Hi! I write children's books that promote creative thinking and problem solving. Did you know that children who are taught problem solving skills are smarter, more independent, and more creative? **It's true!** Did you also know that everyone, including children, learn more readily when they are happy?  **That's true, too!**

My books are funny and educational, with the full intention of making children and parents happy while learning tools to solve problems better.


Children's books by David Huynh

Debuted as #1 New Release in Early Childhood Education.  Highly rated and loved by children, parents, and grandparents.


A 5 Why Problem Solving Book

Why is Elly Covered in Jelly?

Highly anticipated second book in the Elly Problem Solving series.  Newly released and available exclusively on Amazon.


A 5S Problem Solving Book

Super Elly and The Mystery of the Missing Broccoli

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My family loves this book.  It is an extremely funny and creative way for children to understand the importance of finding the root cause of a problem.

David is a master of process management, and this simple format of a kids book gets the point of "5 whys" across better than any expert authors.

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I graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas with a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.S. in Information Technology Management. I have spent my career integrating people, process, and technology and I am now translating that experience into funny and accessible books that parents and children love to read.  Writing children's books combines my passions of family, creativity, learning, and problem solving.

Every book read supports my goal of promoting children's literacy and education.

I live in Dallas, TX with my wife and two daughters.  My youngest daughter, Elly, is the inspiration for these stories.  I have learned more from her than any book or class.  Seeing the world from her eyes fills each day with joy and possibility.


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Both *Why is Elly Covered in Jelly?* and *Super Elly and The Mystery of the Missing Broccoli* are now available as eBooks and are free as part of KindleUnlimited!  Go check them out and purchase the paperback versions for your home and school libraries!


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## Launching this week!

Super Elly and The Mystery of the Missing Broccoli is launching this week!  This has been quite an endeavor to put this book together.  I hope you all enjoy it.  The story is longer, the visuals are more vibrant.  A lot of learning and care went into this followup to *Why is Elly Covered in Jelly?*

Similar to *Why is Elly Covered in Jelly?* - *Super Elly* takes a traditionally adult concept in 5S and translates it into a children's story that is fun and accessible to all ages.

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*Why is Elly Covered in Jelly?* debuted as #1 in New Releases for both Early Childhood Education and Children's Asia & Asian America Stories!

Creative thinking and problem solving are such important skills to develop and it is as simple as nurturing curiosity and learning to ask why. Children that are taught creative thinking skills become smarter, more independent, and more creative.

With this book children of all ages can easily learn the 5 Why technique that has been used for decades in Fortune 500 organizations, in a fun story with beautiful illustrations. The 5 Why technique was created by Sakichi Toyoda and was famously used within the Toyota Motor Corporation. This is a foundational concept that is now widely used in Lean, Six Sigma, and Agile teams to understand problems and find solutions.

Join Elly and her Dad as they figure out *"Why is Elly Covered in Jelly?"* and understand what the best solution is to the jelly problem. This is a book that parents and children both love to read, with a very funny story and vibrant pictures that spark conversation after the story is over.


Why Is Elly Covered In Jelly??

*"Super Elly: The Mystery of the Missing Broccoli"* is the second book in the Elly Problem Solving Books series that includes *"Why is Elly Covered in Jelly?"* which debuted as #1 in New Releases for both Early Childhood Education and Children's Asia & Asian America Stories!

Research has shown that children who are taught critical thinking skills become smarter, more independent, and more creative.

With this book children of all ages can easily learn the 5S methodology that has been used for decades in Fortune 500 organizations, in a fun story with beautiful illustrations. The 5S methodology was developed in Japan and has helped to enable major advances in multiple industries including manufacturing, healthcare, education, and government. This book also introduces the concept of visual management within 5S.  These foundational concepts can be applied everywhere and spur children to apply the concepts at home and school.

Join Elly and Millie as they figure out the mystery of the missing broccoli.  What will they do to find the missing broccoli and make sure the broccoli does not go missing again?  Another book in the Elly Problem Solving Series that parents and children both love to read, with a very funny story and vibrant pictures that spark conversation after the story is over.


The Mystery of the Missing Broccoli (A 5S Book)

Super Elly


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