The Kidstory Series
The Kidstory Series is a series of six interactive storybooks for children, developed by Brilliant Interactive Ideas and produced by Active Imagination (a Packard Bell company) on CD-ROM for Mac OS and Microsoft Windows. The stories are narrated by the host Mick.[1] Glen Uslan, the Vice President of Active Imagination, intended the products to be affordable for customers, while retaining good quality. The company intended to have a total of 15 titles produced by the end of the year.[2] By 1996, the company invested around $400,000 in additional titles.[3]
| The Kidstory Series | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | Literature, edutainment |
| Developer(s) | Brilliant Interactive Ideas |
| Publisher(s) | Active Imagination |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Macintosh |
| First release | The Pirate Who Wouldn't Wash January 1995 |
| Latest release | There's a Dinosaur in the Garden 1996 |
Games in the series
| Title | Author | Release date | Number of pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pirate Who Wouldn't Wash | Michael Salmon[4] | January, 1995[3] | 11 | |
| Milly Fitzwilly's Mouse Catcher | Marcia K Vaughan | 1995 | 10 | |
| The Friends of Emily Culpepper[5] | Ann Coleridge | 1995 | ||
| The Wrong Way Around the World | Kevin Hawley | 1995 | ||
| The Little Engine | Julie Holland | 1995 | ||
| The Yukadoos | Joy Cowley | 1996 | Received a 1996 Newsweek Editor's Choice Award.[3] | |
| There's a Dinosaur in the Garden | Michael Salmon[6] | 1996 | 11 |
Commercial performance
Packard sold its computer products that came with a CD that included three of six Kidstory software products.[7] From the United States, the products were sold worldwide in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Europe and Asia. Packard also had the products translated in Japanese in an agreement with Fujitsu.[3]
Critical reception
Packard's Kidstory series was rated as an A+ Learning Library.[8]
See also
References
- "Packard Bell launches six new CD-ROM edutainment titles. - Free Online Library". www.TheFreeLibrary.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- Kirka, Danica (1995-05-30). "New Kid Software on the Block". LA Times. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022844/0000898430-96-005455.txt
- http://www.michaelsalmon.com.au/index.php/books-things/2016-01-13-01-36-43/books-2
- "112.1034: The Friends of Emily Culpepper - video game - PC Games - Video Games - Online Collections - The Strong". www.MuseumOfPlay.org. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- http://www.michaelsalmon.com.au/index.php/books-things/2016-01-13-01-36-43/books-1
- "The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware on April 14, 1995 ยท Page 15". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- "Business & Technology - Software Branch Is Kid Stuff For Packard Bell - Seattle Times Newspaper". community.SeattleTimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.