Russell Ginns | |
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Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Occupation(s) | Writer, game designer, composer, producer |
Website |
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Russell Ginns is a game designer, [1] [2] [3] writer, [4] [5] and composer, primarily known for children's fiction, puzzles, and educational games and songs. He is the author of more than 100 books, including Super Atomic Wombat Girl, Puzzlooies, 1-2-3 Scream! and the Samantha Spinner series. He has created or contributed to several notable software titles, including Castle Infinity, Hooked on Phonics, Reader Rabbit and Half-Life.
Ginns worked as an editor for Sesame Street Magazine, 3-2-1 Contact, and The Electric Company. He created the Nintendo Adventure Books series. [6] [7] and several dozen puzzle books, choose-your-own-adventure books, and young adult fiction. Titles include Puzzlooney!, [8] [9] [10] Go Figure, Midnight Science!, [11] and The Big Book of Kids' Puzzles. [12] [13] Ginns created more than 100 workbooks for Sylvan Learning, [14] [15] Dr. Seuss, Berenstain Bears, and Hooked on Phonics.
Between 2013 and 2015, 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] the graphic novel Super Atomic Wombat Girl, and the Puzzlooies, series, a hybrid puzzle-story book format. [21] The initial launch featured twelve titles, including Marooned on the Moon, One of Our Giant Robots Is Missing, and Space Cats to the Rescue. [22] His 2022 title 1-2-3 Scream! is an anthology of humorous horror stories. [23]
Ginns has also been published under the names Clyde Bosco, P. C. Russell Ginns, Jacques Barniarde, Kravis Winewater, Hans Shingle, and R. U. Ginns.
Ginns was the lead designer of [24] Castle Infinity, [25] the first MMORPG for kids. He wrote the original story treatment for Valve's Half-Life, as well as games for Hooked on Phonics, [26] Hasbro, Sesame Street, and Lode Runner.
Ginns has worked as a designer/producer with several independent game publishers, developing titles that include Crop Circles, [27] [28] Pop! The Balloon Dog Puzzle Game, [29] and AlphaNatix., [30] Thud!, Mercury Messenger, and Smart Kart.
His published board games include Wordspot, [31] Schmear, Search Party, and Chess on the Loose.
Russell Ginns | |
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Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Occupation(s) | Writer, game designer, composer, producer |
Website |
russellginns |
Russell Ginns is a game designer, [1] [2] [3] writer, [4] [5] and composer, primarily known for children's fiction, puzzles, and educational games and songs. He is the author of more than 100 books, including Super Atomic Wombat Girl, Puzzlooies, 1-2-3 Scream! and the Samantha Spinner series. He has created or contributed to several notable software titles, including Castle Infinity, Hooked on Phonics, Reader Rabbit and Half-Life.
Ginns worked as an editor for Sesame Street Magazine, 3-2-1 Contact, and The Electric Company. He created the Nintendo Adventure Books series. [6] [7] and several dozen puzzle books, choose-your-own-adventure books, and young adult fiction. Titles include Puzzlooney!, [8] [9] [10] Go Figure, Midnight Science!, [11] and The Big Book of Kids' Puzzles. [12] [13] Ginns created more than 100 workbooks for Sylvan Learning, [14] [15] Dr. Seuss, Berenstain Bears, and Hooked on Phonics.
Between 2013 and 2015, 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] the graphic novel Super Atomic Wombat Girl, and the Puzzlooies, series, a hybrid puzzle-story book format. [21] The initial launch featured twelve titles, including Marooned on the Moon, One of Our Giant Robots Is Missing, and Space Cats to the Rescue. [22] His 2022 title 1-2-3 Scream! is an anthology of humorous horror stories. [23]
Ginns has also been published under the names Clyde Bosco, P. C. Russell Ginns, Jacques Barniarde, Kravis Winewater, Hans Shingle, and R. U. Ginns.
Ginns was the lead designer of [24] Castle Infinity, [25] the first MMORPG for kids. He wrote the original story treatment for Valve's Half-Life, as well as games for Hooked on Phonics, [26] Hasbro, Sesame Street, and Lode Runner.
Ginns has worked as a designer/producer with several independent game publishers, developing titles that include Crop Circles, [27] [28] Pop! The Balloon Dog Puzzle Game, [29] and AlphaNatix., [30] Thud!, Mercury Messenger, and Smart Kart.
His published board games include Wordspot, [31] Schmear, Search Party, and Chess on the Loose.