Russell Ginns

From 1989 to 1993, Ginns was magazine editor for 3-2-1 Contact Magazine and Electric Company Magazine.

In 1991, Ginns created the Nintendo Adventure Books series.[6][7] Throughout the 90s, he created dozens of puzzle books, board books, puzzles, branching-adventure books, educational titles, and young adult fiction. Titles include Puzzlooney!,[8][9][10] Go Figure, Midnight Science!,[11] and The Big Book of Kids' Puzzles.[12][13]

For Sylvan Learning, Ginns created more than 100 workbooks, including Third Grade Math Super Success[14] and Fifth Grade Basic Math Success.[15] He wrote 76 leveled reader books for the Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read program.

In 2013, Ginns wrote four collections of board books (The Little Box of Love; The Little Box of Laughs; The Little Box of Bedtime; and The Little Box of Classics) for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This series includes Is There a Chance You’ve Seen My Pants?,[16] Bird on My Head, and Monster Love.

In 2017, Random House published the first title in Ginns's book series, Samantha Spinner and the Super-Secret Plans.[17][18][19]

He wrote My Big Book of Feelings for Rodale Press in 2020.[20]

His graphic novel series Super Atomic Wombat Girl will launch in 2022 with illustrations by Jay Cooper.[21][22]

He is the creator and co-author of "Puzzlooies," a hybrid puzzle-story book format, combining silly stories with interactive puzzles that advance the plot. The initial launch featured twelve titles, including Marooned on the Moon, One of Our Giant Robots Is Missing, and Space Cats to the Rescue.

Ginns has also published with the names Clyde Bosco, P. C. Russell Ginns, Jacques Barniarde, Kravis Winewater, Hans Shingle and R. U. Ginns.

In 1996, Ginns was the creator and designer of [23] Castle Infinity,[24] the first MMORPG for kids. He has also contributed to titles including Half-Life, Pop!(Video Game), Hooked on Phonics,[25] and Lode Runner.

He created toys and software products at Sesame Street including Sesame Street Countdown, Let's Make a Word, and the Sesame Street Learning Series.

In the late 1990s, Ginns joined Zero Entertainment, including Crop Circles,[26][27] Balloon Dog,[28] and AlphaNatix.[29]

His published board games include Wordspot,[30] Schmear, and Chess on the Loose.

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