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Ramona and Beezus on DVD (Giveaway – 2 winners) – CLOSED

***GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED***
Congratulations to:
#87 Yona W.
#116 Shelby B.

There are several authors I remember from my childhood, and Beverly Cleary is one of those authors, having introduced Ramona and Beezus to us in books like Ramona and Her Mother and Ramona the Brave.

These characters have been now brought to life on the big screen, and if you didn’t get a chance to see Ramona and Beezus in the movie theaters, now is your chance. Tomorrow (Tues, November 9th), is the official release date for Ramona and Beezus on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Here’s the scoop:

Teen sensation Selena Gomez (“Hannah Montana,” “Wizards of Waverly Place”) teams up with newcomer Joey King in this delightful coming-of-age comedy based on the best-selling books by Beverly Cleary. Ramona (King) is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus (Gomez), who’s just trying to survive her first year of high school. Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything’s possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other.

Rated G – isn’t it refreshing to have a movie for kids that is rated G?  While I will wait to share this family-friendly movie with my daughter for a few years (she’s 3 and I’m not sure this would hold her interest just yet),  I have plenty of nieces that I imagine will enjoy watching this with me over and over during the holidays.  Popcorn and hot chocolate too!   I love to watch movies with kids that are upbeat and have a message….this is one of them!

This just might make a wonderful stocking stuffer for someone you know!

FRUGAL TIP: Amazon – $12.99 on sale (Blu-Ray for $22.99 on sale)

GIVEAWAY:

Two (2) winners will each receive a copy of Ramona and Beezus on DVD

HOW TO ENTER:
For your main entry, Leave a comment and tell me why you’d love to win!

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Giveaway ends at midnight (central time) on Monday, November 29th, 2010! Valid for US residents and addresses only. I’ll announce (and contact by email) the winner on this post and the winner will have 2 days to get back to me for delivery details. Limit one set of entries per household.

(Thanks to Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment for providing the promotional DVD copy and the giveaway items. All remarks are the personal and honest opinions of A Frugal Friend)

Comments

  1. This was my sisters favorite series when we were little. I would love to win it for her.

  4. I loved Beverly Cleary books when I was younger and I know my daughter will too…but right now she could care less about the book ~ all she can see is that Selena Gomez stars in this film and she really wants to see it. 🙂

  13. I would love to win this for my nieces. Plus I’d love to see this as well—looks really cute.

  18. I remember reading all of Beverly Cleary when I was a kid. Now I read it to my two daughters. Would love to watch the movie with them as well.

  19. I still like reading Beverly Cleary books with my kids and I would love to have the movie to watch with them also. I homeschool so we could use it in a unit study.

  25. I loved Ramona and Beezus as a child. I have started to read some of the books with my daughter – i think she would enjoy this movie.

  29. I would love win this for my daughter b/c doesn’t know about the Beverly Cleary series of books. I would love to introduce her to them by the movie.

  31. The grandkids will be here over the holiday and this looks like a sweet movie for them. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway

  40. I’d like to win because I know my girls would like to have this movie! My sister took them to see this when it was in theaters… so this would give me the chance to watch it with my girls. And they love Selena Gomez, especially my youngest!

  41. I was really big on reading Beverly Cleary books when I was younger. My daughter is starting to read them as well. I’ve heard the movie is great, and would love for her to have it for her movie collection.

    bsoppe1@yahoo.com

  43. I’d love to win to give as a gift to my friend’s girls who LOVE the story as well as Beverly Cleary’s other books. They were favorites of ours growing up.
    moldolce at yahoo dot com

  45. We just saw Ramona & Beezus at the theater this weekend and the kids LOVED it! If we owned it, we could watch it over and over!

  47. I would love to give this to my great grandchildren. I think they would be entertained. Thank you.

  51. I loved these books as a child. I took my 10 year old daughter to the movies to see this and she loved it just as much as I did. I would love to be able to watch this her at home on what she calls “girl days”!!

  53. I LOVED the Beverly Cleary books!! This would be awesome to share with my own daughters. I know that they will enjoy the movie as much as I loved the books.

  59. I was very excited when I first saw the previews for this movie, because I had loved reading the books growing up. I would like to win the DVD to share the movie with my nieces.

  65. My husband and I are the childrens pastors at our church and I’d love to see if this movie would be ok to show on a kids movie night.

  66. One of my favorite authors when I was growing up. I would love to win this for my daughter who also enjoys reading Beverly Cleary. We didn’t get to the theatres to see this, so this would be a great addition to our home!

  67. I loved these books when I was little!! I still remember how they would divide up their gummie bears (I did too!) how they had to eat tongue, how Ramona squeezed out al the toothpaste from a tube once, etc!! I like the look of the actors, much prettier than the drawings in the books!! I’d love to see this!

  71. I would love to win this because my niece saw it theaters and absolutely loves it. Her mom is up to her eyeballs in student loans and fees with attending college and simple can’t afford the luxury of buying her this movie. I would love to win it and surprise her with it, for Christmas. Thanks so much for the opportunity to enter.

  95. Thanks for offering this giveaway. I would love to win so I can share this with my daughter.

  97. I loved the books when I was young and would love to watch the movie with my daughters!

  100. I grew up reading these books and I’m curious how they turned out in movie form. Thanks!

  102. I remember growing up reading Beverly Cleary books and loving them! I have 2 young readers who are just getting interested in her books!

  103. i would love to win this for my little girl so we could eat popcorn and watch the movie together

  122. I would like to win to give this to a friend. She and I saw it in the theater together and it was fun memories. 🙂

  131. Mandatory Entry:

    I would love to win this for my daughters because I loved Ramona and Beezus books when I was growing up and I think they’d love this movie.

    sweetmelbelle31 at yahoo dot com

  140. I’d love to win the DVD because I have two daughters that would just adore having this movie. They are already begging me to find a place to rent it, so they can see it. Thanks for the giveaway.

  142. I would love this because I remember reading the books as a girl and would love to give this to my neice.

  147. I have a 7 year old granddaughter who would love this movie. She just lost her papa this week and I’d love to give her something special to help cheer her up. Thanks.

  171. When I was young, I used to LOVE Beverly Cleary books! I guess..now at 42…I could still try to read them! lol! But, I would like to win this DVD for my 4 yr. old daughter. We did not have a chance to see it at the movies.

  175. I’d love to win this for my daughter. She wanted to watch this at the movies, but with 6 kids, and trying to stay on a budget for Christmas gifts, we couldn’t go. She’d be thrilled!

  189. I’d love to win because 1) I have yet to see this and 2) I’m moving soon an will be living within minutes of my 6yr old niece who wants to have “date” nights with me…and I think this would be the perfect movie for a “date night” with my niece. =)

  190. I would love to have this movie! My sister and I wanted to see it in theaters so much because we along with my mom are all big fans of Beverly Cleary and her Ramona series, but busy schedules and lack of spare cash really kinda ruined that and we never got to see it. Maybe this will be our chance!

  193. I would love to win this for my daughter for Christmas. We so enjoy watching movies together and she Loves seeing girls her own age acting in movies and TV shows, she thinks she’d going to be an actress when she “grows up” lol, she’s adorable!!!

  194. I’d love to win because my daughter’s never seen the movie and it would be a great gift to her!

    wacki04 (at) gmail (dot) com

  206. I LOVE this movie! I laughed so hard, cried, and enjoyed myself the whole time! This is one of the best movies of the year. I would love to own it and share it with my family!

  207. I loved Ramona books when I was growing up. I’d love to win so I could watch the movie with my daughter.

  209. I’d love to win because I’ve been a fan of Ramona ever since I read my first Ramona book in kindergarten
    mearley1979 at gmail dot com

  213. I loved Ramona growing up. So did my best friend since 3rd grade (whom now that we are grown lives just around the corner) We had been talking it up to her niece and my daughters. We promised them we would take them to it in theatre but we never saw that it was showing at our theatre (not sure if it did and we missed it or it never came) Either way we have some bummed out girls.

    momstheword2005@hotmail.com

  218. Would love to give this movie to my g-daughter. We read all of the books when she was younger, she is 17 now.

  224. I would love to win this because the movie is so cute and my daughter loves Selena Gomez! I use to read all of Beverly Clearys books growing up so thats kinda special to me and I’d like to pass that onto her.
    jenniferweldon77 at gmail dot com

  227. I would like to win because it is a great movie to watch and bond with the family
    Thank you for hosting this giveaway

    schnitzomage {at} gmail {dot} com

  237. I would love to win because I think my kids would love this movie. I think my son being the older sibiling to his sister could really relate to the Ramona and Beezus story because he always feels like he is saving his sister from trouble (she loves to climb and jump right now at 2).

  238. My daughter would love this CD for christmas. I read this books when I was little, and know she is reading them.

  239. My daughter loved these books when she was younger. Now she loves Selena Gomez and I would love to watch this movie with her to reminisce her past.

  262. I would love to win this for my daughter. I read these books when I was younger. It is a great series for kids.

    I am already a twitter and FB follower and I tweeted this contest!

  264. I would love to win because I loved reading Judy Blume’s books growing up and cannot wait to see this movie. I like Selena Gomez 2!

  267. OMG! I had no idea there was a movie… My two sisters and I used to read ramona books all the time as kids, we used to get in trouble in school and after bedtime for reading. I blame Judy Blume for my reading addiction. I’d love to watch this with my daughter and my sisters and relive the old times. 🙂
    Thanks for sharing.

  276. My 9 yr old cousin and I watched this today when I went over to watch her. Her parents came home early and we didn’t get to finish it. I would absolutely love to win this so I can surprise her with it! She would be so excited!

  277. I would love to win this for my daughter. She has been reading all of the Ramona books lately and this would make a great Christmas gift.

  289. I’d love to win this for my daughters for Christmas! They are just starting to read chapter books and I’d get them each a Ramona book to go with the DVD!

    brandielam3 at gmail dot com

  292. 6 granddaughters, ages 11 yrs to 11 months, that love Ramona. And 3 grandsons who will deny listening while Ahma reads-but they do sshhh

  305. I’d love to win this so I can watch it with my 11 and 5 year old daughters! We love a great family movie!!

  306. I would love to win this to watch at my mom’s on Christmas Day. My whole family gets together and celebrates and then later sits around and watches movies. This year will be really special since my little sister that’s in the Navy will be home to spend it with us and she loves movies of all kinds.

    Leah Walker
    lewalk@hotmail.com
    lewalk76 on FB and Twitter

  311. Ramona is one of our family’s favorite characters! Saw this over the summer! Great family movie to have at home.

    Thanks!
    KellyH

  312. My daughter LOVES the books! but she has never seen the movie, this would be a great gift for her!

  314. My nine year old says,”We can share it with our friends and family.” I want it because Ramona makes me laugh so hard!! It is a great book series.

  315. I am a retired teacher, little sister & substitute teach as much as I can, so I’d love to win because I read the books to kids & on rainy days we get to watch DVDs.

  317. I have to win this movie if not i will have to buy it my daughter loves the book and we went to see this this summer .

  319. I’d love to share this with my 6 year old! Many of her peers are raving about this movie. She deserves it because as the oldest of 3, she is accustomed to watching Elmo & Baby Einstein!

  320. The whole family would love this video to watch over and over again. Especially since my daughter (7 yrs old) is just as imaginative and mischievous as Beezus is portrayed in the movie.

  325. This would be great! I think my 3 girls would love this movie, it has great reviews!

    philandmarci at byufans dot com

  335. Hi Debra!
    I’d love to win because these books were so great to read growing up and I bet my nieces would love the DVD! 🙂
    Thanks so much for the opportunity to win in this giveaway!
    ~Mippy 🙂
    bunnysmip at yahoo dot com

  336. Hi Debra!
    I subscribe via email!
    Thanks so much for the opportunity to win in this giveaway!
    ~Mippy 🙂
    bunnysmip at yahoo dot com

  337. I would love to win! Not only was Beverly Cleary one of my favorite authors growing up, but my son has read all of her books too! I’d also love a happy distraction — I’m currently sitting in the hospital next to my 7-year old son who was just diagnosed with Leukemia, and I think that movie would bring a smile to his face. :o)

    Thanks for the opportunity!

  338. This was one of my favorite books as a child and it brought me great joy to read it to my daughter. I can’t wait to see this movie with her!!

  346. We haven’t seen the movie, but I LOVED the books as a child. My eldest never really “got into” them, but my youngest is showing interest. Would love to win this!!

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