Saturday, September 25, 2010

Scholastic Treasures DVD Reviews and GIVEAWAY!!!!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!

Ya'll, I am just crazy about Scholastic Storybook Treasures!!!  Lately they have announced the release of some of the most wonderful children's videos!  I have been blessed to review some of them and offer a giveaway, too!!!!  Keep reading to see all the details!!



First of all, Mallory, Jack, and I reviewed "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!... And More Stories by Mo Willems.  When a city bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place: a pigeon! And, despite the bird’s impressive technical know-how, the bus driver doubts the pigeon can handle the bus. So, as the bus driver heads out the door, he appeals to the audience: “Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus!”. And when Pigeon’s relentless arguments in his favor eventually dissolve into a full-flown, feathers-flying tantrum, will he get his wish?  You've just got to check it out and see!!!

I actually caught myself laughing out loud at "Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale".  It wasn't even the main feature, but it definitely caught my attention and was so true-to-life!  And, in the bonus live-action feature "Mo and Pigeon Visit a School," Mr. Willems reads his book before an audience of children and teaches them how to draw the pigeon.  Mallory and Jack both loved this entire dvd and watched it over and over.  This precious dvd has a run time of 49 minutes plus extras and will be in stores on September 28th, 2010.



The other dvd set we reviewed was THE RALPH MOUSE COLLECTION!!!  This is a 3-dvd set!!!  I don't know about you, but Beverly Cleary's The Mouse and the Motorcycle was my all-time favorite chapter book as a child.  I loved hearing my 4th grade teacher read this story aloud to the class and could just picture Ralph zooming around the hotel room on Keith's toy motorcycle. 

The other two dvd's in this set include Ralph S. Mouse and Runaway Ralph.  Each of these dvd's adds more thrills, chills, and spills to Ralph's wild adventures.  I love the live action and dimensional animation in each of these videos.  No wonder they've been awarded the prestigious Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video.

Along with some great life lessons, these videos promote early literacy skills.  And they have Scholastic's innovative read-along function which allows children to follow along with the narrator, promoting a love of reading.  This dvd set will be in stores on September 28, 2010 for a retail price of $24.95.  They have a running time of 3 hours, 15 minutes plus extras and are best for ages 3 to 9.

Now for the exciting news!!!!!  Thanks for Beth Blenz-Clucas and Foundry Communications, one lucky winner will get to receive all 3 dvd's in THE RALPH MOUSE COLLECTION!!!!

Here's how to enter...

Main entry: Visit Scholastic Storybook Treasures and check out all they have to offer! Then come back here and leave a comment telling me something you liked. (Make sure you leave your email address, or have it visible in your profile, so I can contact you if you win.)

Extra Entries: (please leave a separate comment for each extra entry)

- Follow my blog via Google Friends Connect (1 entry)

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- Post this giveaway on your own blog and link back to this post - please leave your blog address in your comment (3 entries)

- Link up this giveaway in a giveaway linky - comment with which blog you linked it up with (3 entries)

This giveaway will end Thursday, September 30th at 9:00pm CST. The winner will be chosen via random.org and will be notified through email as well as announced on this blog. The winner will have 24 hours to respond to my email or another winner will be chosen.

Good luck!!!

***Disclaimer - I received these products for review purposes only. The opinions expressed are my own and were not influenced in any way.***

88 comments:

Candace said...

There are so many good classics. I really like Goodnight Moon but I saw that they had Harold and the Purple Crayon and I know that would be my son's favorite.
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hendy said...

I liked the Goodnight Moon..and more great bedtime stories DVD.
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Carrie said...

My daughter loves Max and Ruby, so I know she'd enjoy the 2-disk Rosemary Wells collection. Thanks for the chance!

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I like that some of the classic books like Goodnight Moon are available with sign language.
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April Yedinak said...

I like the Night Before Christmas special edition 2 pk

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Bear snore on is one that I think my 3 year old grandson would love. Great giveaway. Thanks!

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Adventures at school set is something we like.
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Anne D. said...

Treasury of 20 Storybook Classics sounds fun to me, annejk112233 at yahoo dot com

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Suz said...

I'd like to check out "The Dot...and more stories to make you feel good" - loved the story of the unhappy little girl in "The Dot" whose awesome teacher helped her see her talents... Would love to see what else would be in that collection! Thanks !

Melanie from The Pigg Pen said...

Fun to see DVD's of stories I remember as a kid. LOVED "Harry the Dirty Dog". thepiggs@sbcglobal.net

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Anonymous said...

I love "The Wheels on the Bus Sing-Along Travel Kit, my granddaughter would love this.

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Shelly_rue said...

I think my kids would love Rapunzel
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Gretta said...

I would love to have the Treasury of 50 Storybook Classics Animal Antics and more.

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RaettigFamily said...

I really like the Ezra Jack Keats collection! My mom read use those stories when we were little.

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Unknown said...

I love SCHOLASTIC! My little girl is readin the Maic TreeHouse series now, but her favorite is Bad Kitty. Thanks! kelright21@yahoo.com

Emillie Rose said...

I love the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom series! Would love to win this giveaway!

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Winkie said...

The Crazy Hair Day looks really cute from Scholastic.

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A pocket for corduroy dvd (sign language dvd) this sounds really educational I loved this book as a kid
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I love that they have max and ruby books!
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The Gentry's said...

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed looks cute!

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Amanda said...

Miss Nelson has a Field Day! I used to love the Miss Nelson books!

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I would also like to get the Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3, and More Counting Fun! DVD for my son!
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Sarah said...

So many great choices! I would love "Chrysanthemum" for my classroom :)

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Beth said...

I really like the Goodnight Moon sign language DVD.

Maria's Space said...

My son is a big Max and Ruby fan. The Rosemary Wells collection would knock his socks off.

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My grandaughers favorite song is 5 little monkeys. So the dvd with sign language would be a must have.

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