<s>
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
is	O
an	O
educational	O
game	O
franchise	O
created	O
in	O
1984	O
by	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
series	O
called	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
older	O
students	O
aged	O
seven	O
to	O
twelve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
in	O
all	O
the	O
titles	O
is	O
named	O
"	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
computer	O
game	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
the	O
Grimm	O
sisters	O
and	O
titled	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
and	I-Device
the	I-Device
Fabulous	I-Device
Word	I-Device
Factory	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1986	O
,	O
both	O
Reader	O
Rabbit	O
2.0	O
and	O
Math	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1987	O
,	O
Writer	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
having	O
a	O
Rabbit	O
series	O
that	O
featured	O
different	O
academic	O
subjects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
decided	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
series	O
that	O
explored	O
subjects	O
beyond	O
reading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
directional	O
change	O
,	O
Math	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
would	O
later	O
be	O
renamed	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
with	O
the	O
game	O
title	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
's	O
Math	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
and	O
gaming	O
historians	O
erroneously	O
assert	O
that	O
the	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
series	O
officially	O
began	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1990s	O
saw	O
an	O
audio	O
cassette	O
release	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
most	O
popular	O
music	O
,	O
titled	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
's	O
Sing	O
Along	O
Favorites	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
1996	O
the	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
series	O
included	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Reader	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
's	I-Application
Reading	I-Application
Development	I-Application
Library	I-Application
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
experience	O
fairy	O
tales	O
via	O
animated	O
storybooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
,	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
was	O
bought	O
by	O
SoftKey	B-General_Concept
after	O
a	O
hostile	O
takeover	O
bid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softkey	B-General_Concept
adopted	O
the	O
name	O
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softkey	B-General_Concept
embarked	O
on	O
a	O
cost-cutting	O
exercise	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
to	O
sell	O
cheaper	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
SoftKey	B-General_Concept
founder	O
Kevin	O
O'Leary	O
recalled	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
'd	O
get	O
a	O
$12million	O
order	O
for	O
"	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
"	O
it	O
...	O
would	O
blow	O
up	O
behind	O
me	O
,	O
the	O
logistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattel	O
planned	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
franchise	O
into	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
interactive	O
electronic	O
plush	O
toys	O
that	O
could	O
download	O
new	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattel	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
quickly	O
sell	O
off	O
their	O
properties	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
to	O
avoid	O
bankruptcy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
brand	O
was	O
sold	O
to	O
Riverdeep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
1998	O
to	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
called	O
The	B-Application
ClueFinders	I-Application
featuring	O
a	O
Scooby-Doo-like	O
gang	O
of	O
mystery	O
solvers	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
similar	O
subject	O
matter	O
aimed	O
at	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
student	O
base	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
third	O
to	O
the	O
sixth	O
grade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
Workbook	O
Series	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
consisted	O
of	O
three	O
320-page	O
comprehensive	O
workbooks	O
and	O
five	O
32-page	O
single-subject	O
workbooks	O
,	O
aimed	O
at	O
children	O
ages	O
three	O
to	O
seven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
games	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
some	O
parts	O
of	O
older	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
uploaded	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
Archive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
series	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
in	O
over	O
40	O
countries	O
and	O
translated	O
into	O
13	O
different	O
languages	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
themed	O
attraction	O
at	O
Parken	O
Zoo	O
in	O
Eskilstuna	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
longstanding	O
and	O
successful	O
Phantom	O
Land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
audio-books	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
by	O
Prelusion	O
Games	O
and	O
Nordic	O
Softsales	O
,	O
including	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Kalle	O
Kunskap	O
i	O
Vilda	O
Västern	O
(	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Wild	O
West	O
)	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Brazilian	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
,	O
Coelho	O
Sabido	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
trademark	O
of	O
Divertire	O
Editora	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
active	O
in	O
the	O
educational	O
games	O
market	O
since	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2004	O
,	O
LeapFrog	O
and	O
Riverdeep	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
publishing	O
and	O
distribution	O
agreement	O
for	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
games	O
were	O
re-released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
centers	O
on	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
and	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
including	O
Sam	B-Application
the	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
and	O
Matilda	O
the	O
Mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
grayish-blue	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
redesigned	O
for	O
Reader	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
Toddler	I-Application
by	O
Tracy	O
Reynolds	O
of	O
Class	O
6	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
games	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
concept	O
artist	O
Federico	O
Miniaci	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	O
Scott	O
Lloyd	O
Shelly	O
was	O
particularly	O
proud	O
of	O
composing	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Reader	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
:	I-Application
1st	I-Application
Grade	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
extended	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
songs	O
;	O
one	O
song	O
from	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
Preschool	O
was	O
translated	O
into	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Portuguese	O
,	O
Russian	O
,	O
and	O
Swedish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
VHS	O
video	O
called	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
Sing-A-Song	O
Adventures	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
best	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
Technology	O
was	O
introduced	O
into	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
titles	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
8.5	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
(	O
2001	O
–	O
V2.0	O
)	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
1st	B-Application
Grade	I-Application
:	O
Capers	O
on	O
Cloud	O
Nine	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
titled	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
Year	O
1	O
:	O
Capers	O
on	O
Cloud	O
Nine	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
Reader	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Grade	I-Application
:	O
Mis-Cheese-ious	O
Dreamship	O
Adventures	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
titled	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
Year	O
2	O
:	O
Mis-Cheese-ious	O
Dreamship	O
Adventures	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
Reader	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
Kindergarten	I-Application
:	O
Bounce	O
Down	O
in	O
Balloon	O
Town	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
titled	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
Junior	O
:	O
Bounce	O
Down	O
in	O
Balloon	O
Town	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
Reading	O
Ages	O
4	O
–	O
61999Reader	O
Rabbit	O
's	O
Complete	O
Learn	O
to	O
Read	O
System	O
Disc	O
One	O
–	O
compilation	O
of	O
various	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
titles	O
plus	O
parent	O
's	O
guides	O
,	O
workbooks	O
,	O
and	O
storybooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
Thinking	O
Adventures	O
Ages	O
4	O
–	O
6	O
(	O
1999	O
)	O
2001Reader	O
Rabbit	O
:	O
I	O
Can	O
Read	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
republished	O
as	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
:	O
Let	O
's	O
Learn	O
by	O
Houghton	O
Mifflin	O
Harcourt	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
The	O
Chicago	O
Sun-Times	O
noted	O
that	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
was	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
effective	O
edutainment	O
gaming	O
franchises	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
helped	O
many	O
children	O
learn	O
how	O
to	O
read	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Shopper	O
appreciated	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
filled	O
a	O
gap	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
;	O
it	O
found	O
that	O
while	O
most	O
reading	O
comprehension	O
titles	O
were	O
aimed	O
at	O
older	O
children	O
,	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
uniquely	O
offered	O
games	O
to	O
the	O
preschool	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premiere	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
and	I-Device
the	I-Device
Fabulous	I-Device
Word	I-Device
Factory	I-Device
,	O
first	O
entered	O
the	O
Billboard	O
Charts	O
for	O
Education	O
Computer	O
Software	O
at	O
number	O
six	O
in	O
May	O
1985	O
and	O
re-entered	O
at	O
number	O
10	O
two	O
weeks	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Learning	O
Company	O
had	O
a	O
gross	O
revenue	O
of	O
$27.5	O
million	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
1993	O
financial	O
year	O
and	O
41%	O
revenue	O
growth	O
from	O
1992	O
–	O
3	O
,	O
largely	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
Reader	B-Device
Rabbit	I-Device
1st	B-Application
Grade	I-Application
:	O
Capers	O
on	O
Cloud	O
Nine	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
Reader	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Grade	I-Application
:	O
Mis-cheese-ious	O
Dreamship	O
Adventures	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
Reader	B-Application
Rabbit	I-Application
Kindergarten	I-Application
:	O
Bounce	O
Down	O
in	O
Balloon	O
Town	O
!	O
</s>
