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Books on Screen: Some DVD Giveaways

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I am happy to step a little bit outside the true intent of the category to offer some great giveaways. I trust I won’t hear any complaints, will I?

I haven’t had a chance to watch (or read) any of Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Definitive Collection, which I really wanted to do before I posted it here. I actually checked a book out from the library so that I could read and watch and compare, but I didn’t get around to it. I haven’t read Christie in a while, and I would like to, but maybe one of you is a Poirot fan and would like to do a Books on Screen comparing a movie to the book.

I think that this would make a great gift! I always wonder what to give grandparents, and some of them do have DVD players, so classic films are a great way to go! This set of 12 feature-length films from A&E is available on amazon.

The other film that fits I am including here, simply because it has “tale” in the title (and I have five to give away, so that’s another reason) is A Lobster Tale. I did get a chance to watch this. It’s a fairly family-friendly movie (ages 10 or 12 and up) about greed, true happiness, being who you are — oh, yeah, and a miracle moss.

I will draw from the comments one winner of the Poirot DVD set, and five for A Lobster Tale DVD. Unless you state your preference, your comment will enter you for both prizes.

I’ll post the winners on Wednesday December 3.

Managing Editor Jennifer Donovan is a contributing editor at 5 Minutes for Mom. She blogs at Snapshot about daily life with a tween daughter and a preschool son.

Comments

  4. I would love either prize. I’m trying to get my daughter started on Agatha Christie novels, as they were the first adult fiction books I read back when I was her age.

  5. EITHER would be great! I’ve been saving my sanity with Books on CD, listening to them on the drive in to and out from work, so I have an idea just how valuable a multimedia version of a “tale” can be.

  7. Please enter me for A Lobster Tale DVD, I read the description as I had never heard of this before and it has intriqued me so much that I really want to see it now. Thank you for the chance. Happy Holidays to you and yours.

  9. please enter me , i would love to win “Agatha Christie’s Poirot: The Definitive Collection”
    enjoyed the series on A&E

  13. I’d like to enter for A Lobster Tale. You can never have enough family friendly DVDs for movie night.

  17. I’d love to win the Poirot collection. I always watch these on PBS when I get the chance.

  22. I would love to win. Agatha Christie is a favorite author of mine and Poirot is my favorite character.

  26. I would love to win either. I started to read Poirot, years ago and lost the library book. I paid the library, but haven’t had a chance to pick up the book again!

  27. i love anything agatha christie! poirot is one of her more colorful characters – i’d love to win this – thank you

  32. I’m a big Agatha Christie fan, and the other story looks good too, so please enter me for both.

    rlgrady[at]yahoo[dot]com

  36. Money is tight this year so I’ve been really looking at different gift ideas. the Poirot set would be PERFECT for my aunt!! She adores Agatha Christie and especially the Poirot and Miss Marple series. Since she is retired and isn’t able to do much more than watch tv, this set would be the perfect gift for her. And….if I receive it early enough, maybe I could even watch the episodes before giving it to her for Christmas. Am I bad?? haha 🙂

  38. David Suchet’s portrayal of Hercule Poirot is the very best I’ve seen.

    Ah, those mincing steps, those snapping, intelligent black eyes that see as much as Holmes saw in his day.

    I would be delighted to have The Definitive Collection of Monsieur Poirot’s fine forays into crime-solving.

  40. Both of these movies look like great family movies. Please count me in. Thank you so much for the great contest.

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