About Us

The Story of Scissortail

North Texas Kids is a division of Scissortail Publishing, LLC which started in the Summer of 2001. The original concept for Collin County Kids comes from our good friend Jennifer Martin of Martinhouse Publishing and Boulder County Kids. Owner Minette Riordan saw the need for a similar resource in Collin County and, as the mother of two young children felt the personal need for a more intellectual creative outlet.

Since our first issue Collin County Kids has grown by leaps and bounds. We started as a quarterly publication with 20 pages and a distribution of 20,000 per quarter. Since then we have grown to 48 pages, 12 issues per year, a distribution of over 25,000 and a small staff.

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide the parents and children of the area with a guide to all of the resources available to them in the area. We strive to give our readership thoughtful, useful, and activity-based information in an easy-to-read format, and to provide it for free. North Texas Kids dedicates a part of every publication to supporting the county's non-profit organizations and events, either through article space, advertisements, or event listings. Finally, our mission is to be financially, environmentally, spiritually, and socially responsible towards our associates, our readers, and our community.

Who We Are

Minette Riordan, Ph.D.

Minette Riordan is a native Texan who grew up in San Antonio. She did her undergraduate degree at Texas A&M, her Master's at the University of Texas at Austin and received her Ph.D. in Latin American Literature from Stanford. She is passionate about teaching, literacy, and has a love of Spain and Latin America. Minette is a wife and the mother of two young children. She enjoys running, spending time in nature, and the many interesting people she meets doing business in Collin County.

Minette is always interested in speaking opportunities: if your group is interested in hearing a dynamic speaker and successful small-business owner, send her an email - minette@northtexaskids.com