Clement Moore’s story “The Night Before Christmas” is one of the best-known and best-loved poems of the Christmas holiday. Many families eagerly look forward to the reading of this story every year. And now the wonder of technology has brought a new way to share this story.
If you’re looking for a unique, personalized Christmas gift to share with a child this year, consider getting the ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas recordable book. A few companies, including Hallmark, Record a Story and Record-a-Book, now offer this story as a “recordable book.” They provide the images and words, and you provide the storytelling audio.
Here’s how it works. Once you have the book, you turn to the page you want to record, press a button and start reading. The book will record your voice as you read the page. At the end of that page, you press the button again to stop recording, and then you turn the page and repeat the process. Then keep going until you reach the end of the story. Once you’re finished, you can lock the recording so it won’t accidentally get erased. That ensures your recording won’t be lost, even if the batteries die.
Recordable books for children make great Christmas gifts. For the holidays, you can choose The Night Before Christmas recordable book, or choose other favorite stories, such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer or Frosty the Snowman. You can also find recordable books that are great for gift giving at any time of year and include popular characters such as Elmo or Disney Princesses.
What’s great about these new recordable books for children is that they can be saved and cherished for years to come. And they make great personalized gifts for parents or grandparents who can’t be with their kids or grandkids during the holidays, such as military personnel or grandparents who live out of state. Of course, they also make great gifts at other times of the year, too, even when you CAN be together.
Revised from HubPages: The Night Before Christmas Recordable Book and Other Recordable Books for Children.
