# Help find a book I loved as a kid

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**Created:** [December 13, 2012, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-find-a-book-i-loved-as-a-kid/643912 "2012-12-13T07:43:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![ssosw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@ssosw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssosw)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-find-a-book-i-loved-as-a-kid/643912/1 "2012-12-13T07:43:18Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to find a book for my Kids. I vaguely remember reading these as a kid. They were colourful picture books of life in a village of Gnomes. The books were a bit large ( maybe B4 size)and all the pages were hard board. I am not sure if they were Enid Blyton . I tried searching but found only Noddy. I am sure they were not Noddy.

Similar cooks I remember I read at the time were the Faraaway tree series and Wishing chair, but these Gnome books were more colourful and had pictures on all pages.Could you please help with suggestions.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-find-a-book-i-loved-as-a-kid/643912/2 "2012-12-13T07:46:09Z")

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Is this it?

> **[Gnomes Deluxe Collector's Edition](https://books.google.ca/books/about/Gnomes_Deluxe_Collector_s_Edition.html?id=e_PycAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y&hl=en)**
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> The delightful classic Gnomes has been repackaged in this exceptional collector's edition to celebrate the 35th anniversary of this magical book. The beloved Gnomes was first published in 1976 and the world became enchanted with the simple and...

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**Author:** ![ssosw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@ssosw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssosw)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-find-a-book-i-loved-as-a-kid/643912/3 "2012-12-13T10:59:52Z")

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Nope… not the one.

This is more like of how one gnome saves the day by doing something innovative for his village.

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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2012, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-find-a-book-i-loved-as-a-kid/643912/4 "2012-12-13T12:05:14Z")

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A little googling turned up this:  
[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pit-Pet-Kite-None-credited/dp/images/B0031ATLPQ](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pit-Pet-Kite-None-credited/dp/images/B0031ATLPQ)

> **[Item no longer available](https://www.abebooks.com/books/search)**
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> The item you are looking for is no longer available.

Large book - check (7 [sup]1[/sup]/[sub]2[/sub] by 8 inches)  
cardboard pages - check  
every page illustrated - check  
series of books - check (there’s at least three books)  
When were you a child? is 1984 to late?