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Diary of a Mad Scientist Garden Gnome by [Alethea Kontis, Janet Lee]

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BEWARE THE SOCK MONKEY.
"In a world where monsters and fairies roam the backyard, one gnome seeks to save his true love from an experiment gone terribly awry! You will find within the pages of this book the diary entries of one Dr. Harry Gnome, mad scientist. Here there be sock monkeys. You have been warned."

One crazy spring, NY Times bestselling author Alethea Kontis and Eisner Award winning artist Janet K. Lee created an illustrated twitter serial about Dr. Harry Gnome, a pint-sized mad scientist with the luck of Victor Frankenstein. Dr. Gnome's diary is chock full of rabbits, ray guns, zombies, and sock monkeys. Before there were Dapper Men and Fairy Godmothers, there was Harry Gnome.

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"A veritable badass fairy princess." --Jim Butcher

"Alethea Kontis IS fairy tales." --Jim C. Hines, author of Libriomancer

"Alethea Kontis: Awesome, racks up award nominations, wears tiaras." --Ferrett Steinmetz, author of Flex

"I want to live in [Alethea's] head because I think that might be the most interesting place in the world!!!!" --Ellen Oh, author of Prophecy

"Alethea Kontis, the woman who writes like Shakespeare would if he were alive today." --Aaron Pound

"The beauty of a princess, the confidence of a queen, the brilliance of awriter, and the demeanor of a cheerful fairy comedian!" --Cheyenne Z. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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So Here's How This All Got Started

It was a few weeks before Christmas and my very good friend Janet Lee was suddenly the hottest thing since sliced bread. The art house in East Nashville (Art and Invention) where she sells her ornaments, cards, and paintings couldn't keep her stuff on the shelves. In an effort to help Janet out (and to get some free art lessons out of the deal), I invited myself over to Janet's house to participate in what we began calling "Ornament Gulag." I painted all the wood, cut all the scrapbook paper, decoupaged the paper on, and drilled the holes. She drew miniatures of whatever inspired her at the moment, and glues them to the prepped ornament. We made a ton. She sold them all.

While we painted and glued, we spoke about many things, including the launch of this new Twitter magazine Thaumatrope. I had sold a few stories already, and I was having far too much fun coming up with worlds and plot lines 140 characters long.

As payment for my services that evening (because she refused to let me go home empty-handed), I requested she make mean ornament for my tree. (I have Janet Lee original ornaments going back about 5 or 6 years now.) She asked me what I'd like--last year gnomes were the hot ticket, and she used my gardengnome Seamus as a model. I didn't hesitate.

"I'd like a Dr. Horrible Gnome." I said.

When I got back home, I immediately wrote a Thaumatrope tweet that started: "Diary of a Mad Scientist Garden Gnome:Day One" and submitted it.

The next day I got an email from Nathan at Thaumatrope that said, "I'd like to talk to you about your gnome story."

Really? Seriously...it's not 140-characters. What's to talk about? Your EMAIL was longer than that story. Not wanting to mince words, I replied in exactly the way you should not reply to a publisher. Two words only. "What's up?"

Turns out, Nathan thought that Dr. Gnome had potential. He was about to launch a serial post-apocalyptic Twitter story (#FutureJer) and thought this would be a great follow-up. Make that month long. You're welcome to more than one tweet a day. It's due before March. Send me a synopsis. Go.

My brain went back to what had inspired the tweet to begin with: Janet's art. When I read to her the synopsis the next day, she just about fell out of her chair laughing. When I sent it to Nathan, he approved of it immediately...and suggested I blog about the whole adventure.

The rest is history...

--Alethea Kontis --This text refers to the paperback edition.

About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling authorAlethea Kontis is aprincess, a fairy godmother, and a geek. She's knownfor screwing up the alphabet, making horror movies with her friends, and ranting aboutfairy tales on YouTube.

Alethea's published worksinclude novels, novellas, and companions in the universes of Arilland,Border Court,Nocturne Falls, Barefoot Bay, and Sherrilyn Kenyon'sDark-Hunters; theAlphaOops picture books; Haven, Kansas; Wild & Wishful, Dark & Dreaming; The Wonderland Alphabet; and Diary of a Mad Scientist Garden Gnome. Her short fiction, essays, and poetry have appeared in a myriad of anthologies and magazines.

Alethea's YA fairy tale novel, Enchanted, won both the Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award and Garden State Teen Book Award. Enchanted was nominated for the Audie Award in 2013 and was selected for World Book Night in 2014. Both Enchanted and its sequel, Hero, were nominated for the Andre Norton Award. Tales of Arilland, a short story collection set in the same fairy tale world, won a second Gelett Burgess Award in 2015. The second book in The Trix Adventures, Trix and the Faerie Queen, was a finalist for the Dragon Award in 2016.

Princess Alethea was given the honor of speaking about fairy tales at theLibrary of Congress in 2013. In 2015, she gave a keynote address at theLewisCarroll Society's Alice150 Conference in New York City,celebrating the150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. She alsoenjoys speaking at schools and festivals all over the US. (Ifforced tochoose between all these things, she says middle schools areherfavorite!)

Born in Burlington, Vermont, Alethea currentlylivesand writes on the Space Coast of Florida. She makes the bestbaklavayou've ever tasted and sleeps with a teddy bear named Charlie.Find outmore about Princess Alethea and the magic, wonderful world inwhich shelives on her website, her Patreon, or follow her author pagehere onAmazon! --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07H8TWCKK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ AK (September 10, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 10, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 85806 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 40 pages

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New York Times bestselling author Alethea Kontis is a princess, storm chaser, and adventurer. She has authored over 20 books and 50 short stories, including AlphaOops: The Day Z Went First (Candlewick), Enchanted (HMH) and Prince Phillip’s Birthday Waltz (Disney). Alethea has received the Jane Yolen Mid-List Author Grant, the Scribe Award, the Garden State Teen Book Award, and is a two-time winner of the Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award. She has been twice nominated for both the Andre Norton Nebula and the Dragon Award. Alethea also narrates stories for multiple award-winning online magazines and contributes regular book reviews to NPR. Born in Vermont, she currently resides on the Space Coast of Florida with her teddy bear, Charlie. Find out more about Princess Alethea at aletheakontis.com

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Anton Cancre

A joy for dorks, both of the adult and child variety

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 8, 2015

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The market for this book is pretty simple and self-explanatory: three year olds who are super into Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog and the new plastic pink flamingo. That’s a demographic, right? So maybe it is a bit more complicated than that. Let’s resimplify: The story is simple and a tad silly, pulled off in short, punchy chunks. Did you really expect anything else from She Who is Glitter Incarnate?

Janet Lee’s accompanying artwork is more detailed than I expected, while holding onto the flouncy-bouncy attitude of the story. I especially got a kick out of the backgrounds, that look kinda like contact paper. There’s also a surprising amount of pathos and joy reflected in what seem like simple faces. The fairy on the cover is more than a bit heart-breaking. Kudos for that, Ms. Lee.

Bottom line: adult dorks into angry science, steampunk, blatant Joss Whedon adoration, fairies and ninja sock monkeys or just weird, fun stories will have a good time. My first thought was a comparison to It’s Okay to Be A Zombie, with more focus on story. Unlike that book, though, there is nothing blatantly problematic for any little kiddies you may have in your life (barring, perhaps, a small issue with a blue jay that made me weep a bit). The price is a bit high, but you’re paying for the art as much as for the words and pretty pictures don’t come cheap.

Now, someone tell me how to find that handy guide on How to be Ninja (100% more!).

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Lucinda Rose

A Book For Everyone !!

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This book was a delightful surprise. It was clever and made me laugh again and again. I can't wait to read it to students.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 8, 2016

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I bought this as a gift for my dad (who loves garden gnomes) to read to my nephew (he's almost 2). Of course, what kind of aunt would I be if I didn't check out the book first. I really loved it and might have to get one for myself! Alethea Kontis is truly a great storyteller with a wonderful imagination.

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Sunday Fam

fun, imaginative and entertaining. Quick buy and get reading!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 24, 2016

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Have you ever tried to write a story 140 characters at a time? Did you say no? Yeah I thought so.... Ms. Kontis writes an entertaining, fun and imaginative world doing just that! I have a fond place in my heart for garden gnomes and this one especially. I'm eagerly awaiting another journey with this Mad Scientist Garden Gnome!

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Cuteness! Loved it!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 22, 2016

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I love this cute quirky book! I waited for it for a while that I think I was more excited about it than my child was!

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I love that I can read and appreciate this as an ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 13, 2016

This may be a picture book but it's not you're average children's picture book. I love that I can read and appreciate this as an adult but feel comfortable reading it to a grade schooler. Looking forward to the next picture book this author has up her sleeve.

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