The Story Orchestra: Carnival of the Animals

My kids (10,8, 6) love these stories and eat them up! We homeschool and for me this is great to find engaging educational books. They keep asking for more of them! Great quality and artwork and the sound was decent as well. Sometimes you have to push a little hard it seems on buttons to get it to play but still works. The binding seems like it would not hold up well if handled without care

This is great for my music obsessed 3 year old who loves pushing buttons. He loves the story and illustrations, but his favorite part is pushing buttons. The buttons are a bit hard to press at the beginning of the book because there are several pages between his finger and the buttons themselves, but the pages are thicker and high quality, so I can't be too mad. I can just have him turn to the back and push them if he gets frustrated. Beautiful illustrations too. It's great to have a kids sound book that isn't obnoxious and that we can take on long car trips. I want to get more in the series!

The book is beautiful and the music is enchanting! Love to give these as gifts to my nieces.

Bought three different titles of these books for my granddaughter. (16 months). She and her 3 year old sister love them! Beautiful illustration and colors. Now I want to buy more to add to their collection. Well worth the money.

Great book! Love the Swan and the Elephants the most. :) A relaxing book to wind down for naptime or read anytime. The Story Orchestra books are fantastic and cute. Enjoyed by ages 1-8 (and 33 and beyond 💜) The buttons can be tough to press (especially when in a rocker together and trying to hold the book up around them), so be careful if you've got a "me do" toddler. 😂

Got this for my 2-year-old grandson. He was really taken by it. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful. The buttons are a little hard to push, but we managed. I also wish the excerpts were a bit longer, but I understand there's a limit to how much music can be put on. It's a wonderful way to introduce kids to classical music. I'm sure as he gets older, I'll get more into reading the story with him, but for now, I am asking him to name the objects in the picture and telling him the boys' names. I'm destined to order more from the series.

Disappointing. The book is lovely, but the music is very short--not even a complete phrase....just a few notes and then cuts off. Not rechargeable, but you can change the battery with a screwdriver. It would be difficult for a toddler to push the buttons that play the music, unlike many other books of this type.

This was a gift for a one year old and she really likes it.

Beautifully presented book. My grandson was only a year old when I purchased this and still captivated by the music.

Covered and paper of great quality

Great book and lovely illustrations

A los peques les encanta que le contemos la historia mientras ellos van pulsando para escuchar la música. 100% recomendable. Muy buenas ilustraciones.

I bought this one, along with others in the set, to use with my piano students to broaden their music knowledge. My students love them! I made up a question sheet to go with each book in the series (I bought 4) and the kids really enjoy reading the book and listening to the tune on each page.