It's nice to be able to find a story about Tomtes (Gnomes), but the story is rather thin and lacks conflict. It can intrigue children about the wonders about the Tomtes and it introduces them to the concept of environmentalism. The book is charming, but could be more fleshed out both in terms of characters and plot. It can mostly be appreciated only by very young children and has little to offer adults. Again, it is a good book to introduce young children to the concepts of both fantasy and environmentalism. It is a pleasant and very fast read, but somewhat dissapointing.