Giveaway: Despicable Me Books
Posted by Bianca Schulze on July 6, 2010 · 98 Comments
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: July 6, 2010
One (1) Winner will receive:
Sleepy Kittens
My Dad the Super Villain
The World’s Greatest Villain
Despicable Me: The Junior Novel
Despicable Me T-shirt
Despicable Me pencil
Despicable Me, a 3-D animated movie about a super villain that is planning to steal the moon, releases on July 9. And, to celebrate, we have a great prize pack (as mentioned above) to give away to one super special reader. One of the books in the prize pack, Sleepy Kittens, is based on a book featured in the Despicable Me film. You can learn more about the books at the official Despicable Me website.
Movie overview: In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden deep beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by an army of tireless, little yellow minions, we discover Gru (Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon (Yes, the moon!) in Universal’s new 3-D CGI feature, Despicable Me.
Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad.
One of the world’s greatest super-villains has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.
Genre: 3-D CGI Feature
Cast: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Danny McBride, Miranda Cosgrove, Jack McBrayer, Mindy Kaling, Jemaine Clement and Julie Andrews
Directed by: Chris Renaud & Pierre Coffin
Written by: Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio
Produced by: Chris Meledandri, John Cohen, Janet Healy
Executive Producer: Nina Rappaport-Rowan
How to enter:
- Leave a comment in the comments field below.
- An extra entry will be given for each time you twitter about the giveaway and/or blog about it. You will need to paste the link in a separate comment to make this entry valid. Click here to follow us on Twitter. (Maximum entries: 3)
Giveaway Rules:
- Shipping Guidelines: This giveaway is open to participants with a United States mailing address only (international readers can enter if they have a friend in the United States who can accept their prizes by mail.)
- Giveaway begins July 6, 2010, at 12:01 A.M. PST and ends July 29, 2010, at 11:59 P.M. PST, when all entries must be received. No purchase necessary. See official rules for details.
Sponsored by Little, Brown and Company & Universal Studios.
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This looks like a great movie and I would love to win the prize pack to go along with it!
This movie looks hysterical! I especially love the little girl saying “It’s so fuzzy, I’m gonna die!” I adore animated movies
Great giveaway!
My kids can’t wait to see the movie. I’d love to win the prize pack – thanks for the chance!
My son is DYING to see this movie – can’t wait!
I think my students would enjoy the book/movie tie in.
This looks like a great movie! My son is wanting to see it. I’d love to win this prize for him.
My family is looking forward to seeing the movie. Thank you.
The kids and I are really looking forward to seeing this!
Great give away to start a new movie! Thanks!
I’d love to share this with my daughter.
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My daughter loved the movie and loves books. These are an absolute must-have for her growing library!
It was so fluffy I could die!
My daughter would love this books! She really wants to see this movie!
we are going to go see this movie
I would love to win this for my daughter
The movie looks fantastic as do the books. Nice to see Despicable Me books for the young kids.
I know my kids are going to enjoy this.
I am taking my daycare kids to see this next week. They would love the books!
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GREAT COLLECTION.
Would love to win and give as present to my grand children.
I loved the preview of the movie! Very funny. thanks for the contest, count me in.
Took my kids to see the movie and they really liked it. These books would be a fun way to continue their happiness.
Would love to read this for myself!
This movie looks so great! I’ve heard great things about it, and my 19 month old granddaughter cracks up every time the ad comes on the TV
We can’t wait to see the movie! I giggle at the trailer every time I see it. Thanks for the chance to enter!
great movie
My son is wanting to see this! Thanks for the chance at the giveaway prizes!
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I can’t wait to see this movie. I’m pretty excited.
I would love to enter this contest. Thanks!
Our children cannot wait for the movie to come out! We would love to win this giveaway! Thank you for sharing it with us!
This looks like it is going to be a cute movie. My three kids are excited to see it when it comes to our neck of the woods.
I so want to take my girls to this but they are still just a tad too young. Can’t wait for the DVD.
very funny entertaining movie
My kids can’t wait to see this movie. Thanks for the chance to win!
This movie is adorable.
I start my first branch manager job on 8/15. What better way to introduce myself to the staff than by presenting the library with some awesome new books to add to the collection!!
Good luck in your new position!
The movie looks really funny and the books would be great to have for my children. I just wish I could get my own minion.
What cute books, perfect to add to our library!
We’re taking the entire summer camp to see the movie! Looks like too much fun not to see!
I love Steve Carell and think that it will be a great movie. Sounds like he has met his match.
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Adorable movie…Agnes is to cute!
I have seen this movie twice already!! Lol once the day it came out and today my birthday it was AWESOME!!
It’s so FLUFFY!
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This would be fun to have. Can’t wait to see the movie.
Great movie and a great book. I loved them both.
We look forward to seeing the movie and reading the book!
Such a great movie! I loved the part when Gru read the kids to sleep. I am so happy to see they made a real version of the kitten puppet book!
We loved this movie – especially the sleepy kittens book! Thanks for the giveaway!
I took my 10 month old son to see Despicable Me Love it! I hope to write a book someday like Gru did, so I can read it to my son Noah, my neice Nadia, and to my students!! I think everyone should see this movie. Gru went from unhappy to happy and fulfilled!!!
We are so excited to see this movie and reading the book would be a double treat!
Would love to add these to my book shelf!
Thanks for the opportunity.
We LOVED the movie. Can’t wait to see it again.
I am really looking forward to seeing this.
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I took my daughter to see the movie last weekend and we both loved it. We laughed out laud with so many funny lines!! Awesome script. I’ll recommend it to all my friends. My daughter will love to have the books.
Going to see Despicable Me this weekend! Thanks for this opportunity.
Can’t wait to see this movie.
We are planning on seeing the movie and would love to have the books!
Our family loved this movie!!! This prize pack would be icing on the cake. You just can’t beat free books (plus a t-shirt & pencil as an added bonus)!
I loved the movie and the books would be perfect for my neice.
I really want to see this movie! And I think then the books would be much more fun to read
The movie has to be great with this cast!
I would love to have these for my grandchildren!
My kids love this movie and have seen it twice. I call my oldest son Gru, cause they have the same attitude.
My kids want to see this movie… I’d love to win the books for them!!
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Would love to read these to my daughter and nephews.
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This looks like a great movie!
If you want to make the world a better place,
take a look at yourself and make a change.
My kids would love this.
My son saw this with a friend and loved it. I’d like to see it too.
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I can’t wait to see this movie!
can’t wait to (give this) and see it with my nephew!
I enjoyed the movie “Despicable Me”!
I love “Despicable Me” – and my twin nephews would enjoy the books. Thanks
I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I’m looking forward to it. We would love these books.
I’m hopelessly smitten by the Minions and would love to win this!
Many thanks for the giveaway!!
Liz would love these prizes. She always has her nose in a book.
I loved this movie, thanks for the chance!
I’ve heard great things about this movie. Can’t wait to see it! Great giveaway!
This looks like a fun movie. My daughter wants to see it.
we all really enjoyed the movie and would love to win
My son and I just went and saw this movie today! It was fun. He laughed the whole time!
This movie was great! I would recommend it to anyone unless they don’t like to laugh cause you will
One of my faves of all time now, Steve did an amazing job
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Sounds like a great prize pack! Please include me!
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This looks like a great family movie. Thanks for the giveaway.
Please enter me for my kiddos
This is such a cute movie!
I can’t wait to buy the movie, and would love to win some fun stuff for my Minion Madness Marathon planned for when the movie comes out on DVD….hopefully soon! The sleepy kittens book would go to my mom “the cat lady” a t-shirt for me, and the rest to my 5 year old nephew!
This giveaway is closed. Thanks to all that entered.