Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST) later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Else, a delightful adventure, well-preserved. These are the 3 FLAWS: on the With Animals page, the otter does not move along the river when the tab is pulled, 2) in Daily Routine, there seems to be a torn area to the oven, 3) in At Home, the hat on the gnome in the pop-up house is creased & bent. Nearly all of the pop-ups function perfectly: the wheels spin, the table is set, the log is chopped, the animals move, the swings swing. With glossy decorative paper over boards, this hardcover 4to is in VG condition: exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white, colors bright. Adapted from the larger books "Gnomes" & "Secrets of the Gnomes" by the same authors/illustrators, this pop-up edition was first published in the Netherlands in1976 this is the First English-language Edition from 1979. And follow the Gnomes on Facebook.Īll Gnome products are available through the Rien Poortvliet webshop.Hardcover. Check the special 40th anniversary website for more information. In 2016 we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Gnomes. All of his books have been well-received and translated into many languages, acquiring him both national and international fame. He has become known to the general public with books like: He was one of us, In my grandfather’s house, Dogs, Horses, and Secrets of the Gnomes. Rien Poortvliet’s talent for drawing manifested itself early on and he quickly established himself as an independent illustrator.
He captured everything with his realistic drawings and paintings, expressing his love for nature. Poortvliet’s entire oeuvre is impressive, to say the least from farm life and hunting, to the workings of the gnome. The Pop-up Book of Gnomes Rien Poortvliet, Wil Huygen 4.66 58 ratings10 reviews Pop-up pictures with movable parts and text describe the daily life of a gnome as he works, plays, and interacts with animals. His drawings told the story, supplemented by a short caption at the most. Rien Poortvliet considered himself a drawing storyteller.
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