Klutz Press

Klutz is a publishing company founded in Palo Alto, California, United States, in 1977. It was acquired by Canada-based Nelvana in April 2000,[1][2] and became a subsidiary of Scholastic Inc. in 2002.

History

The first Klutz book was a how-to guide titled Juggling for the Complete Klutz, which came provided with juggling beanbags attached in a mesh bag. The book was written by three classmates who graduated from Stanford University: Darrell Lorentzen, John Cassidy, and B.C. Rimbeaux.[3]

Since then, the company continued to specialize in activity-driven books, sold along with other items needed for the activity. Not all the books are about developing a skill; there has also been a geography book containing, among other physical attachments, packets of rice corresponding to the average daily caloric intake among the poorest people of the world. Many of the books are spiral bound and teach different crafts. The items needed are usually included with the book, e.g. the juggling guide. The Klutz credo is: "Create wonderful things, be good, have fun."[4]

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