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D.W. the Picky Eater is an interactive storybook and an educational game for children aged three to seven. It is based on the 1995 children's book by Marc Brown. Players follow D.W., Arthur Read the aardvark's sister, who dislikes a lot of food because it looks disgusting to her. Items she does not like include pickles, tomatoes, pineapple, spinach, salad, parsnips etc. The story is told through narration and text on the screen and meanwhile many hotspots in the environment can be clicked for a short animation. There are also several mini-games such as decorating D.W.'s playhouse along with a game, soaking gophers with the water hose, setting the table and so on.

The Cat in the Hat is an educational game based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. It has the same plot of the original book. The Cat sees that Sally and her brother are bored on a rainy day. Eventually, they start having fun, but The Cat realizes he has made a big mess. The Cat uses a big vacuum to clean the whole mess up, and it ends happily ever after. The game lets you click on many things in the background, and has small mini-games during the story. The game also lets you go back to any page you want again.

Once again Arthur, D.W., and friends lead us on a hilarious adventure that kids won't want to miss. An Interactive Adventure, 5 learning activities and 13 surprises and puzzles help kids develop critical reading, math, and logic skills while they play along with Arthur. Arthur wants to play "Deep Dark Sea" on the computer every chance he gets; when his mother leaves for work and asks him not to touch the computer, the temptation is too much. Arthur and Buster play long enough to fight over the mouse and make the screen go blank! Will Arthur be able to fix the computer before his mom gets home? Play and find out! Treasure Hunt: Get the treasure if you can read all the words! Kids develop reading and logic skills in this face-paced and exciting activity. Play against a friend or the computer! D.W.'s Store: Shop for D.W.'s toys. Cook up wacky recipes in D.W.'s cafe. Children learn counting and math while they make purchases and work in the cafe. Deep Dark Sea: Explore world geography and ocean life while searching for hidden treasure. This sidescrolling arcade style activity has three levels of difficulty for hours of fun! Toy Captain: Drop water balloons on a target and help rescue the firefighter. This activity is great for improving hand/eye coordination. Frankenfish: Learn ocean facts and geography while creating your own wacky creatures! Print in color or black and white to create your own coloring book!

Little Monster at School is an interactive story game, based on the book by Mercer Mayer. Little Monster explains how school is fun and things to do in school, along with trying to help a monster kid named Yally get along with school. On the pages after the first part of the story is read to the player. Objects in the background may be clicked to reveal hidden surprises. While playing, click on some of background objects and find a little furry mutant.

An educational game which reads the story of "The Tortoise and the Hare" to young players while including point-and-click elements.

Just Grandma and Me was the very first Living Books PC CD-Rom game from 1992 based on the 1983 book of the same name written by Mercer Mayer. It is an interactive storybook about a boy and his Grandma at the beach.

D.W. the Picky Eater is an interactive storybook and an educational game for children aged three to seven. It is based on the 1995 children's book by Marc Brown. Players follow D.W., Arthur Read the aardvark's sister, who dislikes a lot of food because it looks disgusting to her. Items she does not like include pickles, tomatoes, pineapple, spinach, salad, parsnips etc. The story is told through narration and text on the screen and meanwhile many hotspots in the environment can be clicked for a short animation. There are also several mini-games such as decorating D.W.'s playhouse along with a game, soaking gophers with the water hose, setting the table and so on.

Once again Arthur, D.W., and friends lead us on a hilarious adventure that kids won't want to miss. An Interactive Adventure, 5 learning activities and 13 surprises and puzzles help kids develop critical reading, math, and logic skills while they play along with Arthur. Arthur wants to play "Deep Dark Sea" on the computer every chance he gets; when his mother leaves for work and asks him not to touch the computer, the temptation is too much. Arthur and Buster play long enough to fight over the mouse and make the screen go blank! Will Arthur be able to fix the computer before his mom gets home? Play and find out! Treasure Hunt: Get the treasure if you can read all the words! Kids develop reading and logic skills in this face-paced and exciting activity. Play against a friend or the computer! D.W.'s Store: Shop for D.W.'s toys. Cook up wacky recipes in D.W.'s cafe. Children learn counting and math while they make purchases and work in the cafe. Deep Dark Sea: Explore world geography and ocean life while searching for hidden treasure. This sidescrolling arcade style activity has three levels of difficulty for hours of fun! Toy Captain: Drop water balloons on a target and help rescue the firefighter. This activity is great for improving hand/eye coordination. Frankenfish: Learn ocean facts and geography while creating your own wacky creatures! Print in color or black and white to create your own coloring book!

Arthur's Teacher Trouble is based on the 1986 Marc Brown book of the same title, and is the second Living Books PC CD-Rom Game and the first of the five Arthur Living Books games (counting D.W. the Picky Eater).

The Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight is the first Berenstain Bears interactive Living Books PC game from 1995. It is based on the 1982 book written by Stan & Jan Berenstain and its adaptation of the 1985 TV series on CBS.

"The Berenstain Bears in the Dark" is an interactive educational game based on the book of the same name. It follows Brother Bear reading a scary story to Sister Bear, leading her to fear the dark. Papa Bear helps Sister Bear realize it's just her imagination, while Brother Bear eventually becomes afraid of the dark too. The game features two play modes, "Read To Me" and "Let Me Play," as well as bonus games like "Animal Match" and "Picture Jumble."

Green Eggs and Ham is the second Dr. Seuss Living Book Adaptation from Broderbund. The story features Sam-I-Am, who repeatedly asks the questions based on an object, e.g. “Would you Could you on a boat?”. This leads to his grumpy friend saying “I do not like Green Eggs an Ham”. The story gets more dramatic as it progresses. There are some activities featuring characters from the story like the Fox in a Box, and the Mouse in the House. The game features word recognition, vocabulary, reading comprehension and computer literacy. Every page is clickable for a few surprises. In Read to Me, the program automatically turns the pages leaving out the games as the story progresses.

The Cat in the Hat is an educational game based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. It has the same plot of the original book. The Cat sees that Sally and her brother are bored on a rainy day. Eventually, they start having fun, but The Cat realizes he has made a big mess. The Cat uses a big vacuum to clean the whole mess up, and it ends happily ever after. The game lets you click on many things in the background, and has small mini-games during the story. The game also lets you go back to any page you want again.