Gnome Needs A Home Hardcover Book

2025 Ella’s Way Children’s Book Awards Gold Winner

Everyone wants a place to belong.

In Gnome Needs a Home, the first book in the Gnome Adventure Series, a little gnome sits on a shelf dreaming of something more—a real home, a family, and a place to feel loved.

Determined to find where they belong, Gnome begins a heartfelt journey filled with hope, uncertainty, and possibility. Along the way, young readers are introduced to the importance of kindness, connection, acceptance, and recognizing that everyone deserves to feel valued and loved.

Warm, gentle, and beautifully illustrated, Gnome Needs a Home opens the door to meaningful conversations about belonging, family, friendship, empathy, and what it truly means to make someone feel at home.

Recognized as a Gold Winner in the 2025 Ella’s Way Children’s Book Awards, this meaningful story was honored for its quality and contribution to children’s literature, including themes of kindness and social-emotional learning.

Nordic influences are woven throughout the story, connecting young readers with Scandinavian culture and heritage. Like every book in the Gnome Adventure Series, the book also includes a collection of words translated into Norwegian.

Perfect for families, grandparents, classrooms, libraries, and anyone looking for a heartfelt children’s story about finding a place to belong. Features inclusive illustrations that reflect diverse families and the many ways love and belonging can look.

Themes include:

• Belonging and acceptance
• Kindness and empathy
• Friendship and connection
• Hope and perseverance
• Family in its many forms
• Welcoming others
• Feeling valued and loved

Special features:

• 2025 Ella’s Way Children’s Book Awards Gold Winner
• Norwegian word translations
• Nordic-inspired elements throughout the story
• Beautiful full-color illustrations
• High-quality hardcover edition

Book Details
Authors: Teresa Bjelland & Lavonne Bjelland
Illustrator: Remesh Ram
Publisher: Nordic Heart Press
Format: Hardcover