The Google for June 10 was a cute animated story of the garden gnome. Which got me looking for books about said gnome ...

Here's a mostly wordless (there are just four) book about what a garden gnome gets up to at night: Good Night, Garden Gnome, by Jamichael Henterly (he's local!!). While a silent (and still) participant in the activities of a little girl by day, by night he has his own agenda. Under a starry sky he weeds and waters, protects squirrels and feeds bunnies. When he finds a lost item, however, he embarks on a rather perilous quest to return it. Lush pictures, sweet story.

All gnomes have beards. All but Al, that is. He tries various false beards, but they look, well, false. What is a gnome to do? Find out in Go Big or Go Gnome, by Kirsten Mayer and illustrated by Laura K. Horton.

Reading Hermit With Dog