Books by Russell Ginns

Snag a pencil. Sink into the story. Solve the puzzles—and save the day! Say goodbye to boring downtime and hello to Puzzlooies!, the latest in portable entertainment. Meant for kids to write in, these illustrated and compact books flip up like a reporter’s notebook, making them perfect for fast fun while on the go. Each zany adventure is packed with eclectic puzzles to decipher and decode—as well as jokes, riddles, and true trivia galore that’ll keep readers laughing till the very end . . . if they can reach it!In Welcome to Escape City, Sophie is returning home with her middle school’s checkers team after winning a national tournament. She should be celebrating like everyone else . . . if only anyone else noticed her. Relegated to the team “water captain,” Sophie is invisible to her classmates. The only person who talks to her is Mac, the kind woman driving their bus. But when Mac makes a wrong turn, Sophie and the checkers team end up trapped in a strange place they’ve never seen before, called Escape City. Population: Who?Solve the puzzles inside to read on and see if Sophie and her classmates can break free from a city-sized, real-life escape room.

READ THE STORY. SOLVE THE PUZZLES. SAVE THE DAY! Puzzloonies! is a unique new series that presents kids with an engaging mix of storytelling and puzzle-solving fun. Entertaining and addictive, these books are a mashup of Brain Games for Clever Kids meets A-Z Mysteries, with a dash of Mad Libs for zany humor. Perfect for readers aged 7-11!What in the world is a "Puzzlooney"?! It could be a whodunnit mystery, or a thrilling survival adventure, or a romp through outer space. It's always a funny, engaging story that unfolds amid tons of related puzzles that kids must solve to advance the adventure. Each PUZZLOONIES installment is a standalone book with puzzles seeded throughout the story. From word searches and secret codes to optical illusions and brain teasers, the puzzles will keep readers hooked from page 1. Each book culminates with an Encyclopedia Brown-style "final challenge" puzzle.Designed with broad appeal, PUZZLOONIES are memorable, innovative, and consumable. Over the course of writing, decoding, cutting, and tracing, readers will destroy their books. But that's okay--there are many more PUZZLOONIES waiting to be solved!

READ THE STORY. SOLVE THE PUZZLES. SAVE THE DAY! Puzzloonies! is a unique new series that presents kids with an engaging mix of storytelling and puzzle-solving fun. Entertaining and addictive, these books are a mashup of Brain Games for Clever Kids meets A-Z Mysteries, with a dash of Mad Libs for zany humor. Perfect for readers aged 7-11!What in the world is a "Puzzlooney"?! It could be a whodunnit mystery, or a thrilling survival adventure, or a romp through outer space. It's always a funny, engaging story that unfolds amid tons of related puzzles that kids must solve to advance the adventure. Each PUZZLOONIES installment is a standalone book with puzzles seeded throughout the story. From word searches and secret codes to optical illusions and brain teasers, the puzzles will keep readers hooked from page 1. Each book culminates with an Encyclopedia Brown-style "final challenge" puzzle.Designed with broad appeal, PUZZLOONIES are memorable, innovative, and consumable. Over the course of writing, decoding, cutting, and tracing, readers will destroy their books. But that's okay--there are many more PUZZLOONIES waiting to be solved!

GIVE YOUR CHILD THE GIFT OF OWNING THEIR FEELINGS! This activity book helps kids learn to express, identify, and understand their emotions in a healthy way with engaging creative exercises. Perfect for children aged 4-7.One of the most important skills you can help any child achieve is the ability to express their feelings openly, through playing, drawing, imagining, and making choices. That's what My Big Book of Feelings is all about! This activity book provides a place for open-ended investigation, with fun prompts and pictures that draw your child into creative, imaginative play. With over 250 pages of gentle, age-appropriate opportunities to draw, doodle, write, and imagine, My Big Book of Feelings is perfect for young children just starting out on a safe and enjoyable journey toward greater emotional intelligence and health.