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 releaseThe Pirate Who Wouldn't Wash
January 1995
Latest releaseThere'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]

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See also

References
  1. "Packard Bell launches six new CD-ROM edutainment titles. - Free Online Library". www.TheFreeLibrary.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. Kirka, Danica (1995-05-30). "New Kid Software on the Block". LA Times. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  3. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1022844/0000898430-96-005455.txt
  4. http://www.michaelsalmon.com.au/index.php/books-things/2016-01-13-01-36-43/books-2
  5. "112.1034: The Friends of Emily Culpepper - video game - PC Games - Video Games - Online Collections - The Strong". www.MuseumOfPlay.org. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. http://www.michaelsalmon.com.au/index.php/books-things/2016-01-13-01-36-43/books-1
  7. "The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware on April 14, 1995 ยท Page 15". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  8. "Business & Technology - Software Branch Is Kid Stuff For Packard Bell - Seattle Times Newspaper". community.SeattleTimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
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