Discis Knowledge Research

By 1993, the company had published 20 interactive titles including The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, and Thomas’ Snowsuit by Robert Munsch.[1] That year, Discis had sold more than 300,000 discs, primarily across North America.[1]

Discis' two main brands are Little Kids Can Read and Kids Can Read.[1] Users can "have words defined, hear pronunciations, identify parts of speech, and have access to questions and commentary."[2] MacUser wrote that series like Living Books and Kids Can Read "operate on two levels" by letting players follow the story narrative and by exploring the story's contents.[3]

Discis Books is a series of Interactive storybook by Discis Knowledge Research.[4]

Entertainment Weekly wrote that ”interactive storybooks” like Living Books' Harry and the Haunted House series promoted "less reading comprehension in kids" than "moderately interactive, more fact-oriented" CD-ROMs like Discis Books’ Thomas’ Snowsuit.[5]

Kids Basics is a sister series of four educational video games by Discis Knowledge Research of Toronto, targeted to children aged three to six who are learning to read.[6] The series was created "in an effort [for Discis Knowledge] to broaden its coverage of the children’s market for multimedia".[6] The brand began shipping on February 28, 1994.[6] The titles are written by Susan Amerikaner and illustrated by Judy Ziegler.[6] MacUser said My Silly CD of Counting was "funny" and "effective".[7]