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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of The Learning
Company, Inc. for the registration of 1,641,138 shares of its common stock and
to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated October 3, 1997,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
Broderbund Software Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended August 31, 1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Palo Alto, California
August 20, 1998