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  DR SEUSS GREEN EGGS AND HAM

  Software (THE LEARNING COMPANY)
  

  Rating (8 reviews):

  (3.2/5)

  

  Great for entertaining and teaching!

  I teach mentally handicapped adults basic skills such as how to count, how to recognize money, how to tell time, and how to recognize letters or attempt to read. This product definitely helps my students attempt to read by its entertaining graphics, entertaining story (I could hear it over and over again!), and the way the words light up as they are spoken so beginning readers can attempt to read karoke style like beginning singers try to read and sing lyrics at the same time at a karoke bar! Any of the Dr. Seuss titles like Green Eggs and Ham like this one, or Cat in the Hat would work well with both mentally handicapped adults, and I suspect, beginning readers of any age. . .. 4/5 Jean A. Jones (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews, January 1, 2008

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  Highly recommend this fun and educational computer book

  This computer book not only reads to your child but also has interactive games. It is both fun and educational for young children. I bought it about 2 yrs ago and my child still loves to play it. 5/5 P. Sullivan - See all my reviews, July 14, 2009

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  No value for the money

  I bought this for my 4 year old daughter... One would think that a game for a 4 year old would last longer than 1 hour. She finished it and was ready to put it away forever in less than 1 hour and that included the time to install the software.In short you are better off buying the book for your child because that is really all this is, it reads the story to them and then has 3 of the lamest games that have likely ever been created for a computer. Don't waste your time on this one, save yourself 20 dollars and buy them the book. 1/5 Antonio Pinzarro - See all my reviews = Fun:, December 7, 2009

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  List Price: $19.95
  

  Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, Win 7 (32-bit)

  Packaging: CD In Paper Sleeve

  Ages 3-7

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  JUST GRANDMA AND ME - (COLOR SLEEVE)

  Software (BRODERBUND)
  

  Rating (10 reviews):

  (2.9/5)

  

  Wonderful program that does not work

  This is a beloved program that my sons played with when they were young, 15 years ago. Worked perfectly back then. However, this version doesn't work on our XP or Vista computers. Very, very disappointed. 1/5 ConsiderThis "critical reader" (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: JUST GRANDMA AND ME - (COLOR SLEEVE) (CD-ROM) This is a beloved program that my sons played with when they were young, 15 years ago. Worked perfectly back then. However, this version doesn't work on our XP or Vista computers. Very, very disappointed. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , July 20, 2009

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  Gramma and Me 8 bits a bit short

  I love "Gramma and Me" and so does my great-grandson. Unfortuntately, my computer does not! I knew it was old software, but didn't realize it was only 8 bits (this would have been nice to know beforehand)!I can live with it, but it re-sets my graphics each time we use it, and I have to re-set it.However, if you can live with that...this is a great interactive software program for youngsters and oldsters alike.Best with older technology! 3/5 ShorterThanMost - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: JUST GRANDMA AND ME - (COLOR SLEEVE) (CD-ROM) I love "Gramma and Me" and so does my great-grandson. Unfortuntately, my computer does not! I knew it was old software, but didn't realize it was only 8 bits (this would have been nice to know beforehand)!I can live with it, but it re-sets my graphics each time we use it, and I have to re-set it.However, if you can live with that...this is a great interactive software program for youngsters and oldsters alike.Best with older technology! Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , October 19, 2010

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  CAN get it to work

  Have been able to get the program to work with program compatibility wizard. Also some tricks to installing on the C drive available if you Google the title. WORTH the extra work.....very engaging program-one of my granddaughter's favorites. Give it a try! 5/5 S. Pohlman "sandynhercats" (Frenchtown, NJ USA) - See all my reviews, September 18, 2009

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  List Price: $9.95
  

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  Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat

  Software (The Learning Company)
  

  Rating (9 reviews):

  (3.8/5)

  

  The Cat in the Hat software

  This is a wonderful way to get young kids interested in the computer. The software follows the book almost word for word, plus the words appear on the screen, and are highlighted when said. Your child has the option of allowing the book to be read to them or playing within the pages. My daughter has been using this since she was two and a half. She loves to click on the various items on the screen and see the action. This is her favorite software. It is nonthreatening, and fun, plus kids become more familiar with the words as they appear on the screen. Highly recommend for 2-5. 4/5 Thelma R. Allcock (Connecticut) - See all my reviews This review is from: Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat (CD-ROM) This is a wonderful way to get young kids interested in the computer. The software follows the book almost word for word, plus the words appear on the screen, and are highlighted when said. Your child has the option of allowing the book to be read to them or playing within the pages. My daughter has been using this since she was two and a half. She loves to click on the various items on the screen and see the action. This is her favorite software. It is nonthreatening, and fun, plus kids become more familiar with the words as they appear on the screen. Highly recommend for 2-5. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , December 18, 1999

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  My Son Loves It

  My 3 1/2 year old son is already a huge fan of Dr. Seuss. I bought the software because he loved the book so much and he was delighted. A child can choose to have the computer read the book to them or they can choose to play along. When they play along, it stops on certain screens and allows the child to click and interact with the characters and text. For example they can help the Cat in the Hat clean up his mess by clicking on the scattered items on the floor. My son is constantly saying "Mommy watch this...". I couldn't pull him away from this game when we first brought it home. He still pulls this game out quite often. The best part is that he still loves all the Dr. Seuss books. The software won't take away from the traditional form of Dr. Seuss. 5/5 Nancy Childers (USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Dr. Seuss Cat in the Hat (CD-ROM) I recommend this interactive book to anyone with small children. My 4 year old loves the read and play portion of the program. My 2 year old, who doesn't sit still long enough to catch her breath turns on the computer and insists on Cat in the Hat. As she is not quite old enough to handle the mouse on her own, I click the read segment for her. She sits through the entire book laughing at the Cat's silly antics, repeating words, and humming along with the music. It is the best of both worlds, a classic children's story come alive. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , March 2, 2000

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  The Cat in the Hat is Alive!

  I recommend this interactive book to anyone with small children. My 4 year old loves the read and play portion of the program. My 2 year old, who doesn't sit still long enough to catch her breath turns on the computer and insists on Cat in the Hat. As she is not quite old enough to handle the mouse on her own, I click the read segment for her. She sits through the entire book laughing at the Cat's silly antics, repeating words, and humming along with the music. It is the best of both worlds, a classic children's story come alive. 5/5 0, April 26, 2000

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  List Price: $14.99
  

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  Arthur's Birthday

  Software (The Learning Company)
  

  Rating (4 reviews):

  (4.5/5)

  

  A few significant glitches

  My child loves Arthur Living Books, this one is great, but the software has a few glitches. Some of the pages wouldn't turn,(click them and nothing happens)and sometimes trying to click the back arrow wouldn't my child got very upset with it... 3/5 hunnymoon - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Arthur's Birthday (CD-ROM) My child loves Arthur Living Books, this one is great, but the software has a few glitches. Some of the pages wouldn't turn,(click them and nothing happens)and sometimes trying to click the back arrow wouldn't my child got very upset with it... Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , November 20, 2011

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  My daughter loves it.

  Nice software. The reading part is really helpful, the little tricks in the pages are really fun.The reaonsing game, the gift mystery, is kind of hard for my 4.5-yr old. My daughter enjoys looking for the clues but it is hard to get the problem solved. Will look into it myself.Pin the tail is kind of too easy. My daughter would only spend a little time on it.Please note: this stuff does not run well with Vista system, dies all the time. But it runs very smoothly on my old laptop with XP professional. 5/5 W. Li - See all my reviews, December 1, 2010

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  Fun

  This Arthur CD is fun to play with on your computer. The games are educational and keep your interest. I received this CD in the mail in a timely manner and in good condition. Thank you. 5/5 Alice A. Howe "wonderland" (Tampa Florida) - See all my reviews, April 17, 2010

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  List Price: $14.99
  

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  Tortoise and the Hare

  Video Games (Broderbund)
  List Price: $29.95
  

  Childrens's Story

  Tortoise and the Hare

  Classic Story

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  Living Books 4 CD Pack - Harry, Grandma, Tortoise & Little Monster

  Video Games (Broderbund)
  

  Rating (7 reviews):

  (3.9/5)

  

  Living Books problem w/ XP

  After a number of back and forth email contacts with the supplier - it turns out that to use this item on XP, there is a complicated series of changes to the settings of the computer that need to be done. I couldn't do it. And a child for sure could not even attempt it. For all practical purposes, this item is not XP compatible. I wanted to return it - and they refused. 1/5 Teacher "Toby" (New York City, USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Living Books 4 CD Pack - Harry, Grandma, Tortoise & Little Monster (Video Game) After a number of back and forth email contacts with the supplier - it turns out that to use this item on XP, there is a complicated series of changes to the settings of the computer that need to be done. I couldn't do it. And a child for sure could not even attempt it. For all practical purposes, this item is not XP compatible. I wanted to return it - and they refused. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , April 6, 2007

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  Lots of fun for kids and adults

  My kids are emerging from their teens now, but I still remember the fun we had with these Living Books and so am giving them as gifts to other younger parent friends with grammar school age kids. The illustrations on each page are identical to those in the actual books, but you move your cursor over just about anything in the picture, click the mouse button and get a wacky, animated response with comical music, sound effect, or dialog. It's a riot! The kids love it and so do the adults. You can choose the option to have the computer read the story aloud for younger kids in English or Spanish. 5/5 beesquare (FALLS CHURCH, VA United States) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Living Books 4 CD Pack - Harry, Grandma, Tortoise & Little Monster (Video Game) My kids are emerging from their teens now, but I still remember the fun we had with these Living Books and so am giving them as gifts to other younger parent friends with grammar school age kids. The illustrations on each page are identical to those in the actual books, but you move your cursor over just about anything in the picture, click the mouse button and get a wacky, animated response with comical music, sound effect, or dialog. It's a riot! The kids love it and so do the adults. You can choose the option to have the computer read the story aloud for younger kids in English or Spanish. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , January 14, 2007

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  How to get the books to run in XP

  Just in case nobody sees my comments reply, I thought to post this where more people might see it.I received the 4-pack on Saturday and got all 4 books (Grandma, Tortoise, Little Monster & Harry) installed on a Dell laptop with a 7900 GTX video card, Sigmatel audio chip and running XP by doing the following:1. Using Windows Explorer, I created a new folder on the hard drive named Living Books, then made subfolders for each of the 4 games (Grandma, Harry, etc).2. I then inserted each CD into the drive, exited the auto-run launcher (which is replete with AOL crudware), and then viewed the contents using Windows Explorer (WE).3. Setting WE to the Details view, I sorted the files by date. The actual book files are dated in the '90s; the AOL junk is 2004 - so, easy to distinguish.4. I then copied each of the book files to the appropriate hard drive folder created in step 1. I made sure to copy the resource folder(s) as well - right-click the folder... 5/5 David R. Hudspeth "Buck E. Beaver" - See all my reviews, November 17, 2009

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  List Price: $49.99
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  Dr. Seuss" ABCs

  CE (Learning Company)
  

  Rating (9 reviews):

  (3.7/5)

  

  Not exactly made for XP

  I purchased this for my son because the version we owned was made for Windows 98 and had a problem with the video stuttering when installed on XP. This says it's made for XP but the copy I received was the exact made for Windows 98 version I already owned. So a warning to you if you are purchasing this for the same reason I purchased this. Although this will install and run on XP; THIS WAS NOT MADE FOR WINDOWS XP!that is all... 1/5 S. Sanders "world renowned procrastinator" (Texas) - See all my reviews, September 10, 2009

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  Great for kids and parents!

  This is great because you can set it up where no mouse clicking is required. I also has the option of reading to the kids in spanish! 5/5 Y. Williams - See all my reviews, February 5, 2008

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  Top notch kid software

  By far the best kids program I have seen, and I have looked at quite a few.Old? Yes...and it shows...in a good way. You don't see the same level of quality and attention to detail in programming of modern kids edutainment titles.Plays on XP fine, and has a seemingly infinite amount of replayability. Voice acting is top notch.I rarely if ever say something is perfect, but I really cannot think of one negative about this title. 5/5 B. Edwards - See all my reviews, August 28, 2008

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  List Price: $19.95
  

  Ages 3-7

  Windows 95, 98, Me, XP, Vista, Win 7 (32-bit)

  Interactive environment allows children to make connections between sounds, symbols and words

  Packaging: CD In Paper Sleeve

  Provides a fun-filled atmosphere where kids can learn over 600 words & More than 400 alphabetically inspired surprises hidden within 26 pages

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  Arthur's Teacher Trouble (Jewel Case)

  Software (Softkey Incorporated)
  

  Rating (6 reviews):

  (4.2/5)

  

  Great edutainment software!

  Excellent education/entertainment package. Both of my kids love to click the screen (almost anywhere) and watch the action.Arthur's fear of Mr. Ratburn (his new third grade teacher) is put to rest as Arthur begins to prepare for the spelling bee. Reading and spelling (as well as Spanish) are taught in this beautiful, exciting package that your kids will love.Arthur's Teacher Trouble was the first "Living Books" title we purchased. We now own about a dozen, but this is by far the favorite. 5/5 Steve Lucas (Frisco, TX USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Arthur's Teacher Trouble (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM) Excellent education/entertainment package. Both of my kids love to click the screen (almost anywhere) and watch the action.Arthur's fear of Mr. Ratburn (his new third grade teacher) is put to rest as Arthur begins to prepare for the spelling bee. Reading and spelling (as well as Spanish) are taught in this beautiful, exciting package that your kids will love.Arthur's Teacher Trouble was the first "Living Books" title we purchased. We now own about a dozen, but this is by far the favorite. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , March 7, 2001

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  Arthur's Teacher Trouble - Excellent trouble!

  This CD is not only ingenius for kids, but parents will have just as much fun playing with it. The graphics are great and very clever. The best Living Book that I've seen to date. 5/5 "miglasser" (Timonium, MD United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: Arthur's Teacher Trouble (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM) This CD is not only ingenius for kids, but parents will have just as much fun playing with it. The graphics are great and very clever. The best Living Book that I've seen to date. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , November 6, 2000

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  Fun for kids and parents!

  We purchased this software for my daughter when she was younger and she adored it. Now that she's older, our 2 year old son has discovered her Living Books collection and he loves them, too! The story is wonderfully written (as are all of Marc Brown's "Arthur" tales) and translates well to the computer screen. I think I get just as many laughs out of the hidden objects as my son does! He was really excited when he found that some items, like Mr. Ratuburn's suit, show different results each time you click! A wonderful cd-rom for your child. Enjoy! 5/5 C. H. Poorman "carmiehead" (The Beautiful Bluegrass State) - See all my reviews, June 24, 2001

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  List Price: $9.99
  

  Windows 98/Me/XP

  Macintosh OS 7/8/9/X Classic Mode

  Ages 3 - 7

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  Ruff"s Bone

  Software (Broderbund)
  

  Rating (3 reviews):

  (3.3/5)

  

  A favorite that unfortunately was not updated for new OS

  We had several of these Living Books for my young daughter, now age 10. However, Ruff's Bone was the best. Ruff had great adventures looking for his bone, and we had a great time exploring everything on each page.Be warned, though. We had to give away all our Living Books when we got a new computer with XP. They just didn't work on the new OS. 4/5 Jan McAfee (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews, March 21, 2008

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  Another Living Book I loved when I was Little!

  I absoulty ADORED this game when I was little!! Even though I lost them a few times.In this Living Book Ruff is looking forward to his Sunday bone that his master throws and Ruff brings it back.But his master throws it too far and so Ruff's adventure begins! He goes in the ocean, in a cave, and even in outer space on another planet trying to get his bone! He Meets all kinds of characters some of them look a little wierd.Lots of gags that are really funny!My favorite one is on page 11 when you click on the Earth it spins and you hear people say hello on English and Spainsh. Then you hear a lady say "Hey! Who stopped the planet!?" It's so hilarious!So if you want to find out if Ruff gets his bone. Get this Living Book and find out! 5/5 T. Jackson - See all my reviews, August 11, 2009

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  DOES NOT WORK ON MODERN COMPUTERS

  If you have a computer running anything but the software listed on this page, DO NOT BUY THIS CD. It DOES NOT WORK. My son found Ruff's Bone on YouTube and I bought this disc, even though I saw the other review about the OS, because I thought, well, OK, it didn't work on XP but maybe it'll work now. I now have a very disappointed child and feel like a prize idiot. 1/5 Jennifer Wood "Author of My Molar Pregnancy: ... (Orlando, FL, United States) - See all my reviews, December 25, 2011

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  List Price: $19.95
  

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  Little Monster At School

  CE (Broderbund)
  

  Rating (3 reviews):

  (2.3/5)

  

  Wonderful Book!

  I was worried with the many comments made by others who were unable to get this book to run on a newer operating system. On Window's XP the CD would not open so I followed the example from the software company following these steps:First create a folder on your hard drive called Living books. Then create another folder within Living books folder titled "Little Monster at School". Open C drive and go to the DVD drive holding the CD, right click and open with explore. Copy the contents of the CD to the new folder on the hard drive. Find the file that is the application file (look for the iron of the monster). Right click, choose properties, select the compataility tab, change this to Windows 2000, Check the blocks for 256 color mode and 640 X 480 screen size. Click apply and close. Right click on the application icon again and select Send to Desktop (shortcut). Everything should work fine now without the use of the CD. Do this for ALL Living Books in newer... 5/5 P. J. Wolfarth - See all my reviews, March 19, 2011

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  this didn't work on any of the platforms

  I purchased this because I work with Three and Four Year olds and they have the Dr. Suess one. They Loved to play the Demo of this one one the other so I got this for them . It will not work on any computer I have put it on and I have tried like ten no computer will even acknowledge it so needless to say I am disappointed and so are 12 three and four years olds 1/5 Jenny Hughes "Jlover" (Byron ,Ga U,S.A.) - See all my reviews, May 11, 2010

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  Where is the Game

  I bought this CD for my four year old and after putting the CD into the drive. I only got music. This disk looks as if someone tried to do a bootleg copy. I am very upset because I paid almost $8.00 for this and my baby was waiting to play the game. How disappointing. 1/5 Mary Cargo (Chicago, IL, US) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Little Monster At School (CD-ROM) I bought this CD for my four year old and after putting the CD into the drive. I only got music. This disk looks as if someone tried to do a bootleg copy. I am very upset because I paid almost $8.00 for this and my baby was waiting to play the game. How disappointing. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you? , February 9, 2012

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  List Price: $29.95
  

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