Klutz was incorporated in 1977 in California, USA by three friends from Stanford University. They began by selling juggling lessons on the sidewalk along with three no-bounce bean bags. One week's effort earned the group $35.00.

They put the instructions in book form and titled it “Juggling for the Complete Klutz”. They wrote up the original business plan and organised a bank loan. The first three thousand books were distributed by bicycle and backpack, and sales grew from there.

Today, how-to books from Klutz come packaged with the tools of their trade (from juggling cubes to face paints to yo-yos), and are designed for doing and not just reading. Klutz says that "We think people learn best through their hands, nose, feet, mouth and ears, then their eyes. So we design multi-sensory books,". Klutz is a fixture on U.S. book and toy bestseller lists, and Klutz books are available in 24 countries around the world. Having expanded the offerings to include Klutz Toys, Klutz Kits, Klutz Buckets, Klutz Guides and, in 2001, an educational product line.

In 2002, Scholastic Inc., the largest children's book publisher and distributor in the world, purchased Klutz. For those of you who collect corporate mission statements, here's the Klutz credo: Create wonderful things, be good, have fun.

It's All About Me!:
Personality Quizzes for You and Your Friends (Klutz S.)
It’s All About Me is a collection of 30 confidence-building quizzes that answer only-from-Klutz questions like “What Kind of Cookie Are You?” “Are You a People Pleaser or a Lone Wolf” and the universally understood “Eight Ways to Tell if Your Parents are Extraterrestrials.” Use the included 70-sheet note pad and stylish pen to jot down your answers and compare results with friends. The book comes in three different translucent, flexible covers: serene green, hot pink and all-about-you blue. Its all about Me is written by Karen Phillips and is for children ages 8 and up

Me and My Friends: The Book of Us (Klutz S.)Introducing a book by and about girlfriends. In the proud Klutz tradition, this write-in-it book is full of irresistible all about us activities like funny quizzes, fill-in-the-blanks, doodle how-to’s, messages in code, compatibility tests, lists of favorites, secret identities and many more. The book comes with special envelopes, a spinning perpetual birthday calendar and 78 plastic stickers in cool shapes and translucent colors. Me and My Friends is for children ages 8 and up.

My Fabulous Life in Pictures (Klutz S.)
Scrapbooking is more popular than ever and it's an ideal way to record your own personal history. However beginner scrapbookers can find those big, blank pages pretty intimidating. My Fabulous Life in Pictures has themed spreads, colorful art and inspirational questions that break the ice, so you can stop stewing and start gluing. A one-of-a-kind picture-frame cover, special templates, more than 100 stickers, bound-in envelopes for keeping can't-toss-'em treasures and a portfolio pocket for storing supplies make this the ultimate starter scrapbook. My Fabulous Life in Pictures is for children ages 8 and up.

My Life According to Me (Klutz S.)
My Life According to Me is a journal for girls, built around the notion that writing with a silver pen on jet black paper is tons more exciting than the old-fashioned combination of black pen on white paper. About half the pages are factory-equipped with training-wheels for the beginning journal-keeper: provocative little questions, fun quizzes, drawing and writing ideas, etc. Also bound into the book is a zippered vinyl pouch for keeping mementos, and a plastic page of photo sleeves specially designed for school-sized portraits.

Just Between Friends:
How to Keep Things Totally Secret [With Invisible Ink Pen and Notepad]
This book is crammed with super secret-keeping stuff: note-folding instructions, secret languages, codes, signs and symbols, and the silliest emoticons ever. To top it off, any note you write with the invisible ink pen looks completely blank -- until you shine the built-in UV light on it and your message glows. Comes with: invisible ink pen, notepad

Little Letters (Klutz Chicken Socks S.)
"Little Letters" are just right for little hands. Little Letters includes pretty note cards, postcards, stickers, envelopes and notepad. It also contains a door-knob, post box, and instructions for making a decorated postage tube. It also includes simple instructions on how to write and address letters and cards.

Shadow Games (Klutz Chicken Socks S.)
Shadow Games re-discovers all the classic hand shadows and added a few punch-out shadow puppets. It even tosses in some special die-cut projection pages for shadow showtimes. Attached to the book is a flashlight – the tool to the shadow-maker's trade. The flashlight is custom-designed in colorful plastic with a handy belt clip. Like all Chicken Socks titles, Shadow Games is a complete package of instruction, tools, fun and creativity – batteries included. For ages 4 and up.

Instant Notes: Cat-isms (Klutz S.)
Looking for a quick and clever way to share some warm fuzzies? Look no further than Cat-isms. Each sheet in the 60-pag notepad features a cute kitty photo and quip on the front, and a convenient place for writing a note on the flip side. Simply tear one out, use the included pen to jot a quick little message on the back, and give it to a deserving someone. For ages 6 and up.