 |
 |
 |
a summer with ramona and giveaway!
Comments to this Giveaway are now closed. Thank you for all your entries. I will announce the winner on Monday. Come back then to learn more about a cookie contest on my other blog.
My seven-year-old learned to love reading this year, and I can’t tell you how happy it makes me.
Sadly, my mother couldn’t say that about me when I was young. Though I loved certain books here and there, reading never ranked high on the list of things I wanted to do until I was a grown-up. I was a worried my little first grader was headed in the same direction when she got off to a rough start this year.
For the first few months of first grade, she was the new kid in school and felt like the only kid with parents getting a divorce amongst a sea of happy families. She had trouble holding her pencil right and getting her homework done. That was why, in February, when she picked up Superfudge and read it cover to cover in about a week, I was ecstatic. She read most of Blume’s books in that series, and then turned to tackle a 500 page anthology of classic children’s tales. I can thank a patient first grade teacher for this, and a school that works hard to instill a love of reading—not by pushing deadlines and homework and book reports, but by letting each child be free to choose the books they are naturally drawn to.
A couple weeks ago, I saw the new trailer for the Ramona and Beezus movie, and then remembered how I actually enjoyed the Ramona books when I was young, and hoped my daughter would as well. She finished finished the first book in about a week, and now can’t wait to read the next and see the movie.
So, now to the giveaway part.
The prize is one hardcover copy of Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary, and a Fandango gift certificate worth $50 to go and see the movie!
To enter once, simply watch the trailer and place a comment in the comments section. You can tell me who your favorite actor in the movie is.
To enter twice, tweet this giveaway on twitter, and place another comment that you did so.
To enter a third time, register for the RSS feed to get email updates to this site. (If you are already registered, then you won’t need to again). Place another comment to let me know that you registered.
And finally, if you want to enter again, become a facebook fan on my facebook page. Then let me know that you are one in the comments.
And there you have it! Good luck to all of you, and I hope you have a wonderful summer reading!
44 Responses to “a summer with ramona and giveaway!”
Sandra Oh as the teacher looks great!
I loved all the Ramona books as a girl…hope I win so I can take my niece!
Already subscribed to RSS updates. Thanks for a great giveaway!
You know, I don’t even think I read this books as a little girl, but now I kinda want to see the movie when it comes out. Though, I am a big fan of Selina Gomez, even though I’m more than a little bit outside of her target demographic.
I am so excited for this! Loved this as a kid. Excited to see Sandra Oh is in this – love her!
I also subscribe to the RSS feed!
also tweeted – http://twitter.com/cupcake_muffin/status/16234358520
just became a fan on facebook too!
Yay! This movie looks really good. My 7 year old niece Chloe is just starting to like reading again too.
I love Ginny Goodwin, who doesn’t love Josh Duhmael (or however you spell it) and Sandra Oh! I hope it’s as good as the trailer.
John Corbett is quite good looking! Can’t wait for the movie to come out. I think my kids will love it.
I love SANDRA OH!!! SO excited!!!
I am and have always been an avid reader, now I am an aspiring to be published writer. The Ramona books were always a delight to read! Beverly Cleary is amazing.
Also, I love this idea for the Fandango giftcertificate! Great contest!
I subscribe to your newsletter! Plus I Tweeted! @southrnprincess
Visit My Kingdom Anytime
I love Selena Gomez.
Ramona, of course. She was every bit as precocious as I was as a child, which is why I loved the books so much!
Love Josh Duhamel!
I’m also a FB fan!
How fun! My daughter has loved reading the Ramona books.
Sandra Oh looks great as the teacher!
I’m a facebook fan Ü
i subscribe to the rss feed.
I’m a fan on Facebook!
I subscribe to the RSS feed!
I LOVED these books growing up! I’m so excited to take my 7-year-old to see it (and get him to read the books… he has a crazy 4-year-old sister, so he can probably relate
). And, I think Selina Gomez is adorable. What a fun contest!
I loved the Ramona books when I was a child and my daughter loved them when she was younger too. I’ll have to get them for my 7 year old son. He’ll love the antics. I bet the movie will be great.
Sandra Oh looks so funny as the teacher.
I subscribe to your RSS feed.
I love Ramona (and Beverley Cleary)!
Thanks for this great contest.
This movie looks so cute. I thought the little girl that plays Ramona looked cute but I know my kids will be more excited about Selena Gomez in it. I can’t wait to see it.
I am a fan on Facebook!
i love sandra oh, she cracked me up on greys anatomy
cant wait to take my daughter to see this!! going to get the book on amazon this week 
Selena is great. My 3 girls have all loved Ramona as I did also growing up. I didn’t know they were doing a movie. Thanks for the giveaway!
What a fun giveaway. My kids (and I!) love Selena Gomez, but the whole cast looks great. I didn’t know this was in the works, but I can’t wait to take my kids.
I subscribe w/ my google feed.
I didn’t know they were making this into a movie! I loved Ramona when I was younger… trailer looked awesome- I really, really like Bridget Moynahan, but it looks like an all star cast! I’m a fan on Facebook as well…
I’m a facebook fan!
I have not read these books yet, but plan to read them to my daughter, Ramona. The movie looks like it will be a lot of fun. I love Ginny Goodwin, she’s adorable.
I love John Corbett.
(I’m subscribed on my Google Reader)
I would think that my favorite character would be Joey King because I loved all the Ramona books when I was little, and I did live at the library:) I don’t know that the movie could ever replace the book experience, but I’d like to see it.
I like Joey King and John Corbett!
Please enter me in this giveaway – Thanks!
seizethebookblog(at)gmail(dot)com
I loved the Ramona books when I was young. Between her and Pippi Longstocking I could tap my inner adventurer and mischievousness …. With kids of my own I recognize a bit of Ramona in all of them. This movie will be a fun one for sure.
I have enjoyed Jon Corbett since Northern Exposure… but there are a ton of great actors in this movie.. hard to pick just one!
Love Sandra Oh
Wow, this looks hilarious. My fav actors are John Corbet, Selena Gomez, and Joey King.
My daughter recently started to read Ramona books by Beverly Cleary, she loves them.
I love Ramona! I am entering your contest. I also want you to know that my favorite actress is the hard-nosed teacher. I love her.
Oh, and I’m like an uber facebook fan, and I follow your rss biz.
I love Beverly Clearly. I’m thinking we are probably the close to the same age, if not the same I loved and read Judy Blume as well.
Grabbed your feed via google reader. Will tweet tomorrow when more people are on.
Josh Duhmael was so cute in “When in Rome.” The movie looks adorable. So glad your little gal found the wonderful world of books!
My oldest (8) has been enjoying the Ramona books off & on for about a year now, and I’m hoping my 7 year old will get into them soon. I can’t wait to take both of them to see the movie, it looks so cute (and they are both big Selena Gomez fans
).
I subscribe via google reader
I just became a facebook fan!