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Magic Tales is a series of interactive storybooks for children, developed by Animation Magic and produced by Davidson, which were distributed by Capitol Multimedia, Inc. on CD-ROM for Mac OS and Microsoft Windows.[1] The series was introduced at the 1995 MacWorld trade show.[2] The series began with the release of Baba Yaga and the Magic Geese (an adaptation of the Russian Folklore) in 1995. The stories are narrated by the central character Grandpa Mouse, who reads them to his two grandchildren while they are having a boring time. The series was titled "El Abuelo Ratón" in Spanish.[3] Each story has twelve pages.

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Magic Tales
Genre(s)	Literature, edutainment
Developer(s)	Animation Magic
Publisher(s)	Davidson
Composer(s)	Tony Trippi
Platform(s)	Windows, Macintosh
First release	The Little Samurai September 1995
Latest release	Sleeping Cub's Test of Courage November 1996

Games in the series

Title	Country of Origin	Based on	Release date	Notes
The Little Samurai	Japan	Issun-bōshi	September 26, 1995[4]
Baba Yaga and the Magic Geese	Russia	Baba Yaga	October 3, 1995[4]	Also released in Arabic[5]
Imo and the King	Africa		November 7, 1995[4]
The Princess and the Crab	Italy		September 17, 1996
Liam Finds a Story	Ireland		October 1, 1996
Sleeping Cub's Test of Courage	Native America		November 12, 1996

Gameplay

The games featured three-dimensional art; approximately 30 minutes' worth of animation, over 500 "click-and-explore" options and original music. The stories were influenced by the ethnic backgrounds of their source material, and aimed to teach children moral lessons. The games were targeted at children aged 3 to 9.[4]

Reception

Critical reception

The Exceptional Parent recommended the series to parents who wanted to "develop [their] child's interest in words and reading".[6]

Computer Shopper said of Magic Tales: The Little Samurai, "this is the most magical storybook we've ever seen".[7]

Commercial performance

One hundred thousand copies of the first three Magic Tales titles were distributed around retailers around Christmas. The series gained recognition from the Parents magazine. Three new titles out of 3,000 children's titles would be chosen for three additional products to be released the following Spring.[8]

Availability

• The Magic Tales Collection CD

See also

• Disney's Animated Storybook
• Living Books
• The Kidstory Series
• Playtoons

References

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