GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN -What Happens When a Gnome Disappears from Your Garden? Eilert the gnome, the main character in the new book Eilert the Gnome Loses Home, didn’t know. Neither did June Nyberg, the illustrator of the book. Her own Eilert disappeared several months ago.
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Eilert the gnome, the main character in the new book Eilert the Gnome Loses Home, didn’t know. Neither did June Nyberg, the illustrator of the book. Her own Eilert disappeared several months ago. He returned briefly, but then he disappeared a second time. June’s real-life experience sparked an idea in Joy Bashara, June’s friend, to write a story about Eilert, a gnome who loses home.
“I was inspired by June’s story,” Joy explains, “to write the Gnome Came Home Series in order to stimulate children’s minds about what home means and where you find home.”
Eilert the Gnome Came Home is the first of a four book series. Written for children from five to ten years old, these books follow Eilert on his journey to find home, during which he learns several truths including that life is filled with changes you can handle, family are the people who care for you, and home is a place in your heart.
Joy’s telling of Eilert’s story so clearly depicted the characters in the book that her words easily became pictures for June.
Writer Joy Bashara is a resident of Green Bay and a lifelong educator. Illustrator June Nyberg lives in Superior, Wisconsin, and is a long-time teacher and a lover of folk art.
This book is intended to be read by children as well as with children. Using her playwriting skills, Joy has created a play of the story for presentation by elementary school children.
Joy will have the books available for sale at Green Bay Botanical Garden.
