At the ripe old age of 10, Aminata Sillah is the author of a hardcover book.  Aminata got the inspiration for the story she wrote from a workbook full of drawings by book illustrator Marilena Perilli.

 

One partner, Alice Wilder, 41, spent a decade as director of research and development, as well as producer and writer for the popular preschoolers' TV program "Blue's Clues."

 

When her partners saw a video of the kids' enthusiastic reactions, they knew they had a marketable product. But they did more research. Each partner ponied up $30,000 for working capital. A Web site, Thinkitinkitpublishing.com, went live in August. "The profit margin is not huge," Black said, but she called early sales "encouraging."

 

This article appeared in the October 8, 2007 edition of the NY Daily News.