Guess How Much I Love You, Hallmark Recordable Storybook

We purchased this book to make a personalized gift to our granddaughter for her birthday. Since she is in Florida and we in Maine, it seemed like a nice idea to be able to read to her. The recording process was pretty easy, though it would not hurt to include a quick start guide as it was just a little confusing and could be a little better. The recording came out well and the sound quality of the voice was quite good. As you turn the pages of the book there are holes in the pages allowing the light to hit a sensor which will read the recording of the page of the book you are on. The drawback here is that you have to have the book in a very well lit room in order for the sensor to properly detect the page. We were thinking a dimly lit room for a bedtime story. In the end, we sent a small flashlight so that she could shine it on the holes so that it would read the page. Not perfect, but it worked and she was very excited to have Nanny read her the book.

My wife ordered this book for her great granddaughter's birthday. My wife enjoyed recording the book except for the multiple times it would skip a page and she would have to start over at the beginning. Her son and daughter in law reported that it was a hit with the little one.A nice way to give our loved ones something of ourselves that they can pass to their children. I would have given it 5 stars except for the trouble in recording, though she finally got it completed.

I'm so disappointed. This book was sold in "good" condition with minor wear. The title page was written on and white tape had been used to cover additional writing. This was to be a gift and I had to return the item due to being in poor condition.

The batteries were dead inside with all powder around the battery

The device which records did not work.

This recordable book was easy to use, excellent quality and a great gift for my grand daughter so she would remember my voice across the miles.

As I have 3 grand babies, I found the recordable books are just a bit hard to use if your not used to them.

My family purchased several of the Hallmark Recordable books for my daughter before my husband's last deployment to Afghanistan, so that she could hear his voice every night. Even though my daughter was 6 months old at the time he left, every night we listen to one or all of her books read by her daddy and it's been a wonderful experience. Now, at 9 months old, she pulls the books out on her own and opens to pages and yells "dada" every time his voice starts playing back. It has been a very easy and beautiful way to keep him in her daily life while he's a world away. The only downfall I can think of would be that the sensors need a set amount of light to play back each page, therefore we can't read in low light before bedtime. Otherwise, its perfect.