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Gnarly is a grumpy gnome who finds himself stranded at the North Pole, and wreaks havoc in the workshop until his heart-felt revelation. The warm response to his discovery echoes around the world in a surprising way.
While describing a culture that is diverse and accepting, Eileen Samuel demonstrates a number of different communication techniques and simple traditions that can build community and create joy.
“...a magical and instructive book on navigating relationships with compassion. Our kids are so lucky to have such a wonderfully supportive and caring community at their fingertips...”
Excerpt from Chapter One
High above the horizon's arc, like bright smudges of chalk, the Northern Lights erase the dark. They flicker and sway, and sway again. They dim, and vanish from sight, then burst into rainbows of flame and race across the starry night. Or is it day? It's hard to know. The sun has set a month ago and there are still four months to go before there is a glow of dawn again, and light - now even daytime looks like night.
Far below, through driving snow, flies a wee plane. It's veering way too low. The engine sputters, and sputters again. Pouf! It lands with a thump and a bump on the frozen ground, with nothing but dark ice and snow all around.
The lights in the cockpit show Gnarly and Gnat - two Metro-Gnomes. For an adventure, they have left their homes far south in Toronto, to fly 'way up here . . .