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 for them. Each time they turn the page thye hear a familiar voice of a loved one

Share the true meaning of Christmas with your children this holiday season. This simple but poetic text brings to life the story of Jesus' birth in a stable in Bethlehem. First published in 1952, this Little Golden Book adaption of the Christmas story was illustrated by beloved artist Eloise Wilkin. This classic picture book retelling of the Christmas story is a perfect gift for the holidays.

Kids will love hearing their parents read this story to them, and the built-in microphone and speaker lets parents record the story in their own voice for kids to play back and enjoy countless times. The lovable heroes of Cars 2, Lightning McQueen and his new pit boss Mater are on the road as they compete in a 24-hour ‘Race of Champions,’ that takes them to Tokyo, Italy, and England. But when Mater gets involved in a case of mistaken identity and saves the life of a British secret agent sports car named Finn McMissile, he and McQueen find themselves in a fast-paced comical adventure full of spy story hijacks that as well as action-packed racing scenes. Kids will love hearing their parents read the story to them, and the built-in microphone and speaker let parents record the story in their own voice. Kids can play back the recording and enjoy countless re-tellings of this heartwarming story. With a simple recording device and speaker that sits in the storybook, Disney Pixar Cars 2 Best Friends Record-A-Book is so easy to use! An adult can record the story, and when a child plays back the recording he can hear the story and follow along in the book. As the child grows, he can learn to record the book himself. Perfect for everyday play, Disney Pixar Cars 2 Best Friends Record-A-Book is sure to make a great gift. How to record the story on your Record-A-Book: Please read all instructions prior to starting your recording. · Move the switch on the side of the recording device to record mode. · Press and hold the button until you hear “Record One.” Release button immediately. · Press, but do not hold, the button again. When you hear a beep, begin reading the text indicated with a 1, located on the inside front cover. · Press, but do not hold, the button again when you are done reading the first section. You will hear a beep. This indicates the recording has stopped. · Repeat steps 3 and 4 until all sections are recorded. · Move the switch to play mode. If you make a mistake, please refer to the full instructions located on the inside back cover of your book.

Who was in the manger that first Christmas morning? Some say he would become a great moral leader. Others, a social critic. Still others view Jesus as a profound philosopher, a rabbi, a feminist, a prophet, and more. Many are convinced he was the divine Son of God. Who was he—really? And how can you know for sure? Consulting experts on the Bible, archaeology, and messianic prophecy, Lee Strobel searches out the true identity of the child in the manger. Join him as he asks the tough, pointed questions you’d expect from an award-winning legal journalist. If Jesus really was God in the flesh, then there ought to be credible evidence, including Eyewitness Evidence—Can the biographies of Jesus be trusted? Scientific Evidence—What does archaeology reveal? Profile Evidence—Did Jesus fulfill the attributes of God? Fingerprint Evidence—Did Jesus uniquely match the identity of the Messiah? The Case for Christmas invites you to consider why Christmas matters in the first place. Somewhere beyond the traditions of the holiday lies the truth. It may be more compelling than you’ve realized. Weigh the facts . . . and decide for yourself.

A retelling of the story of the first Christmas.

The Bible text has been illustrated to create the story of the birth of Jesus and the first Christmas.

A history of audiobooks, from entertainment & rehabilitation for blinded World War I soldiers to a twenty-first-century competitive industry. Histories of the book often move straight from the codex to the digital screen. Left out of that familiar account are nearly 150 years of audio recordings. Recounting the fascinating history of audio-recorded literature, Matthew Rubery traces the path of innovation from Edison’s recitation of “Mary Had a Little Lamb” for his tinfoil phonograph in 1877, to the first novel-length talking books made for blinded World War I veterans, to today’s billion-dollar audiobook industry. The Untold Story of the Talking Book focuses on the social impact of audiobooks, not just the technological history, in telling a story of surprising and impassioned conflicts: from controversies over which books the Library of Congress selected to become talking books—yes to Kipling, no to Flaubert—to debates about what defines a reader. Delving into the vexed relationship between spoken and printed texts, Rubery argues that storytelling can be just as engaging with the ears as with the eyes, and that audiobooks deserve to be taken seriously. They are not mere derivatives of printed books but their own form of entertainment. We have come a long way from the era of sound recorded on wax cylinders, when people imagined one day hearing entire novels on mini-phonographs tucked inside their hats. Rubery tells the untold story of this incredible evolution and, in doing so, breaks from convention by treating audiobooks as a distinctively modern art form that has profoundly influenced the way we read. Praise for The Untold Story of the Talking Book “If audiobooks are relatively new to your world, you might wonder where they came from and where they’re going. And for general fans of the intersection of culture and technology, The Untold Story of the Talking Book is a fascinating read.” —Neil Steinberg, Chicago Sun-Times “[Rubery] explores 150 years of the audio format with an imminently accessible style, touching upon a wide range of interconnected topics . . . Through careful investigation of the co-development of formats within the publishing industry, Rubery shines a light on overlooked pioneers of audio . . . Rubery’s work succeeds in providing evidence to ‘move beyond the reductive debate’ on whether audiobooks really count as reading, and establishes the format’s rightful place in the literary family.” —Mary Burkey, Booklist (starred review)