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The Gnomes of Wondergarten

by Nathaniel Santa Cruz

The Gnomes of Wondergarten is a collection of seasonal short stories following Hamilton, a young squirrel who finds a home among a community of gnomes and fairies. Originally created for the Wondergarten Early Childhood Curriculum, these stories are free of dark or frightening themes, focusing instead on enriching the lives of children with goodness and beauty. With rich language, original music, and endearing characters worthy of imitation, The Gnomes of Wondergarten invites young listeners to enter a world of childhood imagination.

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Summer: Chapter 12 - The Rose Ceremony, Part 2

In which Petipom is ready to leave the garden. Then, during the announcement, Eliza agrees to join him. After the rose ceremony, each of the gnomes give Petipom a special

Aug 17
25 min

Summer: Chapter 12 - The Rose Ceremony, Part 1

In which Petipom begins to yearn for something beyond the garden. After speaking with Eliza and walking with Puddleblume, Petipom is ready to begin his journey. ✨ For m

Aug 13
14 min

Summer: Chapter 11 - Summer Goodbye

In which the primas enjoy a morning at the beach together. Then after everyone else arrives, beach day festivities carry on into the evening. Seated around a bonfire, eve

Aug 6
17 min

Summer: Chapter 10 - Happy Tomatoes

After finding Citrine giving a ripening lesson to the corps fairies, Petipom discovers Rutabug doesn't like to eat his tomatoes. But after trying Petipomʼs pizza, and lat

Jul 30
16 min

Summer: Chapter 9 - The Wheat Harvest

Rutabug watches the sunrise before calling everyone to the wheat harvest. The gnomes cut and clear, the fairies thresh, while Hamilton and Morrison grind at the mill whee

Jul 23
16 min

Summer: Chapter 8 - The Birthday Balloon

In which, after a morning filled with fruit festivities, Petipom makes a birthday wish to have his friends join him in the sky. Amethyst suggests they make a birthday bal

Jul 16
24 min

Summer: Chapter 7 - Swimming Day

In which Thumbkin discovers that his friends donʼt like to get wet. So while Hamilton, Morrison, and Rutabug sit on a potato boat, everyone else goes swimming until Petip

Jul 9
16 min

Summer: Chapter 6 - The Black Beauty

In which, after Hamilton gets a canning lesson from Rutabug and Thumbkin, Petipom discovers a giant zucchini. Then, rolling it down to the creek, they discover it floats,

Jul 2
12 min

Summer: Chapter 5 - The Oak Tree

In which Hamilton leads everyone on a small adventure outside the garden to his old home, a great oak tree. Upon returning, Hamilton realizes that a house is not a home,

Jun 25
20 min

Summer: Chapter 4 - Summer's Day

In which everyone gathers on the grassy knoll to watch the sunrise. After the Prince of Summer arrives in his castle in the sky, the summer games begin. Hamilton wins the

Jun 18
20 min

Summer: Chapter 3 - The Strawberries

Petipom discovers Tourmaline eating the green strawberries and cannot get her to stop. Then the corps fairies try, but that does not work. Finally, Pearl comes and teache

Jun 11
19 min

Summer: Chapter 2 - The Dandelion

In which Hamilton learns what makes a good gardener and helps Rutabug weed the garden. When the gnomes discover a dandelion, Emerald convinces them to let it be. Later, a

Jun 4
15 min

Summer: Chapter 1 - The Picnic

Excited for the day, Petipom wakes everyone for a picnic on the grassy knoll. Sapphire makes everyone special sandwiches, and Hamilton tries peanut butter and jelly. The

May 28
14 min

Spring: Chapter 12 - The Bubble Party

In which the gnomes and fairies gather at the pond to wash their clothes for laundry day. But when things get too bubbly, each of the gnomes gets caught in a giant bubble

May 14
20 min

Spring: Chapter 11 - Ms. Eliza Hummingbird

In which  Petipom takes Tourmaline to the beehive to refill his honey jar, but when they arrive, the bees are swarming a tiny bird. Petipom saves her and makes a new frie

May 7
10 min

Spring: Chapter 10 - Butter & Biscuits

As a parting gift, Mother Rabbit leaves behind vats of fresh milk. Thumbkin teaches Hamilton how to make butter, buttermilk, and biscuits—treats they joyfully share with

Apr 30
7 min

Spring: Chapter 9 - The Flower Festival

In which the Flower Festival has arrived, and Hamilton joins the fairies in making flower crowns. It's also Rutabug's birthday, and the everyone gathers to raise the merr

Apr 23
14 min

Spring: Chapter 8 - Planting Day

In which planting day is here, and Rutabug is excited—until Morrison accidentally knocks over all the seeds! Unbothered and gracious, Rutabug teaches his friends how to i

Apr 16
8 min

Spring: Chapter 7 - The Egg Hunt

In which the robins leave and Petipom feels sad. So the gnomes prepare a surprise to cheer him up— decorated chocolate eggs. But when baby bunnies discover the eggs and h

Apr 2
11 min

Spring: Chapter 6 - The Robin's Nest (Extended)

In which a mother robin builds her nest on Petipom's porch, and he learns that she's expecting. With help from his friends, Petipom prepares food, gathers soft bedding, a

Mar 27
19 min

Chart trend

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#2
all-time peak
5
days in the top 3 since Sep 2025

Chart positions

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#78 ▲ 4 Kids & Family US

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My son is four, and we love finding the joy and magic all around us. We live in the forest and love using nature in play. We listen while we craft and have quiet play or do our morning stretches and we both enjoy these stories so much. Thank you for bringing wonder and joy and magic to our ears! We are also making a pumpkin house for our fairies and gnomes to live in! While listening to the story again of course!

Herbalfaery · Oct 2025

My kids and I love listening to this as we drive around, we got in the car this morning to go to school and they all chanted together “gnomes! We want the gnomes!” Thank you for this gem!

Merrell-Momma · Oct 2025

I read the stories to my kids for school, so I was so excited for this podcast. It’s a million times better than I ever imagined or ever could read myself. It reminds me of Mr. Rogers or Little Bear but with gnomes. Nathaniel, you have created a beautiful world! Thank you for inviting us into it 🥹

photosbyalicirarr · Oct 2025

I’m an adult in her 30s with no children, and I still love listening to this podcast. It reminds me so much of the Little Bear and Franklin shows of my childhood, and adds a touch of gentleness to the chaos of everything lately.

TheLittleHarper · Oct 2025

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