Available Formats
Hardback
Published: 11th July 2023
Paperback
Published: 16th July 2025
Hardback
Published: 3rd December 2024
Hardback
Published: 16th April 2024
Gnome and Rat: (A Graphic Novel)
By (Author) Lauren Stohler
Random House USA Inc
Random House Inc
16th July 2025
United States
Children
Fiction
741.5
Paperback
80
Width 165mm, Height 216mm
Readers will get a kick out of the whimsical and hilarious everyday shenanigans of best friends, Gnome and Rat, in the first book of this early graphic novel series that is now available in paperback. Readers will get a kick out of the whimsical and hilarious everyday shenanigans of best friends, Gnome and Rat, in the first book of this early graphic novel series that is now available in paperback. Gnome and Rat are best friends who live together in a charming forest. Rat enjoys drinking tea and finishing crossword puzzles. And Gnome... well, Gnome likes to polish his pointy red hat and eat delicious sausages. Join these funny friends on their various adventures, whether it's celebrating Hat Day, perfecting magic tricks, or tracking down a new signature hat for Gnome. Whatever their antic, these two know exactly how to have a good time- with each other.
"Friendship at its most whimsical."Kirkus Reviews
"Delightfully lively."Publishers Weekly
"Sunny and lighthearted." Shelf Awareness
"With a balance of rambunctious glee and genuine warmth, this will be a sure hit with kids wanting a bit of pure goofiness as they move into solo reading." The Bulletin
"Light and fun....A cute new addition to the growing pool of emergent-reader graphic novels featuring best friends." School Library Journal
Lauren Stohler lives and works with her husband Gareth in Connecticut, where they create art and pug poetry under their top-secret internet pseudonym, @Inkpug. Lauren is the author of several picture books, including The Best Worst Poet Ever and The Problem with Pajamas. Gnome and Rat is her graphic novel debut.