內容簡介
內容簡介 愛說「不」的精靈 「嗨!小精靈Gnome﹙音似No﹚,跟讀者說哈囉吧!」,「不要」。「你要去哪?」,「沒去哪」。「魚池耶,要釣魚嗎?我可以加入嗎」,「不可以」。一旁的刺蝟背上卡了顆蘋果,「可以幫忙把蘋果拿走嗎?」,「不要」。「你可以吃蘋果耶!」,Gnome還是「不要」。這時池塘的主人—巫婆出手幫忙了,巫婆請Gnome離開池塘,Gnome「不要」,巫婆再給Gnome一次機會,Gnome 依然故我。終於,巫婆生氣了,大手一揮,將Gnome變成石頭,同時還複製了其他不同姿勢的雕像呢。這回換Gnome請求「可以將我變回來嗎?」,巫婆:「不要!!」。 Discover how garden gnomes came to exist in this laugh-out-loud cautionary tale from the author of Santa Claus vs The Easter Bunny. Mr Gnome is a grumpy little fellow. He's really quite rude and he is definitely NOT cute. So when Miss Witch asks him to kindly stop fishing in her pond, Mr Gnome is in danger of finding out exactly what happens to gnomes who say 'NO!' From the author of Santa Claus vs The Easter Bunny comes this laugh-out-loud cautionary tale, told in conversational style, perfect for fans of Kes Gray and Jim Field's Oi, Frog series. Praise for Santa Claus vs The Easter Bunny: 'Wonderfully bonkers' JIM FIELD -How did garden gnomes come to exist? Find out in this laugh-out-loud cautionary tale! -Fred Blunt's humour shines in his hilarious text and his colourful artwork – a perfect story to read aloud with children. -Gnomes are currently popular following the recent success on the big screen of Elton John's Gnomeo and Juliet and Sherlock Gnomes.
作者介紹
作者介紹 Fred Blunt Fred Blunt has been a compulsive doodler since he was in hand-me-downs. Inspired by The Muppets, Quentin Blake and the Flintstones, he studied illustration at UWE Bristol, and has worked on all manner of projects, including illustrating for children's books and designing a series of animated interstitials for the BBC. Fred lives in Wales with his wife and two children.