Gnomes

Gnomes is a 1976 Dutch book which uses lavish illustrations (by Rien Poortvliet) and a scholarly printed text to faux-scientifically examine the characteristics and behaviors of gnomes. The art-heavy book often includes hand-written biological notes, directed through pointing arrows, to specify dimensions or other traits.
When published in English in 1977, the book became a bestseller and spawned sequels, spinoff calendars from 1978 to 1980 (reprinting pages from the book) and later, postcards, games, and other merchandise. The Spanish-animated series The World of David the Gnome, based on the book but with more individualized characterization and names, aired on Nickelodeon.
==References==
*The December page of Miss Piggy's Calendar of Calendars, subtitled Gnoel, parodies the Gnomes book. It doesn't resemble the cover of the actual Gnomes calendars, but retains the hand-written note style used on the book's cover (presented in Miss Piggy's voice but adds "gn" to give a gnomish touch to words, such as "gnitting gneedles" and "gnovels").
==See also==
*Jerome the Garden Gnome
*Gnomeo & Juliet
*Fraggle Rock "Uncle Matt's Discovery"
*Muppet Babies "Nice to Have Gnome You"
*Mopatop's Shop "The Toadstool's Always Fresher"
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