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Wanderful Interactive Storybooks

April 09, 2024

Wanderful Interactive Storybooks is a developer of interactive storybook apps based on the titles originally published as Living Books by Broderbund Software.

Wanderful Interactive Storybooks
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
HeadquartersNovato, California
Key people
Jordan Freeman
Mickey W. Mantle
Mark Schlichting
ProductsInteractive Storybook Apps
Websitewww.wanderfulstorybooks.com

The company was founded in 2010 by Mickey W. Mantle, who oversaw the original Living Books technology development as Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technical Officer at Broderbund.[1]

Mantle, CEO of Wanderful, assembled a small team of the original Broderbund programmers to create a new engine that could take the animation, graphics, sound and music from the original Living Books CD-ROMs and play them back at full-screen resolution on the iPad using a touch, rather than a mouse driven interface.[1] Mark Schlichting – creator[2] of the Living Books series – joined the team as Chief Creative Officer and developed touch-driven updates to the original mouse-driven interface.

Through a number of corporate mergers, the publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt had acquired the rights to the Living Books titles and content.[3] Wanderful bought the rights from HMH to republish the original games, as well as new and updated versions, and concurrently partnered with many of the authors of the individual stories that became Living Books.

Wanderful was acquired by the Jordan Freeman Group in January 2023.[4][5] On May 17th 2023, the acquisition was made official, along with Freeman's announcement of a partnership with Arthur creator, Marc Brown.[6]

Living Books titles edit

Wanderful has re-released the following Living Books titles for the Android (operating system), iOS and Windows (in order by release date):

  • Arthur's Teacher Trouble (English and Spanish) by Marc Brown
  • Little Monster at School (English and Spanish) by Mercer Mayer
  • The Tortoise and the Hare (English and Spanish) an Aesop fable
  • Harry and the Haunted House (English and Spanish) by Mark Schlichting
  • The Berenstain Bears Get In A Fight (English and Spanish) by Stan and Jan Berenstain
  • Arthur's Birthday (English and Spanish) by Marc Brown
  • The Berenstain Bears In The Dark (English) by Stan and Jan Berenstain
  • Ruff's Bone (English and Spanish) By Eli Noyes
  • The New Kid on the Block (English) by Jack Prelutsky, Illustrated by James Stevenson
  • Dr. Seuss's ABC's (English) by Dr. Seuss
  • Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat (English) by Dr. Seuss
  • Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham (English) by Dr. Seuss
  • Sheila Rae, the Brave (English and Spanish) by Kevin Henkes
  • Stellaluna (English and Portuguese) by Janell Cannon
  • Just Grandma and Me (English, Japanese and Spanish) by Mercer Mayer
  • Maggie's Farmyard Adventure (English) by Pat Farrell
  • Arthur's Computer Adventure (English) by Marc Brown
  • Arthur's Reading Race (English) by Marc Brown
  • D.W., The Picky Eater (English) by Marc Brown

Additional titles edit

Wanderful has re-released, under their Wanderful Edutainment banner, the following non-Living Books titles for Windows (in order by release date):

Educational Elements edit

Wanderful has created classroom activity guides for each of the storybook apps.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Rose, Michael (October 8, 2012). "Brøderbund's Living Books return for iPad via Wanderful". Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  2. ^ Burdick, Katherine. "Interview with Mark Schlichting". EAR.org. Education Apps Review. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  3. ^ Greenfield, Jeremy (June 18, 2012). "Vintage Enhanced E-Books for Your Hip Kids: Living Books, Back to Life". Digital Book World. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/company/wanderful
  5. ^ https://www.zoom-platform.com/news/wanderful-interactive-storybooks-exclusives-soft-launch
  6. ^ https://venturebeat.com/games/jordan-freeman-group-acquires-wanderful-and-partners-with-arthur-creator/
  7. ^ Jones, Gwyneth. "Just Wanderful! Living Books Are Back!". The Daring Librarian. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

External links edit

  • The return of Living Books
  • Harry And The Haunted House For iOS Gets It Right - David Winograd, Mac Observer
  • Going Retro: Reading Apps for Real Books (blog post at KQED/MindShift)
  • Just Wanderful! Living Books Are Back! - The Daring Librarian
  • Interview with Mark Schlichting

April 09, 2024
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technology development as Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technical Officer at Broderbund 1 Mantle CEO of Wanderful assembled a small team of the original Broderbund programmers to create a new engine that could take the animation graphics sound and music from the original Living Books CD ROMs and play them back at full screen resolution on the iPad using a touch rather than a mouse driven interface 1 Mark Schlichting creator 2 of the Living Books series joined the team as Chief Creative Officer and developed touch driven updates to the original mouse driven interface Through a number of corporate mergers the publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt had acquired the rights to the Living Books titles and content 3 Wanderful bought the rights from HMH to republish the original games as well as new and updated versions and concurrently partnered with many of the authors of the individual stories that became Living Books Wanderful was acquired by the Jordan Freeman Group in January 2023 4 5 On May 17th 2023 the acquisition was made official along with Freeman s announcement of a partnership with Arthur creator Marc Brown 6 Contents 1 Living Books titles 2 Additional titles 3 Educational Elements 4 References 5 External linksLiving Books titles editWanderful has re released the following Living Books titles for the Android operating system iOS and Windows in order by release date Arthur s Teacher Trouble English and Spanish by Marc Brown Little Monster at School English and Spanish by Mercer Mayer The Tortoise and the Hare English and Spanish an Aesop fable Harry and the Haunted House English and Spanish by Mark Schlichting The Berenstain Bears Get In A Fight English and Spanish by Stan and Jan Berenstain Arthur s Birthday English and Spanish by Marc Brown The Berenstain Bears In The Dark English by Stan and Jan Berenstain Ruff s Bone English and Spanish By Eli Noyes The New Kid on the Block English by Jack Prelutsky Illustrated by James Stevenson Dr Seuss s ABC s English by Dr Seuss Dr Seuss s The Cat in the Hat English by Dr Seuss Dr Seuss s Green Eggs and Ham English by Dr Seuss Sheila Rae the Brave English and Spanish by Kevin Henkes Stellaluna English and Portuguese by Janell Cannon Just Grandma and Me English Japanese and Spanish by Mercer Mayer Maggie s Farmyard Adventure English by Pat Farrell Arthur s Computer Adventure English by Marc Brown Arthur s Reading Race English by Marc Brown D W The Picky Eater English by Marc BrownAdditional titles editWanderful has re released under their Wanderful Edutainment banner the following non Living Books titles for Windows in order by release date Arthur s 1st Grade English by Marc Brown Arthur s 2nd Grade English by Marc Brown Arthur s Kindergarten English by Marc Brown Arthur s Math Games English by Marc Brown Arthur s Pet Chase English by Marc Brown Arthur s Preschool English by Marc Brown Arthur s Reading Games English by Marc Brown Arthur s Sand Castle Contest English by Marc Brown Arthur s Thinking Games English by Marc Brown Arthur s Camping Adventure aka Arthur s Wilderness Rescue English by Marc BrownEducational Elements editWanderful has created classroom activity guides for each of the storybook apps 7 References edit a b Rose Michael October 8 2012 Broderbund s Living Books return for iPad via Wanderful Retrieved 29 March 2013 Burdick Katherine Interview with Mark Schlichting EAR org Education Apps Review Retrieved 29 March 2013 Greenfield Jeremy June 18 2012 Vintage Enhanced E Books for Your Hip Kids Living Books Back to Life Digital Book World Retrieved 30 March 2013 https www linkedin com company wanderful https www zoom platform com news wanderful interactive storybooks exclusives soft launch https venturebeat com games jordan freeman group acquires wanderful and partners with arthur creator Jones Gwyneth Just Wanderful Living Books Are Back The Daring Librarian Retrieved 29 March 2013 External links editThe return of Living Books Harry And The Haunted House For iOS Gets It Right David Winograd Mac Observer Going Retro Reading Apps for Real Books blog post at KQED MindShift Just Wanderful Living Books Are Back The Daring Librarian Interview with Mark Schlichting Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wanderful Interactive Storybooks amp oldid 1204868913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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