Countdown to Christmas with these adorable gnomes! Join these adorable gnomes as they journey across snowy mountaintops in this sweet, wintery scene. Classic artist Ernst Kreidolf was born over one hundred years ago in Switzerland. He was a pioneer of children's illustration and picture books...and gnomes in the popular imagination! His magical illustrations have a timeless quality. To this day, his art is still very popular in Switzerland. He is best known for his children's book, The Gnome's Winter Journey.