While personalized books make a fantastic unique gift for any child, Storybook CDs help bring your child even further into the story by adding animation and play time. Each CD features a personalized story with your child and their friends.

In between each page you read, there is the opportunity for the child to click on the pictures on the page to see what sound they make or other animation. This helps keep them more interested in the story and wanting you to read more. You can easily read through the story several times and still find new items to click that you may have missed before.

When you finish the story, there are also games to play. This bonus adds much value to the CD, because it provides hours of fun for your child, with or without you. Another important part of the CD is the three reading levels, so whether your child isn't reading yet, or has been reading for several years, these CDs have a level just for them.

Each Storybook CD has a sample text page and sample animation page to let you try the CD a little bit before you choose which one to buy. Once you decide on a CD, the first step in the ordering process is filling out their very detailed form for personalizing the book.

Storybook CDs come with the following personalization:

- Child's name
- Two friend's names
- Child's age
- Dedication (example: "From Mom")

Several different CD Storybooks are currently available for both boys and girls. The CD we got was "Too Many Monsters", which at first I was afraid was a bit too scary for my 5yr old. I quickly discovered it wasn't (although he did jump a few times at some of the animation), and found him laughing the entire time.

Personalized Storybook CDs from Ann's Personalized Books can be found at: http://www.anns-personalized-books.com/storybook-cds.htm.