The Read Along Inside Out delivers an abridged version of the story from the popular animated movie, complemented by music, dialogue, and sound effects. Revisit the story of Riley and her emotions, as all of them cope with the trauma of moving away from the home where they grew up. This is part of Disney's read along series, where the books come with an audio CD to accompany the reading, and a special tone alerts young readers when to turn the page. The dialogue is comprised of lines taken directly from the movie, and on the CD these lines are soundbites lifted from the film's soundtrack. Oddly, the music is not from the movie, but pulled from a generic sound track that is also used on other books in this series. I assume some issue with music rights prevents the book creators from using musical sound clips. The story is fairly true to its source, with reasonable adjustments and deletions to make the abridged version work. In the illustration department, the style is slightly altered from the movie's look, but is an adorable two-dimensional rendering that I quite like. It's nice that they didn't just pull stills from the movie. The best feature, for our family, is the novelty of listening to stories and being able to view the words and illustrations at the same time. This book is excellent for longer car trips, as I can pop the CD into the player and the girls just follow along with the book in the backseat. They really enjoy listening to stories as we drive. While the book is just an abridgment of a movie (one of our favorites), with generic writing, the package of audio and story make this book an excellent choice for our family. ( )