and finishing crossword puzzles. And Gnome… well, Gnome likes to polish his pointy red hat and eat delicious sausages. Join these funny friends on their various adventures, whether it’s celebrating Hat Day, perfecting magic tricks, or tracking down a new signature hat for Gnome. Whatever their antic, these two know exactly how to have a good time: with each other.
Review: Gnome and Rat are great friends who live in a beautiful forest. Gnome is absolutely obsessed with his red hat. Rat is a tad more relaxed, but knows how to “push gnome’s buttons.” All of the chapters focus on gnomes red hat and their fun adventures together. This is a graphic novel for younger readers. The pictures are cute and innocent, but are extremely detailed. I’m actually glad that the book is recommended all the way up through 4th grade simply because there is a lot of analyzing that goes into reading this book. The language the author uses us light and fun, but will get the kids thinking. She uses some higher level vocabulary, but then will throw in words like “beetlebutts” that will make the kids giggle. Very creative! I think this would be a great book for all levels of readers because they can get a lot out of the images, and I also think it’s great for an independent reading book because it would keep their interest.
