The Shrek Forever After Play-a-Sound Book is an interactive sound book that follows Shrek and his friends in an action-packed adventure. Ten fun sound buttons help bring the story to life. Designed for children ages 18 months and older, this play-a-sound book entertains children with a story based on the Shrek Forever After movie. As children read, they can match the pictures in the text with the pictures on the sound buttons to play silly and suspenseful sounds, including music clips, Shrek's roar, cackling witches, and the noisy ogre army. In the story, Shrek's life has been turned upside-down. He used to be the scariest ogre in the swamp, but now that he has a family, he's known as a big softy. Rumpel hatches a sneaky plan: He offers Shrek the chance to be an ogre for a day, but Shrek must give up a day from his past in return. Shrek agrees to the deal and becomes a fierce ogre once again. Soon, however, he is captured by wicked witches and learns that Rumpel took away his birthday. Children can follow the action as Shrek struggles to get his Happily Ever After back. Features of the Shrek Forever After Play-a-Sound Book include: bull; Popular Shrek characters engage children in an exciting adventure. bull; Sound buttons make the characters and the story come to life. bull; The book's heavy cover withstands rough handling. The Shrek Forever After Play-a-Sound Book comes with three replaceable long-life batteries and conforms to the safety requirements of ASTM F963-08.