Hallmark’s new Recordable Storybook features voice capture technology, recording the reader’s voice, which is captured within the book. When a child turns a page, the book automatically plays the text on that page in the reader’s voice.

Recordable Storybooks are great alternatives for out-of-town grandparents, parents in the military, or parents who travel on business who still want to “read” to their kids from across the miles.

http://www.hallmark.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/article|10001|10051|/HallmarkSite/GoldCrownStores/GCS_HOLIDAY_GIFTS_STORYBOOKS

Recordable Storybooks are also available in Everyday Designs

All The Ways I Love You

Bright & Beautiful—A Child’s Blessing

If there is an “erase” button on this book as there are on their recordable ornaments, I highly recommend securing it with tape. We had one that my boys’ great-grandmother recorded a message on…. right before she died…. and their curious little fingers accidentally erased it. 

The demo says that there is a sliding switch on the inside of the battery compartment that locks the recording.  I wonder if they redesigned it.

Cameray - 16 November 2009 09:30 PM

The demo says that there is a sliding switch on the inside of the battery compartment that locks the recording.  I wonder if they redesigned it.

Today I went to Laguna Hills Mall to check out the books (they have all three).  There’s a small Phillips screw securing the battery compartment and sliding switch.