Based on the play by the same name, The Night the Animals Talked is a heart-warming, contemporary story about three generations in a blended family. Two days before Christmas, the Martinez family is busy getting reading for the holidays, about to practice their play, which they will be performing on Christmas Eve in their front yard. The father is off, shooting underwater video in the Gulf of Mexico. As the family gather to watch his live video on the computer, something goes terribly wrong in the Gulf. Will there be a happy ending? Can miracles happen? And can animals talk? This book contains a CD of two original Christmas songs that accompany the book.