A classic fable that children love, with a lesson about the importance of hard work, and planning for the future. This classic story adapted for Cali's Books and wonderfully illustrated with hand-drawings by Clara Spinassi also brings this classic story into the future with modern characters and features selected colored text to introduce your little one to word recognition.
Cali's Recordable Book Collection is all about transitioning to longer stories and listening to fairy tales through the voice of our favorite storyteller. Parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles; with our technology, anyone can record their voice so your children can hear them tell these stories time and time again and enjoy that special bond.
This book is gift-ready! It comes with 3 size AAA batteries that can be easily replaced and a specially designed gift box! Each Recordable Book comes with a total of 50 seconds of recording per page. You can download and listen to the pre-recorded audio and read the text here.
The Ants and the Grasshopper is compatible with My Story Blank Booklet 2nd Edition. Add a My Story Blank Booklet to your basket and transform your recordable book into your own story!
Reader discretion: This is an adaptation of a classic fairy tale from the 19th century. To keep the charm of the original version, this book may include opinionated insects and themes linked to food hoarding.
This book is gift-ready! It comes with batteries included.
- For ages 3 to 10
- 12 x 9 x 1 inches and 2 lb.
- Two AAA batteries (can be bought in any hardware store)
Recordable Technology
Each Recordable Book has 30 pages, 15 recordings and a total of 50 seconds of recording on EACH page.
Find out more about this feature with our recordable book guide.
SPEEDY US Shipping
- 2 -5 business days depending on your location. Order before 2PM local time for same day processing.
- FREE (US Only) $75 and above. Shipping starts at $5 for orders below $7.00 and $7 for orders below $75.
- Order before 12PM for next day delivery.
Worldwide Shipping
- We ship worldwide! Shipping costs will be estimated at checkout.
- International orders do take a little longer to arrive than US orders, but we'll do our best to be as speedy as we can!
- Duties, customs, taxes and all other costs associated with receiving the shipment for international deliveries may apply.
HAPPINESS GUARANTEE 💛
- 30 days from the delivery date to return books purchased at www.calisbooks.com in unused condition. No questions asked! Shipping costs are non-refundable.
1 Year US Warranty!!
100% warranty against defects for a one-year period.
Lifetime half-price replacement 🥳
We're all about creating that lifelong bond and growing up with your family!
- Books can be replaced for ANY reason for half the price!
- Includes chewed, drooled on, ripped, driven over, flushed, or anything else your children or pets can find to do to damage the book. 🤪
For more info contact us at warranty@calisbooks.com
💖 Wonderfully illustrated by Clara Spinassi, classic stories full of diverse characters and selected colored text to introduce your little one to word recognition.
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💚 Our recordable book collections help every child grow up with books at every stage of their lives.
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