Pockets and Her New Sneakers

Client:

World Book Discovery Software

Audience:

Children 3 to 5

Goal:

Encourage youngsters to practice and hone basic cognitive development skills.

Role:

Concept development; instructional, creative, and technical design; script writing, illustration, and animation; programming, testing, and project management.

Pockets and Her New Sneakers is one of seven early childhood titles developed by Prentice Associates for World Book. Other titles include:

• Pockets Leads the Parade
  
• Pockets Goes on Vacation
  
• Happy Birthday, Pockets!
  
• Pockets Goes on a Picnic

. . . Eight games and activities featuring

• a dress-up session with Pockets^tm
• practice in classifying by color
• practice in classifying by shape
• practice in classifying by size

"Discovery Software sets new standards for consistency and continuity in a line of educational software... The preschool level features Pockets, a kangaroo in basketball sneakers... The games in this set are very simple, but even after many hours of play, our playtesters still show no signs of boredom."

-Betsy Staples, reviewing the 7-disk Pockets preschool series within World Book's Discovery Software line