RUSSELL GINNS
Designer of Hooked on Phonics, composer of the Girls Scout Cookie Song, author of the Samantha Spinner series. Russell leads teams large and small to create engaging, interactive, educational products and experiences.
Recent Experience
Big Yellow Taxi
New York, NY
Executive Producer
2012-Present
Playscience
Bethesda, MD
SVP Creative and Production
2015-2016
Sylvan Learning/Smarterville
Baltimore, MD
Sr. Director of Product Development
2005-2010
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Washington, DC
Director of Content
2001-2004
Education
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Bachelor of Arts, English
Product/Publication Highlights
2019 - The Boy in the Ball - Random House
2018 - The Spectacular Specs - Random House
2017 - Samantha Spinner - Random House
2016 - I Left My Sock in San Francisco - Cricket
2015- The Big Reading Show - Sandviks
2014 - The Little Box of Love - Houghton Mifflin
2013 - The Little Box of Laughs - Houghton Mifflin
2012 - Hooked on Phonics - Sylvan Learning
2011 - Thud! Presidents Edition - Ball & Sprocket
2009 - Wordspot - Front Porch Classics
2006 - Chess on the Loose - Simply Fun
2003 - Schmear! - Education Incorporated
2001 - Kinetic City - AAAS