Monday, August 18, 2014

The Boxcar Children Movie Review & Giveaway


I have an amazing movie to share with you, The Boxcar Children!  This has been a book in our homeschool library for years so my kids, especially the older ones, are familiar with the story.  If you are not familiar with the story, four children whose parents recently passed away find themselves alone and on the road.  They fear that their grandfather is cruel and wouldn't want them because he has never visited them when their parents were alive.  They find an abandoned boxcar tucked away in the woods and work hard to make it their home.  The children are polite, creative, thoughtful and it is wonderful to see how much they care for each other.  I love the reconciliation in the story with the children's grandfather.  This movie is full of teachable moments and a great addition to our movie library!  My kids adore it and ask to watch it often.

The kids and their friends at the park.

The kids were playing with their friends at the park.  They began to pick up glass all around the park and clean it in a small puddle of water they found.  When I asked them what they were doing they told me that they were making the glass beautiful like the Boxcar children did with their dishes.  My kids were able to see something beautiful from something most people would just pass by and in the end we were able to help clean up our local park and make it safer, a win-win!

Read more about this film and cast below.  Order your own copy here and be sure the enter the giveaway!

About the Film
Four orphaned and homeless siblings happen upon an abandoned boxcar, which with a little creativity and hard work, they gradually furnish with all the comforts of home.  Fearful that they will be sent to live with the reputedly cruel grandfather they have never met, the children keep their new home a secret - until a serious illness forces them to reveal themselves in order to save young Violet.

About the Cast
Featuring an all-star cast of voice actors, including Academy Award Nominee Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now), J.K. Simmons (Spiderman), Zach Gordon (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Joey King (Fargo), Mackenzie Foy (Twilight series), and Jadon Sand (LEGO: The Movie), this is the very first full-length animated feature adaptation of Gertrude Chandler Warner's best-selling classic!

Ready for a giveaway?  One of you will win your very own DVD of The Boxcar Children.  Just enter below and good luck!

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  Disclosure:  Many thanks to Propeller Consulting, LLC for providing this prize for the giveaway.  Choice of winners and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation.  I did receive my own copy of The Boxcar Children in exchange for this review and post.  Only one entrant per mailing address, per giveaway.  If you have won the same prize on another blog, you are not eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification.  US/Canada only please.

18 comments:

Mami2jcn said...

It would be for my sons.

Dara @ Not In Jersey said...

my kids would love this as we just read the book!

Giveaway Lady said...

This would be for my little sister. I am sure she would love it!

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Nancy said...

I'd like to have this for our family.

Nancy
allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

aaltw_515 said...

This would be for my kids and myself to watch together
amy williams
sethandtjay at yahoo dot com

kathy dalton said...

Id love this for hen my grandkids visit

Unknown said...

This DVD would be for my grand daughter. I'm sure she would love it!

Heather R said...

This Dvd would be for my niece!

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latanya t said...

It would be for my son

Unknown said...

For my daughter...I grew up reading these books and I think this would great for her.

Annmarie Weeks said...

I know my niece would love this DVD!

Unknown said...

for family nite movie

Unknown said...

I'd love to win this for my 5yo son. We're currently reading the books as a bedtime story. The DVD would make a great way to celebrate finishing the books

Lesli said...

I am a teacher so I would love to share with my class.

DG Middendorf said...

I watch my grandsons so it would be for them at my house.

Jessica Medina said...

It woul dbe for my kids!

Sue Hull said...

It would be for my niece who is reading the Boxcar Kids book series.Thank you for the cool giveaway :)
sue-hull64(at)comcast(dot)net

Leela said...

I'd love it for my kids.