Reader Rabbit

Cover art from the Reader Rabbit 1 game

Reader Rabbit is an edutainment software franchise created in 1986 by The Learning Company. This series currently makes up the greater part of a franchise of grade-based and subject-based titles, where the games for infancy through second grade feature Reader Rabbit. The games for third grade through sixth grade instead feature The ClueFinders.

As one might presume, the first game in the series taught language arts, featuring a variety of simple games designed to teach schoolchildren basic reading and spelling skills. Originally, the title character's name was changed to reflect a change in subject, as with Math Rabbit, but it has apparently since been decided to retain the character's original name regardless of the subject area covered by a particular game. "Reader Rabbit" is presumably a play on "Peter Rabbit".

The four main characters are Reader Rabbit, Sam the Lion, Mattie the Mouse and Wonder Pony.

Minor characters

Penelope the Parrot

Penelope is a parrot featured in Reader Rabbit Math Adventures Ages 6-9. She has been found on an island by Reader Rabbit and Sam the Lion. She is a very bright green. As you click on the icons for math activities, she will be your guide.

Pirats

The Pirats are pirate rats in Reader Rabbit Math Adventures Ages 6-9. They are "enemies" of Reader Rabbit and friends. There are a few of them. In Reader Rabbit Math Adventures Ages 6-9 there is a little cave thing in the upper right part of the map with a flag (if any pirats are there yet) and when there is a flag, it means a pirat is there. The flags change colors when a new pirat is there. If you go there, each pirat has a song they sing if you click on them.

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Captain Ratbeard is the leader of the Pirats. He wears a hat, boots, a coat, etc. The song he sings is Captain Ratbeard's Song.

Pearl is a fat female Pirat who wears a fuchsia dress and a short yellow curly wig. The song she sings is Rough And Tough As Me.

A thin female Pirat wears a light blue shirt with a rope-like belt, dark blue pants and a long brown straight wig. The song she sings is This Is A Life For Me.

Cheester is a male Pirat who wears a shirt with sky blue and white stripes on, dark blue pants and a hunk of cheese on his head.

Mitt the Monkey

Mitt is a monkey who is very talkative. He is featured in Reader Rabbit Personalized Reading Ages 6-9.

Wheel Bear

The Wheel Bear is a brown bear who wears a T-shirt and sits on a wheelchair. He is featured in Reader Rabbit Personalized Reading Ages 6-9 and seen in books 5 and 6.

Chef Pierre

Chef Pierre is featured in Reader Rabbit Kindergarten. He is a grey and black raccoon that wears a white apron and a white chef hat. He has an French accent.

Baby Bear

Baby Bear is in Reader Rabbit Kindergarten and she is a bear cub.

Spike

Spike is a porcupine and is featured on Reader Rabbit Kindergarten. He wears a red baseball cap that is usually backwards and a pair of red and white sneakers. In Reader Rabbits Kindergarten, he takes an item from all the characters.

Lenny Loudspeaker

Lenny Loudspeaker is a loudspeaker that announces things to the campers in Reader Rabbits Kindergarten.

Babs

Babs is featured in Reader Rabbit Kindergarten. She is a brown beaver with buck teeth. She wears blue overalls with a yellow construction hat. She has a southern accent.

Songs

• This Is A Life For Me
• Captain Ratbeard's Song
• Rough And Tough As Me

Products in the franchise

External links

• Reader Rabbit® Software and Workbooks - The Learning Company
• Reader Rabbit at MobyGames