About
Marjorie is a consultant of Paper Pie USA
Our Company:
EDC began as a publishing company specializing in books for children. EDC is the owner and exclusive publisher of Kane Miller Books; Learning Wrap-Ups, maker of educational manipulatives; and SmartLab Toys, maker of STEAM-based toys and games. EDC is also the exclusive United States MLM distributor of Usborne Publishing Limited children’s books.
PaperPie is our home business division that sells direct to the customer. Products are sold nationwide through Independent Brand Partners who share books and educational materials with their customers in various ways, including parties, on social media, at book fairs, in schools and public libraries, and more.
Our Products:
Kane Miller
Since 1984, Kane Miller Books has specialized in award-winning children's books from around the world. Our books bring the children of the world closer to each other, sharing stories and ideas, while exploring cultural differences and similarities.
We respect our readers. We believe they deserve the best art, the best writing, the best science available. We believe they deserve to have their questions answered, their feelings validated, and their agency nurtured. We also respect the idea, or the concept, of childhood: that it is a time for absorbing and learning, for figuring out the world, and one’s place in it. We believe the imagination, humor, sense of adventure, and joyousness of childhood is valuable and worth protecting and enriching. We publish what’s important to children. That means what’s important to them inside and out, near and far, real and imagined. That means fiction and fantasy, imagination and creativity, science and tools for learning.
We believe that books are a way to travel the world, and the best way to experiment - with ideas, thoughts, feelings, and belonging (or not belonging). We believe in creating spaces and communities around books and literacy and children that are sustainable and healthy and necessary and meaningful.
SmartLab Toys
Since 2004, SmartLab has been a leading designer of educational toys for children ages six through fourteen. Our brain-building content inspires the imagination through exhilarating experiments and creative learning. At SmartLab, we believe children learn best through hands-on exploration and discovery. We deliver those experiences by creating inventive toys packaged with engaging editorial content, interactive activities, and solid science.
We know the best toys allow children to add their individual insights, problem-solving skills, divergent thinking, and perseverance to their play. That’s why our toys allow for open-ended experimentation and repeat play. From chemistry to electronics to human anatomy to architecture, our full range of STEAM toys offers playful learning experiences to delight and amaze any child.
Each of our STEAM toys stands out in the industry by including a kid-friendly illustrated book or booklet that provides a wealth of information on the given topic. We’re committed to helping young minds experience wonder, test the unknown, and increase their understanding of the world through handson exploration and informative editorial content. At SmartLab Toys, we make science fun!
Learning Wrap-Ups
Since 1982, Learning Wrap-ups products have provided hands-on learning to assist with the mastery of critical math and reading skills. With their patented self-correcting features, our unique games make learning fun through the utilization of all learning senses, and by providing measurable progress.
Learning Wrap-ups have become a staple for helping children learn basic math and other critical educational skills and can be found in schools all over the world. Especially popular with homeschooling families, our products can be used with any curriculum and allow students to learn individually with minimal supervision.
Usborne Books
Named the Children’s Publisher of the Year by the industry, for the second time, Usborne has been making compelling books for children of all ages for over 50 years. From activity books to page-turning series, internet-linked science and history encyclopedias to favorite bedtime stories, the goal is to create books that encourage play, make knowledge irresistible, expand horizons and spark curiosity!