Hello Wendy,
Although the terms of service of Google Answers does not allow me to
quote you the full text of the poem (an excerpt from our researcher
guidelines):
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short excerpts; you must use quotation marks; ... and you must include
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I am happy to say that I have found the poem you are looking for not
only in your book, The Children's Hour, but in another anthology
called "Young Years: Best Loved Stories and Poems For Little Children"
edited by Augusta Baker formerly of the New York Times. It is
published by The Parents'
Magazine Education Press, Inc. and copyright 1960 (this is the
anthology copyright, which is why it's after you had already read the
poem). A quick drive down to the biggest library in my city turned up
one copy that was misplaced some time ago, so I cannot tell you the
author of the poem, but I can prove that this poem is in this
anthology because another reader has recommended the book because of
"The Little Gnome". Their discussion post is linked to below.
This book is out of print, but is still in circulation thanks to
second hand dealers, and online auctions. I have found you a list of
18 sellers (through amazon.com) who would be able to ship the book to
you (linked below). If you are not comfortable with online
transactions or purchasing this book in its entirety, I will be more
than happy to verify this book's presence at your local libraries if
you would be so kind as to give me no more information other than your
zipcode. There you would be able to view the poem at your leisure.
Thank you for the opportunity to track down this hard to find poem for
you, and I hope it it is as rewarding as it is nostalgic.
Search Strategy:
"little gnome" "little home" on google groups:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22little+gnome%22+%22little+home%22&selm=19990601232350.01107.00003311%40ng-cq1.aol.com&rnum=1
Additional Links:
Discussion post about "The Little Gnome":
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%22little+gnome%22+%22little+home%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=19990601232350.01107.00003311%40ng-cq1.aol.com&rnum=1
9 sellers of Young Years:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/offering/list/-/0819303569/collectible/1/002-2637417-2300054
Another 8 sellers of Young Years:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/offering/list/-/0819303569/used/1/002-2637417-2300054
Thank you for the opportunity to answer your question, if you require
more information, please clarify the question, or if you find this
answer satisfactory, please feel free to rate it. Thank you!
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