Books with author Gnick the Gnome

Take an adventure with Sylvia and Andrew as they team up with their new friend, Gnick the Gnome, to save his pet Drippy. Their dangerous mission leads them high into the sky to the Cloud Queen's castle. There, they have to outsmart the guards, rescue Drippy and then escape safely, all while dodging dangerous evaporator rays and rafting over raging waterfalls. Will they rescue Drippy? How will they get away from the guards? Are evaporator rays hot? Why does Andrew have pockets full of dirt?Find out the answers to these questions and more in the first installment of the Do-DaD adventures - The Mystery of the Disappearing Droplets.Gnick also includes an illustrated appendix that explains the phases of water and the water cycle and how it relates to the plot of the story. Kids will enjoy the story so much that they won't even realize that they are learning about science.

Follow Sylvia, Andrew and Gnick the Gnome as they team up in another exciting adventure. When the weather rapidly turns treacherous, the Department of Discoverers and Detectives (Do-DaD) needs to investigate what is behind it. This dangerous investigation takes them from flying high up in the storm clouds to the beach where they must face giant ice creatures. Where did the storm come from? Is the storm magical? How do you stop giant ice beasts? Who wants a burrito?Find out the answers to these questions and more in the third in the Do-DaD Adventures series, The Wild Washout.At the end of the story Gnick also includes an appendix that explains the different types of erosion and how they relate to the plot of the story. Kids will enjoy the story so much that they won't even realize that they are learning about science.

Follow Sylvia, Andrew and Gnick the Gnome as they team up in another exciting adventure. When the call comes in that several members of the Department of Discoverers and Detectives (Do-DaD) have gone missing, they head off in search of clues to where they went. This dangerous search leads them deep into underground caverns where cave-ins can happen without notice and darkness is around every corner. Will they find the missing Do-DaD members before time runs out? Will they need to be rescued themselves? What is spelunking? Who gets a wedgie?Find out the answers to these questions and more in the second in the Do-DaD Adventures series, The Spelunking Adventure.At the end of the story Gnick also includes an illustrated appendix that explains the different types of simple machines and how they relate to the plot of the story. Kids will enjoy the story so much that they won't even realize that they are learning about science.

It was a normal day not long before Christmas, when Sylvia and her little brother Andrew noticed a bear in their back yard. That was just the beginning of another adventure that they would go on with the Holiday Helpers. Travel around the world as they help Billy the Bear, Coco the Monkey and other Holiday Helpers get back what was stolen from the North Pole Village. With the little remaining Christmas magic, they must follow the trail to collect the Christmas coins. Who stole the coin collection? Will they find all of the coins? Will Christmas be canceled? Who is the best snowball thrower?These questions and many more are answered along the way as you travel from North Pole Village to the South Pole and back again.Gnick the Gnome is a member of Do-DaD and the author of the Do-DaD adventures. When his friends at North Pole Village started telling him about their adventures with Sylvia and Andrew, Gnick offered to help write the story down. Now The Holiday Helper Adventures are available as books so that everyone can enjoy them.