About

Books built around the joy of figuring things out.

Green Meeple Books publishes the Gritty Kids® series, a collection of children's puzzle, logic, math, word, and activity books designed to challenge capable kids without making learning feel like work.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Trust their intelligence. Mistakes are useful. Fun comes first.

Kids Are Capable

We treat children as curious, competent thinkers who are ready to tackle challenging problems.

Grit Is Built

Mistakes aren't failures—they’re stepping stones to mastery. Overcoming hurdles builds real confidence.

Fun Matters

Learning shouldn't feel like a chore. When kids are engaged, persistence comes naturally.

Children's book author, Dan Allbaugh, is the founder of Green Meeple Books which operates as an independent publishing company.

Dan is a husband and father of three curious and playful children whose energy and shared love of games inspire his writing. Dan's gaming hobby is the inspiration for the name of his publishing company. A 'meeple' is a small person-shaped token used in some board games to represent a player's units. The word is said to be a combination of the words 'my' and 'people'.