Story Teller (magazine) series were released (with accompanying cassettes) in the US, under the title "Look, Listen and Read". These compilations contained stories or themes that related to each other, either by author or content. Examples include "The Best of Aesop", "The Legend of King Arthur", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and "Rapunzel." The main differentiator between "Story Teller" and Disney's "Storytime" was the fact that the latter featured only Disney characters. "Storytime" hit newsagents' shelves soon after "Story Teller" proved to be a bestseller. It was published in 24 parts and customised binders and cassette boxes were produced to house the collection (just
Story Teller (magazine) was 26 issues long with each tape lasting up to 45 minutes. An exception was issue 26, which was 90 minutes long because it also contained the special preview issue for "Story Teller 2", which immediately followed the original series. (The New Zealand and Australian "Story Time" only ran for 1 series, so the final Issue 26 was the standard 45 minutes long and did not feature the special preview for the next series. This was the sole difference between its UK counterpart; the cassettes and artwork were otherwise identical. Similarly, the cassette carry case was available in Australia. However,