| | |  | Dora the Explorer | Home » » Record a Story: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas | | | | | | | Description: | | Share the joy of Christmas as only you can. Record a Story: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas allows family and friends to read this traditional Christmas story to children even when they can't be there in person. Grandparents, friends, and other special people in a child's life have the opportunity to share a personal moment across the miles. The personalized voice recording will be saved in these pages so your child can enjoy this book year after year.
Children will delight in the sound of a loved one's voice when they open this book. A recordable dedication page lets them know this is a story just for them. Each time they turn the page, Christmas music plays, and they hear the familiar voice of a loved one reading the classic holiday story.
Record a Story: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas is easy to set up. Follow these directions: - Turn to the page you wish to record.
- Press the RECORD button. Listen to the instructions. When you hear a beeping sound, read the words on the page.
- After you are finished reading the page, press STOP. You can re-record until you are satisfied with your recording. Repeat the process with the remaining pages of the book.
- Set the locking switch behind the screw-on plate to ensure that your recording won't be inadvertently erased. Your voice recording is permanent; it will not be lost when the book's batteries are changed. Three replaceable AAA batteries come with the book.
This recordable storybook was designed for children of ages. It is a wonderful gift idea for out-of-town relatives, a parent who is away from home frequently, or someone in the military assigned to a faraway land. | | | Features: | |
• Record your voice on each page, reading the story.
• Personalize an audio greeting in the book.
• 8 recordable two-page book spreads.
• Lock button to prevent erasures.
• Sturdy board pages stand up to heavy use.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Editors of Publications International Ltd. | | Board book:
| 20 pages | | Publisher:
| Publications International | | Publication Date:
| August 01, 2010 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 145080201X | | Product Length:
| 10.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 8.22 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.28 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.34 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 60 reviews |
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29 of 31 found the following review helpful:
 Great buyNov 13, 2010
By J. Barrett
Took me a couple tries to get it, but really pretty easy to record. the pages have to be open all the way but flat on a table works great. can't be erased without opening the battery compartment which has a screw. Love that my grandaughter can hear my voice reading it while living very far away.
15 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Playback does not workDec 13, 2010
By P. Turec
I was first going to try to contact the publisher of this book before listing a poor review, but because they choose to not list any contact email address on their Website, I will go ahead and leave a review here.
My in-laws recorded this book for my 5 year-old son. We have tried to play it multiple times and the book is unable to make it beyond page three. Most times it wants to just start at page one again every time you turn a page.
This is a very cute idea and would be a good gift if their technology actually worked.
Save your money grandparents because this book will ultimately become a disappointment.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Poor technologyDec 12, 2010
By R. Gessel
The technology is bad. My wife recorded the book, but, listening to it is quirky. Some pages will not play unless you hold your hands or fingers on the page just right. You would be better off purchasing a cassette recorder, an audio tape and a book and reading the book and sending that package. The concept is a good concept, but the implementation and quality control are horrible. Taking it back to where we bought it.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Doesn't work consistentlyNov 30, 2010
By Gina R. Massi
"Gina Rae"
My granddaughter LOVES the book and the fact that Grandma reads it to her. The book just doesn't play back consistently. It will playback the same page again and again or not at all, sometimes I've gotten the default male voice reader instead of what I recorded. It is not very easy to hear, I saw my granddaughter putting the speaker up to her ear. It is hard to keep it as flat as you need to, children just don't hold books that way so it will stop the recording and start the page again once it is flat enough. I don't like this version. Am going to buy the hallmark book and try it out.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Doesn't work at allDec 21, 2010
By Greggyweggy
After waiting for 3 weeks to receive this item - I opened it up to start recording. That was quite a chore in itself. The tiniest movement made everything repeat itself. After FINALLY getting a good recording I tried to read the book as if to a grandchild. Impossible. Kept repeating. recordings never matched pages and a child could never look at this book by theirself. Ended up throwing in the trash.
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