Fireman Sam®: Holiday Heroes DVD Giveaway

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Fireman Sam is on the job in his first ever holiday DVD! Pontypandy’s beloved firefighter and his brave crew are back for all new rescues inFireman Sam^®: Holiday Heroes, coming to DVD, Digital Download and On Demand October 9, 2012 from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment.

No sleet, no snow, no cold of night will keep Sam from protecting his citizens this holiday season.  From finding friends lost on a mountain or trapped on thin ice to putting out accidental fires and stopping giant runaway snowballs, Sam’s the man to save the day! Featuring five-winter themed episodes, the Fireman Sam: Holiday Heroes DVD includes an all-new bonus Christmas music video, “Merry Christmas Everybody!”, and will be available October 9 for the suggest retail price of $9.98.

DVD SYNOPSIS

It’s the holiday season and Fireman Sam’s adventures are heating up! Norman causes trouble baking more than holiday cookies and Sarah and James’ search for a polar bear turns into a snowy rescue! Trevor and his passengers find themselves on thin ice and Norman’s snowboarding antics leave Mike in a mountain of trouble. Sam shows his firefighting talent when Pontypandy’s holiday lighting competition goes haywire. With jingle bells and fire alarms, Fireman Sam is well prepared for the season’s best saves!

 Episodes include:

 “The Big Chill”

 “The Pontypandy Polar Bear”

 “Ice-Cold in Pontypandy”

 “Snowball of Doom”

 “Floodlights”

 DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*

 All-New Bonus Christmas music video “Merry Christmas Everybody!”

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 2012

Title Copyright: ©2012 Prism Art & Design Limited.  The Fireman Sam name and character are trademarks of Prism Art & Design.

Type: TV on DVD

Rating: Not Rated

Genre: Children/Family/Animated/Action/ Adventure/ Educational

Age Target: 2-5 years old

Closed Captioned: English

Format: 4x3 Full Screen (1.33:1)

Feature Running Time: 55 Minutes

DVD Audio Status: English and French 2.0 Dolby Digital

Program Website: www.firemansamonline.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/firemansam

Where to Buy

You can order Fireman Sam^®: Holiday Heroes  for $8.99 DVD on Amazon!

One lucky winner is going to receive a copy of theFireman Sam^®: Holiday Heroes. To enter, just fill in the Rafflecopter form below. This giveaway will end on 10/19/12. If you have already won this title on another blog, you are not eligible to enter or win. Open to the US only. The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to reply. Thanks again to Lion's Gate for offering this fantastic prize.]


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***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way.  Please note that I  am not responsible for the delivery of this prize and can not be held accountable if, for any reason, is it not received. Furthermore, I am in no way liable for any injuries that may result from the use or misuse of this product. *** 

Book Spotlight & Release Day Giveaway! The Cliff by Christie A.C. Gucker

Can a childhood pact affect the lives of three adults?

Love and betrayal surrounds the lives of lifelong friends Lanie Rhodes, Grant Bennett, and Dane Voight. Years ago, they made a pact to remain together as friends forever. The boys also made another secret pact that same day—to never vie for Lanie’s love.

Grant and Lanie have secretly been pining for one another since they were children.

Now grown up, they finally admit their feelings for each other and what ensues is a twisted tale of deception as Dane does everything he can to stop them.

The story weaves around this uneven love triangle. What will happen to the pact? Will friendships be destroyed? Will lovers emerge?

Bio: Christie A.C. Gucker lives in NJ with her husband, two daughters and a menagerie of pets. Being a mother is one of the greatest joys of her life. She has worked in the advertising industry for over 20 years as a degreed artist, but also works in the fine arts, especially sculpting out of stone or snapping photographs. Christie is also a singer and musician, and can be found singing on a few CDs.

After the death of her father, Christie searched for something to fill her desire to make a mark in this world. Her love of the arts and creativity allowed her to search for a new medium, which she found with a pen instead of a brush. Being an avid reader her whole life, and with her family cheering her on, she decided to take her shot, and began writing.

Christie is fascinated by the supernatural and sharks, and studies both avidly. You’ll be sure to find something spooky lurking somewhere in her stories. Her greatest joy is sitting on a beach with her family while surf fishing, flying kites or building sandcastles with her girls.


Where to Buy

The Cliff is currently available on Smashwords, Manic Readers, and Pagan Writers Press. It will also be available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble shortly.

Connect with Christie

Website
Face book
Twitter
Goodreads


The Giveaway


One lucky winner is going to receive a copy of The Cliff and a promotional bookmark. To enter, just complete the Rafflecopter form below.  Giveaway ends 10/18/2012 and is open to the US only. The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to reply. Thanks again to Pagan Writers Press for offering this great prize.


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SpiceStack from YouCopia Review & Giveaway

The SpiceStack helps turn your jumbled spice mess into an organized success. The unit fits in all standard-sized kitchen cabinets and features three horizontal drawers for easy location, retrieval and return of store-bought spices. You simply pull the drawer out until it's extended and lower it to resting position at eye-level. Because all the labels face out, it's easy to select the spice of your choice. You save time searching for spices while cooking meals and preparing your shopping list. It also saves money because you're not buying duplicates of spices you already have. It's available in two sizes: the Original which holds 18 full-sizes or 36 half-size spice bottles, measures 8" wide by 8.5" high by 10.9" deep, and retails for $29.99; and the Chef's Edition which holds 30 full-sizes or 60 half-size spice bottles, measures 12.8" wide by 8.7" high by 10.9" deep, and retails for $39.99.

Our Thoughts

I don't have much space in my small kitchen. Just baby food jars alone take up two shelves. My husband is a professional chef so that doesn't help matters. He has every spice known to man. Some of them I've never even heard of before. He's always yelling at me when other things get mixed up in between his spices and he can't find what he's looking for. The SpiceStack from YouCopia was the perfect solution for both of us. The mechanism itself was a little too big for my cabinet, but it was found a permanent home on top of our refrigerator. Since it holds up to 36 jars of spices, or 60 jars if you get the larger size, we are able to to keep them all in one convenient location. Its never a problem for him to find just what he's looking for because the drawers pull out and you can easily read all the labels. This saves a ton of time since we often spent a good twenty minutes routing through messy cabinets to find what we were looking for.  In addition to adding convenience to our lives, the SpiceStack arrived fully assembled and is easy to clean. You can find a SpiceStack of your own in retail stores, catalogs and e-commerce websites nationwide.

 
Giveaway

One lucky winner is going to receive a SpiceStack of their own. To enter, just complete the Rafflecopter form below.  Giveaway ends 10/18/2012 and is open to the US only. The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to reply. Thanks again to YouCopia for offering this great prize.

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 ***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way.  Please note that I  am not responsible for the delivery of this prize and can not be held accountable if, for any reason, is it not received. Furthermore, I am in no way liable for any injuries that may result from the use or misuse of this product. ***

Winners!

 The winner of the Morrigan Cover Reveal Giveaway is #93,786

• Name: Toni Porter 
• Email: tp.quixotic@
• Option: Tweet About the Giveaway
• Extra Info: https://twitter.com/quixoticdesigns/status/251118195996516352

The winner of the Family Guy Giveaway is #597

• Name: Michelle Levine 
• Email: blackbearpie@
• Option: Like Destiny on Amazon
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The winner of the Awesome Adventures DVD is #137

• Name: Cynthia Rabideau
• Email: cynthiarabideau@
• Option: Follow @authorldeluca on Twitter
• Extra Info: @nanasunshine55

The winner of the Thomas giveaway is #139

• Name: Carolyn Ann Colley
• Email: lc.22@
• Option: Tweet this
• Extra Info: https://twitter.com/22Colley/status/244947548765290

Cloudstreet DVD Review

Adapted by Tim Winton from his award-winning novel, the acclaimed Australian miniseries Cloudstreet debuts on DVD from Acorn Media onSeptember 4, 2012. Exquisitely filmed with an outstanding ensemble cast led by Kerry Fox (An Angel at My Table) and Essie Davis (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries),Cloudstreet broadcast on Ovation in April 2012 as part of their “The Best You’ve Never Seen” premieres, and the miniseries was nominated for eight Australian Film Institute awards, including best miniseries. Set around Perth from 1943–1963, it tells the story of two rural families, each scarred by catastrophe, who end up sharing a large, ramshackle house that shudders and groans with memories of its own. The DVD 3-disc set includes all six-episodes and a bonus disc with five behind-the-scenes segments ($49.99, AcornOnline.com).

The Lambs are hardworking, God-fearing, and devastated by a horrific accident. The Pickles are luckless and derelict, blown by the winds of fate and their own bad decisions. The families couldn’t be more different, yet they find common ground beneath the same roof. Years pass and they stay together, shouting, brawling, laughing, loving, and enduring.

The Australian Society of Authors recently designated Cloudstreet the most popular Australian novel.

BONUS: Behind-the-scenes segments including Adapting an Australian Classic (41 min.), Creating the World of Cloudstreet (7 min.), From Novel to Script to Screen (7 min.), Creating the Magic (6 min.), Creating the Music (6 min.), and more

 Our Thoughts

Cloudstreet is period drama at its best. Set in Perth Australia between 1943-1963, this mini series introduces you to two rural families struggling with grief and loss. They stumble upon a beautiful old home, and despite their differences, they live together for twenty years under the same roof. There are moments that will make you laugh and moments that will make you cry as you see all these unlikely companions have to endure. The cast is suburb and the costumes are fitting for the era. You really like you're a part of the family as you watch them deal with the daily trails of a difficult life. The series is based on a best selling Australian novel of the same title, and I know that know I am going to have to read the book as well!


If you want to get the advantage a mini series that will leave you on the breathless from the drama and suspense of the old world, than this is the box set for you. You can order Cloudstreet for only $49.99 at Acorn Media.


***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way. ***

I SPY TWO GAME PACK for Wii™ Review

Scholastic Media, a division of Scholastic Inc., the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced the release of three compilation game packs for Nintendo’s gaming platforms:  I SPY TWO GAME PACK for Wii™ and I SPY TWO GAME PACK and SMART GAMES FOR KIDS TWO GAME PACK forNintendo DS^TM. Each game pack includes bestselling titles from Scholastic Media’s interactive portfolio; the titles will be available this fall at $19.99 each.

“Families look for and deserve great value and quality when it comes to products for their children,” said Deborah Forte, President of Scholastic Media and Executive Vice President of Scholastic Inc. “In that spirit, we are delighted to offer these new gaming compilations featuring some of Scholastic's most enduring and popular brands.”

The I SPY TWO GAME PACK for Nintendo DS^TM includes two award-winning titles from the popular I SPY franchise – I SPY Fun House and I SPY Universe. Together, the games feature more than 50 riddles and over 200 levels of play for seek-and-find fans of all ages. To escape the topsy-turvy world in I SPY Fun House, players must earn tickets by completing games, riddles, and the ultimate Prize Popper challenge. I SPY Universe takes players on a different kind of puzzle-solving adventure – a trip through the I SPY cosmos. Players unlock new planets and explore the universe while searching for over 400 objects in 36 I SPY riddles and playing six brain-teasing games.

I SPY enthusiasts can continue the brain-teasing fun with over 70 unique riddles and more than 60 interactive mini-games in the I SPY TWO GAME PACK for Wii™. Included in this Game Pack are Ultimate I SPY, the first I SPY game to feature 3D environments, and the chill-inducing I SPY Spooky Mansion. Ultimate I SPY takes players through an eye-popping wonderland where they search above and below objects to solve riddles, puzzles, and mini games. I SPY Spooky Mansion offers thrills and chills with a trip through a haunted mansion. Led by a clever skeleton, players participate in mini-games, brain teasers, scavenger hunts, and 33 I SPY riddles as they try to find their way out of the mansion.

 Where to Buy

 I SPY TWO GAME PACK for Wii™ is available now in stores nationwide. You can also pick up a copy online at Amazon for only $14.95.

Our Thoughts

I always love a bargain, and you can't ask for a better deal than two video games for one low price. But even more important than the price tag is the fact that the I Spy games aren't loaded with violence. These educational games get kids thinking with their interactive features including riddles, puzzles, and brain teasers. There are over 400 different objects to search out and tons of other games, making for hours of educational fun. The Spooky Mansion was definitely our favorite part and lots of fun for the upcoming Halloween holiday. An adorable skeleton leads you along the way as you embark on scavenger hunts and solve riddles that will definitely get you in the mood for the season. The graphics are colorful and fun, and the games are easy enough for most grade school aged children. If you are looking for a game that will get your kids minds working, I Spy is definitely a great choice.

***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way***

Johnny Depp in Dark Shadows: Blog App and Giveaway

Warner Bros. Pictures is proud to announce the release of Dark Shadows on DVD and Blu-Ray October 2nd 2012; along with the Dark Shadows Blog App! 

From the incredible mind of Tim Burton comes the hit film Dark Shadows, based on the classic television series!  Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) has been trapped for two centuries by an evil witch (Eva Green) who just happens to be an ex lover.  Barnabas now has to struggle with the ever changing 1970s and save his families business!  With an all star cast that includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jonny Lee Miller and more, Dark Shadows will be sure to whet your appetite for fun. Here are just some of the fun features of the app.

·      Are You Creepy Enough Quiz! Do your friends refer to you as a Child of the Night or do you shiver at the thought of a creepy crawly? Take the Are You Creepy Enough quiz to find out.

·      Barnabas’ Terror Trivia! Are you a Barnabas buff? Take the 3 truths and a lie trivia all about Barnabas Collins and you can unlock clips and downloads from Dark Shadows. 

·      Dark Shadows Horror-Scope! Whether you are a Virgo Vampire or a Transylvanian Taurus, you can get your custom hauntified Horror-Scope.

And that's not all! Warner Brothers is also going to give one of my readers the change to win a copy of the  Dark Shadows DVD/Blu-ray combo! To enter, just fill in the Rafflecopter form below. This giveaway will end on 10/15/12. If you have already won this title on another blog, you are not eligible to enter or win. Open to the US only. The winner will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to reply. Thanks again to Warner Brothers for offering this fantastic prize

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***Please note that the assets included within this message were delivered to me in promotion of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment release of the film DARK SHADOWS.  Warner Bros. supplied these materials to me. All opinions are still my own.***

Free Blogger Event: Bunzi Balance Trainer

Attention bloggers! Sign up's are now open for the Kate n' Kaboodle Bunzi Giveaway. This is a free event to join! Prize: Bunzi Balance Trainer Dates: October 8-22 Sign up here.

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: JAMMIN’ WITH CHERRY JAM DVD Review

Get ready rock and roll with the beloved Strawberry Shortcake in her newest adventure, STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: JAMMIN’ WITH CHERRY JAM, available on DVD September 11. 

The glow of friendship shines brighter than the spotlight when Strawberry and her pals meet superstar Cherry Jam! Get ready for a rockin’ good time as the girls face stage fright, work to impress a talent scout and consider moving to Berry Big City. Along the way, they learn that fame and fortune can be fun, but there’s nothing more important than friendship.

 

Where to Buy

 

You can pick up your copy of  STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: JAMMIN’ WITH CHERRY JAM in stores nationwide. You can also grab a copy of Amazon for only $9.99.

 

Our Thoughts

 

 When I was a little girl, I loved Strawberry Shortcake. I had dolls, miniatures, and even my bed sheets were Strawberry Shortcake. Now that I am grown up with two little girls of my own, I was excited to see that my favorite character was still around. She has had a little bit of a makeover since the 80's, but all in all, she is still the same Strawberry Shortcake that I know and love. And now there are more than just toys to enjoy. Strawberry Shortcake has her own line of movies, and the newest in the DVD collection is Jammin' With Cherry Jam.

 

This film introduces a brand new character called Cherry Jam  and she gets the whole gang up on the stage.  There is lots of fun some terrific songs, but it also deals with common issues like stage fright and working together, so there is a lesson to be learned.  Along the way to finding fame and fortune, they also learn that their friendship is still the most important thing.  Both my girls, who range in age from 3 to 11, loved sitting down to watch this film together. Its the perfect choice for a little girl time!

 

 ***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way***