Record
Your Voice Book
FunZone
Company
Here is a clever gift idea that will surely be a hit with long-distance grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends. The gift giver buys this book and reads the sweet tale, recording the words for each page of the story in his or her voice. The reader can also record a special introduction to the book. The controls are easy to use and once you record your narrative you can set it to playback only. The idea of reading a bedtime story to someone you love, even when you are far away is what really hit home for our testers. Everyone who saw this told us that they would love receiving such a thoughtful keepsake for their child.
Recommended
Age: 3
and Up
Retail Price: $39.99
Timely
Reader
Capstone Industries, Inc.
This bedtime reading lamp is a great idea for both encouraging and limiting reading by your children. By giving kids a special light to read with when they are cuddled in bed, parents felt that they were supporting their children's desire to read. They also liked that the built in timer, which switches the light off automatically after a programmed period (and a warning beep), helped their children attain a level of self-control thus eliminating at least some of those bedtime battles. The Timely Reader is easy to use and the level of light is perfect to illuminate a book and minimizing the eye strain that can be caused by reading in low light.
Recommended
Age: 4
and Up Retail
Price: $12.99
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Last Update: August 16, 2002