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The Gruffalo’s Child Book & DVD (Review and Giveaway)

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The Gruffalo’s Child is the fun, enchanting sequel to the Academy Award-nominated short, The Gruffalo, based on the beloved children’s book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. This story, which is narrated by an all-star cast, is sure to be a family favorite!

My family loved The Gruffalo, so I knew that they would enjoy seeing this new sequel.  Prior to watching the movie, I read the book to them.  They sat very still and quiet while I read and loved the repetition of the fun words in the book.  They also loved using their imaginations as the pages turned.

In The Gruffalo’s Child, the Gruffalo tells his daughter an extraordinary story of “The Big Bad Mouse,” warning his child never to go in the woods alone because there is a terrible creature lurking there. Waiting until her dad falls asleep, the Gruffalo’s Child sneaks out into the deep dark woods to see The Big Bad Mouse for herself. Along the way she runs into a snake, an owl, and a fox and discovers that while they each have similar features to The Big Bad Mouse, they are, in fact, not him. Just as she has decided that she doesn’t think the Big Bad Mouse exists, she stumbles upon a tiny mouse. Cautious of her (she IS a Gruffalo after all!), the mouse listens to what the Gruffalo’s Child is looking for, and then decides to reveal his big bad secret!

My kids loved the book and then adored the DVD.  The DVD runs longer than the story as it does elaborate on the book.  The animations are vibrant and beautiful, and we loved the voices used to tell the story.  A special bonus feature on the DVD is a special behind-the-scenes look at the movie!
Run Time – 40 minutes
Suggested Retail Price – $9.99
Release date – August 14, 2012
Studio – NCircle Entertainment
Once released, The Gruffalo’s Child can be found at a retailer near you, including Toys “R” Us, Walmart, Target, Amazon and also on www.NCircleEntertainment.com!

Would you like to win a copy of the book and DVD for your family?  Entering is simple, but is for US Entrants Only.  This giveaway will close August 10th, 2012 at 11:59PM Central.


To enter, just comment below with the name of your child’s favorite movie or book.  That’s it! (Make sure you leave some way for me to contact you – email, twitter, etc)  Winner has 48 hours to contact me back or another winner will be chosen. 🙂

Want to win more fun prizes? Check out NCircle Entertainment on Facebook!

*I received a copy of this book and DVD in exchange for my honest review.  All opinions expressed are mine alone.

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About Jenn L

Jenn lives in Fort Worth, Texas with her husband and 5 children. She is definitely real and quirky in person and on the internet. Jenn has been homeschooling her kids since 2009.

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  2. terriavidreader (IN-USA) says

    I read to my granddaughter a lot, so do the Mom and my son! Right now (at 18 months) she loves her little princess book, and the one with all the Christmas pictures!
    terriavidreader at yahoo dot com

  3. Yvonne says

    Favorite movie and book are The Gruffalo. I have used these for storytime at our library and they are always a hit.

  4. gidget.e says

    My oldest has yet to meet a book he doesn’t like. 🙂 He still loves all the Toy Story movies.

    My youngest likes me to read the Little House on the Prairie books to him. He also likes to watch the old TV show. Movie? Hmmm…he’s a Veggie Tales fan.

  5. Shannon says

    My kids favorite movie right now is The Muppets. They did really enjoy The Gruffalo book and movie and I think they’d love this.

  9. dht04001 says

    right now the big obsession is anything mickey mouse, but i watched the gruffalo on tv last year and i’m in love with it so I hope they love it soon too!
    daniellex at gmail dot com

  12. .ambre. says

    My five year old loves the original Winnie the Pooh stories while my two year old is in love with Mercer Mayers Little Critter books. Thanks for the giveaway!

  14. Laura says

    My boys love “Where the Wild Things Are”! My youngest was Max and my husband was a wild thing for Halloween last year. Apparently, I will again be making a Max costume for Keagan, and a new wild thing costume for me! 🙂

    Thanks for the opportunity to win!

  16. Naomie says

    My kids love “I love you Stinky face”, “The Gruffalo” and “The minosaure”. I have three boys!
    nbellowsdove at gmail dot com

  25. 1955nurse says

    My Grands fav book is “Click-Clack-Moo: Cows that type”!!!((1955nursehjc4me(at)myway(dot)com)) Thanks for the chance, love to win this for them!

  62. Colleen Fuller says

    Very Cool! My daughter loves a book called “Princess Baby”! Thank you!!
    kelsonc23 at yahoo dot com

  75. Jeni Mitchell says

    My youngest niece is currently obsessed with a Bubble Guppy Fairytale movie. I have to admit, it is pretty cute. She wants to watch it every time she visits my parents. It’s precious.
    jenimadison (at) centurytel (dot) net

  88. Chris Baron says

    I heartily recommend this movie to anyone with little kids. The art and story are really fun and cute, and the 40 min runtime is perfect for little ones. Not to mention that it encourages your kids to read the book (my favorite part). I am so glad that a Dish coworker tipped me off to this one. They said that the original was one of their favorites, and that they still watch it. So I decided to rent it through my Blockbuster @Home account, and it came in the mail on Monday. The boys have watched it every day since (sometimes more than once). I really love being able to rent movies to test out whether they will watch them more than once. This one is definitely a keeper, I hope I win! My kids’ favorite movie is Wall-E.

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