The Book of Life

 Coloring Page & Movie Giveaway

UPDATE:  Thanks to Megan R from Milwaukee for sharing your art with us! Congrats on winning THE BOOK OF LIFE blu-ray/dvd/digital movie prize pack courtesy A GEEK DADDY blog #BOLinsiders (1/29/2015)

 

In promotion of THE BOOK OF LIFE's January 27, 2015 release on Blu-ray and DVD our friends at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have provided A Geek Daddy with some color pages for kids to enjoy plus a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD edition of the movie to giveaway so one of our lucky readers can have a fun movie night the whole family can enjoy.  Have fun coloring and if you want to show off your child's artwork feel free to scan it and send back to us for an extra entry in our movie giveaway contest.

THE BOOK OF LIFE is a breathtaking animated comedy with a dazzling visual style unlike anything you’ve seen before.  Written and directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez and produced by Guillermo del Toro, the characters venture to the Land of the Remembered and embrace the rich culture and family history brought to life by the all-star voice cast of Channing Tatum, Zoe Saldana, Diego Luna, Ron Perlman, Kate del Castillo, Christina Applegate and Ice Cube.  Torn between the expectations of his family and the desires of his heart, a young man named Manolo sets off on an epic quest that spans three spectacular worlds in order to reunite with his one true love and defend his village. Not your ordinary fairy tale, THE BOOK OF LIFE is a wondrous fantasy-adventure filled with magic, music and fun!

For a chance to win this prize pack you must be a US or Canadian resident over 18 years old and  submit one or all of the following entry methods to earn up to 3 entries prior to 11:59 pm EST on Wednesday January 28, 2015:

 Entry 1: E-mail thegeekdaddy [at] yahoo [dot] com your name and mailing address.  Email subject line should be BOOK OF LIFE.

Entry 2:  Color one of the pages posted above, scan it, and attach it to your email.  Coloring Pages will not be judged but they could possibly be posted on this blog, twitter, facebook, or google+ for all of our followers to appreciate.

Entry 3: LIKE A Geek Daddy on Facebook and provide the name of the account you used in your email.

 All valid entries will be assigned a number in the order they are received and one number will be  selected to determine the winner using random.org.  E-mails will only be used to contact the winner and deleted following the selection of a winner.

DISCLAIMER:  A Geek Daddy Blog will be responsible for selecting the winner of this contest, but Fox Home Entertainment is responsible for fulfillment and delivery of the prize.  By participating in this contest you waive any liability towards A Geek Daddy Blog or its publisher that may arise from your involvement with this promotion.  If you win this prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win again.  Winner is subject to eligibility verification. Prize will be delivered by UPS or FedEx so no P.O. Boxes are allowed as mailing addresses. A Geek Daddy Blog did not receive any financial compensation but did receive a review DVD for the blog and the prize that is being awarded to one of our readers for this contest.  A Geek Daddy Blog is hosting this contest as a benefit to our readers. Any opinions in this post are my own.

 #BOLinsiders

Celebrate NATIONAL READING DAY with Your Family

January 23rd has been designated National Reading Day to celebrate and encourage reading by children. Whether it is a parent reading to a preschooler or an elementary school aged child reading on their own, most medical and educational experts contend that children should be reading or read to every day because it helps develop vocabulary and communications skills that are vital for both learning and social interactions.  For our family, I read each night a bed time story to our kids before they go to sleep.  During the preschool years every night I'd read Dr. Seuss's ABC plus one other story from our home library of children's books to mix things up.  Now that my twins are in kindergarten, I've given Dr. Seuss' ABC a rest but we still read a book every night.  Lately, my daughter's favorite bed time story is CORDUROY by Don Freeman and my son's is HAVE YOU SEEN MY DRAGON? by Steve Light.  Here are a few other of our favorite bed time reading books:

PETE THE CAT & HIS FOUR GROOVY BUTTONS by James Dean

llama llama red pajama by Anna Dewdney

DUCK @ THE DOOR by Jackie Urbanovic

IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE by Laura Joffe Numeroff

BEDTIME MATH by Laura Overdeck

A nice way to celebrate National Reading Day is to mark the occasion by creating a list of some of the books you'd like to read in 2015 and then enjoy reading them throughout the rest of the year.

In recognition of National Reading Day and the Blu-ray/DVD release of the movie The Book of Life on January 27, 2015 our friends at Fox Home Entertainment generously provided my kids with some art supplies so they could create their own books telling stories about our family's adventures and traditions.  So my 6 year old twins spent some time today writing and drawing about our family.  After looking over their books, I do have to say I look pretty darn impressive as a stick figure. Seriously though they really did a nice job with their books as my son wrote about his favorite family trip memories to the beach, zoo, and Disney World while my daughter's story focused on traditions like carving pumpkins at Halloween, going to the Thanksgiving Day parade, Easter egg hunts at grandma and grandpas and watching Detroit Tigers games with her daddy.

Fox Home Entertainment also included in our kids' National Reading Day gift bags some nice The Book of Life themed notepads created by PinholePress.com for them to sketch in and a gift card so our family could make our own customized photo books through this website. Between now and Valentine's Day (February 14, 2015) get 10% off all Pinhole Press products when you use the code: BOOKOFLIFE.

Adventures, family, and traditions are all themes in The Book of Life.  The movie tells the story of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, as he embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears and realize what is most important - family and loved ones.

For more suggestions on reading selections for children, check out the Library of Congress' Kids Section  www.read.gov/kids.  Like the worlds pictured in the movie The Book of Life, when you read books fantastical places are opened up to your imagination so have fun exploring!  Happy National Reading Day everyone.

#BookofLifeReading

Enjoy the Halloween Season - Take the Family to THE BOOK OF LIFE at the Movie Theater

I've been enjoying watching the new breakout hit television show THE STRAIN by filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro on the cable channel FX the last few weeks which is a really edge of your seat drama that is for vampires what THE WALKING DEAD is for zombies.  The Strain is way to gory and intense for children to view but Guillermo Del Toro has also produced a new animated feature film that will begin playing at movie theaters on October 17th just in time for Halloween called THE BOOK OF LIFE that is an animated movie you can be comfortable taking the family to for a spooky good time.

THE BOOK OF LIFE (rated PG) is a vibrant fantasy-adventure telling the legend of Manolo, a conflicted hero and dreamer who sets of on an epic quest through magical, mythical and wondrous worlds in order to rescue his one true love and defend his village.  This movie directed by Jorge Guttierrez features the voices of Channing Tatum, Zoe Saldana, Diego Luna, Ron Perlman, Ice Cube, and Danny Trejo.

UPDATE:  STEPHANIE G. from Dover, Arkansas is the winner of our THE BOOK OF LIFE Giveaway. Congrats Stephanie!

To promote the theatrical release of THE BOOK OF LIFE we have been given a prize pack from the movie to provide one luck A GEEK DADDY blog reader.  The prize consists of a $25 VISA gift card to use towards taking your family to go see THE BOOK OF LIFE and a mini guitar and keepsake box from Cost Plus World Market.

To enter to win this prize pack:

ENTRY #1:  E-mail thegeekdaddy [at] yahoo [dot] com your name and mailing address with the subject line THE BOOK OF LIFE.

ENTRY # 2:  For a second entry follow A GEEK DADDY BLOG on Google+.  Your Google+ account name must be included in your ENTRY #1 e-mail  for your second entry to count.

All valid entries will be assigned a number and one random entry will be chosen to receive the  prize pack. You must be a US resident to enter over the age of 18.  For a chance to win submit your entries before Sunday, October 12, 2014 @ 11:59pm EST.  A random winner will be selected on Monday, October  13. A Geek Daddy Blog will be responsible for selecting the winner of this contest, but Big Honcho Media is responsible for providing the prize and its delivery to the winner.  By participating in this contest you waive any liability towards A Geek Daddy Blog or its publisher that may arise from your involvement with this promotion.  Only one entrant per mailing address per A GEEK DADDY BLOG giveaway.  If you have won the same prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win again.  Winner is subject to eligibility verification.  P.O. Boxes are not allowed as mailing addresses for this contest.  E-mail addresses will only be used to notify the winner and will be deleted at the conclusion of this promotion.

While you are waiting for THE BOOK OF LIFE to hit theaters enjoy some free movie themed mini-games by CLICKING HERE.  Follow @BookofLifeMovie on Twitter and share with everyone your high score.

 

For more information about the movie, visit www.bookoflifemovie.com

If you don't win the prize pack, the items included in it are available for purchase on Cost Plus World Market's website and at its stores.  Cost Plus World Market has several exclusive THE BOOK OF LIFE toys inspired by the film available online and at stores including a colorful Tin Keepsake Box, Guitar, Maracas, Manolo Rubber Duck Bath Toy, and Kaleidoscope.

DISCLAIMER:  In addition to awarding a prize pack to the winner of this contest, Big Honcho Media also provided A GEEK DADDY Blog with a prize pack as part of the blog's participation in this promotion.