Join Olaf, Kristoff, Sven, Anna, and Elsa on a holiday adventure in this read-along storybook and CD. The CD features narration, original character voices, and sound effects from the Frozen Holiday special.
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I love when Olaf is the center of the story! This is the book adaption of the short film they released a couple Christmas's ago. It was nice hearing the actors do their character's speaking part. Great illustrations!!
Synopsis:"Join Olaf, Kristoff, Sven, Anna, and Elsa on a holiday adventure in this read-along storybook and CD. The CD features narration, original character voices, and sound effects from the Frozen Holiday special."
My Review: I really love these read-along books with the CDs, they are great in the car or even at home when you need a minute or two. This one is great for those Frozen fans, or really any young kids during the holidays. Olaf goes searching for different holiday traditions and it can be a great way to start a conversation about your own family's traditions and other family's too. We really enjoyed this book and the CD with the voices and sound effects just really adds to the enjoyment.
This book is inspired by the Disney major motion picture Frozen. The audio version on CD is read by a narrator and the original actors' voices, and includes sound effects to enhance the listening experience. The audio version is read quite fast, although this is a movie for young children, the story's plot is not simplistic. This is not a book that young readers might be able to read independently without the help of an adult or the audio version. This book version will satisfy the need of readers who want to read about their favorite movie and TV show characters. Olaf wants to help Elsa and Anna find Christmas Family Traditions to celebrate the season and collects tokens from each family's tradition he visits but losses them on his way back. The takeaway is that traditions start somewhere and it is okay to create new ones.