Christmas Gift Idea: Recordable Storybook

Last year, my mother purchased an incredibly special gift for my babies. 

The kids were a little young to understand the value of the gift, but they enjoyed it none the less.

My mom had purchased a Recordable Storybook from Hallmark, in the format of “The Night Before Christmas.”

The book has built-in technology to record and playback the voice of the reader's voice.  As each page is turned, the book recognizes the page and plays the story in the recorded voice. 


The book was read over and over last Christmas, then packed away in the attic after the holidays were over. 

When putting up our holiday decor, this gift was pulled out of the Christmas boxes as well.  The book survived the long summer in the attic without damage to the recording. 

I sat down and listened to my mother read "The Night Before Christmas" to me with tears streaming.

I cannot express how special this gift was and still is to our family.
I am unable to sit with the kids and listen to it without tearing up.  They still request it every night.
They both believe it is super cool to have Grammy's voice read to them even though she isn't with us any longer. 

I am grateful that my mom shared such a wonderful gift with us that will be held close to my heart for the rest of all my years.

This would be a great gift from any grandparent.

I think it would be especially wonderful from a parent who serves in the military.  With sporatic training schedules and consistent deployments, this would be a special treasure to the child who is missing their loved one.

Hallmark also has stories that are classics and not Christmas related, so it would be more appropriate to read all year!    Go here to browse their whole selection of storybooks.

I highly recommend the Recordable Storybook as a gift this Christmas! 

You won't regret your purchase!

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