Based on Aesop’s tale of determination and perseverance, Living Books brings the story of The Tortoise and the Hare. Who hasn’t heard the story about the slow tortoise that, in the end, wins the race against the speedy hare? The story is presented across a baker's dozen of screens. Each starts with simple narration which allows and encourages reading along. Then the user can interact with many items on each page for exploration and fun.

In theme with other Living Books series, the title presents pages that are drawn in a brightly colored cartoon style. Many hidden objects within the pages are waiting to be found by clicking on them to start a fun animation sequence. You can also click on any of the words of the story and hear them repeated to promote reading skills.

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Product Managers	Todd Power Liza Weiman
Product Design	Markus Schlichting
Art Direction	Bridget Erdmann
Animators	Michael Dashow Scott Haile Gene Hamm Barbara Lawrence
Music and Sound Designers	Jane Scolieri Tim Keanini Joey Edelman
Programming	Glenn Axworthy Matthew Siegel Mark Webster Grace Kim Dave Lucas
Technical Designer	Donna Bonifield
Computer Graphic Technicians	Jenean Pearce Hoffman Rob Bell
Programming Project Lead	Stewart Apelzin
Testing	The Brøderbund Quality Assurance Department
Lead QA Engineer	Warren Yamashita
Assistant Marketing Manager	Dexter Chow
Packaging Designer	Ronni Valenti-Straus
Marketing Director	Susan W. Lee-Merrow
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Game added by me3D31337.

Windows added by Plok. Android added by Michael Cassidy. Macintosh added by Mr. Eight-Three-One. iPhone, iPad added by Katie Cadet.

Additional contributors: jean-louis, Scaryfun.

Game added January 16, 2010. Last modified March 16, 2024.