Squirrel Tracks Wooden Trains was launched in 2003 and became Busy Little Studios in 2005.
Since 2005, Busy Little Studios has been a producer of fun and gently-paced DVDs "illuminating the workings of the world for young children." Creative Director Desmond Mullen's background includes work with George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic , Silicon Valley's Rocket Science Games and WebTV Networks , and creation of world-renowned science education shows at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center including Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House: Space Adventure .
"By focusing on a toy that is familiar to most children, we can present concepts about how the world works in a way that even the youngest child can understand and apply to his or her own life," Mullen says. He adds, "The excitement that a child has when he sees a thing in the real world that he recognizes, or when he applies a concept he's learned to a new situation, is wonderful. That thrill of discovery of the world is infectious. That's what I love about helping children understand the world around them."