My Uncle Gus the Garden Gnome

By Jackie French and Stephen Michael King

We've all got wacky families, it's just that some are wackier than others - find out how wacky in the fourth book of this hilarious series, My Uncle Gus the Garden Gnome. tom has the happiest family around. Dad is Senior Bogeyman for the entire east coast and Mum is First Assistant tooth Fairy. Only Uncle Gus feels a professional failure - he's just a garden gnome. But when the Most Powerful Witch in the World puts a bad-luck spell on tom, it's Uncle Gus - and tom's friend Mog (who's a . well, no one is quite sure what Mog is, but he's large and hairy) - who put things right. A hilarious story featuring sabre-toothed tigers, mad scientist teachers, magic carpets, and lots of fun and mayhem. Ages 7+

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia
• Release date: Dec 1, 2010
• ISBN: 9780730491255

Jackie French

Jackie French AM is an award-winning writer, wombat negotiator, the 2014–2015 Australian Children's Laureate and the 2015 Senior Australian of the Year. In 2016 Jackie became a Member of the Order of Australia for her contribution to children's literature and her advocacy for youth literacy. She is regarded as one of Australia's most popular children's authors and writes across all genres — from picture books, history, fantasy, ecology and sci-fi to her much loved historical fiction for a variety of age groups. ‘A book can change a child's life. A book can change the world' was the primary philosophy behind Jackie's two-year term as Laureate. jackiefrench.com facebook.com/authorjackiefrench

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Reviews for My Uncle Gus the Garden Gnome

[elizajane_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Jackie French is a prolific Australian children's writer whom I've never had the chance to read until now. This is a deceptively simple short chapter book set in a magical world of bogeymen, tooth fairy and, witch parents. Tom's best friends are Mog, a big hairy thing and Fra, the ghost of a two-hundred year old assassinated princess. His Uncle Gus is a magical garden gnome and a girl at school's mother has put a bad luck spell on him because he won't take her to the dance. The book is plain silly fun with lots of humour but it's also a heartwarming tale of finding happiness, the joy of discovering your true self and learning the importance of family. This is a very sweet book which I found very quaint, even with its doses of toilet humour. The illustration was lacklustre though and could have enhanced the story had it been more appealing.