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How to Catch a Garden Gnome

by Alice Walstead Publisher: SOURCEBOOKS WONDERLAND

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A magical garden and a gnome-catching challenge

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A magical garden and a gnome-catching challenge

The Catch Club Kids enter a garden filled with flowers, butterflies, dragons and other fantastical surprises, where a magical gnome is the target of their capture attempts. The adventure has a clear deadline: the children need to catch the gnome before twilight closes their way out of the enchanted land. Interactive traps bring a hands-on element to the story, while the description also highlights STEAM learning. The result is a picture-book premise built around garden wonders, imaginative problem-solving and a playful chase.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young readers who enjoy fantasy adventures featuring magical creatures and enchanted settings.
  • Children interested in gardens, interactive traps and hands-on problem-solving.
  • Parents and educators seeking a picture book that combines fantasy with STEAM learning.

Themes

Gardens and natureFantasy and magical creaturesCreative problem-solvingSTEAM learning

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Book overview

Fall into a candy-filled, fantasy adventure from the bestselling How to Catch series...do YOU have what it takes to trap a magical GARDEN GNOME?

Tumble alongside the Catch Club Kids into a flower-filled, dragon-flying, giant-grilled-cheese-eating garden, tended to by none other than a magical Garden Gnome. But will this group of adventurous kids manage to catch the Gnome before twilight begins... and their ability to leave this fantastical land ends? Filled with magical hijinks and STEAM learning, this hilarious picture book is perfect for parents, educators, budding gardeners, and readers ages 4-10. Bright illustrations and interactive traps make this story a great gift for birthdays, summer reading kick-off, back-to-school gifts, Christmas, and more!

My secret garden is hidden away,

Filled with butterflies, songs, and more.

It's enchanted and magical too,

'round each bend are surprises galore!

Also in the How to Catch Series:

  • How to Catch a Unicorn
  • How to Catch a Mermaid
  • How to Catch Bigfoot
  • How to Catch a Dinosaur
  • How to Catch a Dragon
  • And more!

Happy Birthday, How to Catch! Celebrate the 10 Year Anniversary with How to Catch a Garden Gnome!

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