Russell Ginns  Russell Ginns is a game designer, writer, producer, and composer, primarily known for children's fiction, puzzles, and educational games. He is the author of more than 100 books, including puzzles, educational titles, 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". 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. Throughout the 90s, he created dozens of puzzle books, board books, puzzles, branching-adventure books, educational titles, and young adult fiction. Titles include "Puzzlooney!", "Go Figure", "Midnight Science!", and "The Big Book of Kids' Puzzles". For Sylvan Learning, Ginns created more than 100 workbooks, including "Third Grade Math Super Success" and "Fifth Grade Basic Math Success". 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?", "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". Ginns has also published with the names Clyde Bosco, P. C. Russell Ginns, Jacques Barniarde, Kravis Winewater, and Hans Shingle. In 1996, Ginns was the creator and designer of  "Castle Infinity", the first MMORPG for kids. He has also contributed to titles including "Half-Life", "Pop!(Video Game)", "Hooked on Phonics", 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", "Balloon Dog", and "AlphaNatix". His published board games include Wordspot, Schmear, and Chess on the Loose.