There are some books and characters that are timeless in my opinion. In Friday the Moomins on the Riviera is released in cinemas across the country through Vertigo Films.
We join the Moomins, Snorkmaiden and Little My as they leave Moominvalley and head to France and the Riviera. Their adventure takes them to a whole new world. Snorkmaiden falls for a local playboy, Moominpappa decides to become ‘de Moomin’ and poor Moominmamma wonders what has happened to those she loves. Will they all return to their senses?
Based on Tove Jansson’s famous comic strips, Moomins on the Riviera uses hand drawn animation to bring the classic family to life. The film is U rated and runs for 80 minutes.
To celebrate the release of Moomins on the Riviera I can offer one reader the chance to win a goody bag containing:
1 Moomin Plush Toy (either Moominmamma, Moominpappa, Little My & Snorkmaiden)
1 Cinema poster
2 T-shirts (small + either medium or adult)
1 Pudsey DVD
1 Allstars DVD
1 Unbeatable DVD
Complete the Gleam form below for your chance to win this great goody bag. Good luck!
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Terms and conditions:
(Please note that all entries will be checked against comments for validation).
Only the first step of this form is mandatory, all other steps are optional. Only one entry per person is allowed.
This giveaway is for UK residents only.
Once a winner is randomly picked, I will check if the winner has done what was requested and I will contact them, if they do not reply within one week, the prize will be allocated to another person.
The giveaway will close on 1st July 2015 at midnight.
I loved Milly Molly many – not sure why but remember having a set of books and drawing pictures of her all the time!
I liked reading all the Topsy and Tim books when I was younger and now my son loves them
I liked James from James and the giant peach
I loved Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield from the Sweet Valley High books , lots of great stories and i could wait to read them all
I loved the Country Mouse from Enid Blyton’s Town and Country mouse, I loved the cuteness of him and how brave he was to go to the town
Barbapapa! I loved the stories, and they were easy to make out of plasticine!
Topsy and Tim because my Mum got these books from the library to teach me how to read and thus sparked my love of reading.
Any of the Roald Dahl books, I loved reading them as a child, the stories were always so engaging
Difficult to pick just one, but i loved (and still do) Dr Seuss
Fantastic Mr Fox as he’s a personal hero of mine from childhood!
Paddington as he was so funny and I got all the books from the library in the 1960s long before his popularity now
Matilda, becuawse no matter how bad her life was she never gave up on hope & she believed in what looked to be the impossible but as it turned as long as you have hope thats all you need in this world. she taught me never to give up.
Willy Wonka, i loved that book as a child.
My favourite book character is Matilda as she is feisty, free-spirited and an amazing inspiration to a child! She always kept her love of reading and innocence and got her happy ending!
I loved Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine – I used to find it hillarious!
Charlie and the chocolate factory
The Secret Garden – Love the transformation of a very unhappy child, Mary Lennox, to having a happy childhood
loved Mollie fro The Adventures Of The Wishing Chair she always seemed to be having so much fun i really wanted to be her and i wanted a wishing chair too…..aaaaah those were the days x
Cinderella – I wanted the beautiful ball gown
Peter Rabbit, I loved how naughty he was and the lovely watercolour pictures.
The worst witch – as she seemed to have lots of fun
I liked the Beatrix Potter stories
Willy Wonka from charlies chocolate factory – I wanted to visit his factory!
I loved the sweet valley high books and the TV show
Matilda. I loved the book and film and wanted to be just like her!
we like peppa pig xx
I’d choose Tracey Beaker – I loved how she got into trouble but all she really wanted was a lovely family – it was approached so well and she was really good character!
I loved the Charlie Bucket from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I loved following his adventure.
Thomas The Tank Engine was my favourite (and still is!)
Hop skip and jump in the little book brownies
The Mr Men and Little Miss as all the characters were fun and now read them to my son who loves them just as much
I always wanted to be Matilda
harry potter – we still love the story
winnie the pooh because hes cute
Will always be charlie from the chocolate factory – son loves the book too now!
The tale of Peter rabbit – my mum read it to us and we loved it x
I loved Bilbo Baggins – I read the Hobbit over and over as a child.
Anne of green gables – she was so cool and funny and I wanted to be her!!!!!
Mr Men, because I found them funny
Has to be Pippi from Pippi longstocking, loved her!
So did I – great choice!
The three little pigs were my favourite because mum and dad used to tickle my toes after they’d read the story for the umpteenth time!).
Mr Bump – clumsy, but immensely likeable 🙂
mildred hubble out of the worst witch as her heart is always in the right place things just keep going wrong
Grandma from George’s Marvellous Medicine
Meg and mog! Brings back a lot of memories xxxx
Biff and chip!
Moon-Face and Silky the fairy from the Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton. Made me smile just thinking about it, ty!
Moon-Face and Silky the fairy from the Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton. Made me smile just thinking about it, just how friendly they were with Jo Bessie and Fanny. Loved the names!
matilda love all of roald dahl books
willy wonka
Mrs Tiggywinkle,she was so sweet,in fact i loved all the characters by Beatrix Potter x
Matilda, because she gets revenge on her evil headmistress.
I loved Squirrel Nutkin because he was so naughty.
Willy Woka as it made me dream of a word of chocolate . I loved it
My naughty little sister, use to love the mischief she got into!
Charlie from Charlie and the chocolate factory. I just loved the whole story and loved how selfless the character was.
Saucepan Man from The Faraway Tree stories- a loveable eccentric!
Pippi Longstocking – I loved her hair!
I loved Moonface from The Magic Faraway Tree books
Moon Face from the Magic Faraway Tree – I’m not sure why he is just one that has stuck with me from childhood.
I always liked Paddington Bear,he’s so adorable with his duffle coat and wellies.
I loved Danny from Danny the champion of the world because i thought he was such a brave boy helping all those pheasants!!
I loved the BFG! and used to hope he would bring me some nice dreams
Matilda as she was determined
Don’t know why really, but I loved Not Now Bernard
Loved the faraway tree as loved all the fairy tales and fantasy
charlie and the chocolate factory .i used to love reading about all the magical sweets
I loved the BFG! I was such a fan of the book and the movie! Such a magical film.
My favourite character is Danny, from Danny the champion of the world!
peter and jane because they started my love of reading
I loved Strawberry Shortcake and used to always read her books, I also had a doll.
I have always loved the Jolly Postman books, I really enjoyed all the letters and cards, I found the whole book really exciting my kids love it too
Georgia from ATAPS
I loved Horton from Horton Hatches and egg as it was a book we read all the time
I wanted to be one of the secret 5.
Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh because I too am a bit of a pessimistic grump so I can relate well to him.
The Hobbit
I liked tintin and have been watching all the episodes again recently
Charlie from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what a great experience going to Willy Wonkas factory, I was very jealous.
The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. Those magic lands at the top of the tree mademe LONG to visit them.I still get a tingle down my spine when I read the books to my own kids.
Topsy and Tim were my favourite characters I loved collecting the little books.
I loved George from the Famous Five …
I loved “stig of the dump”
Mr Tall because I liked his long legs!
matilda because she is funny
A little owl called Plop who was afraid of the dark. In my imagination he was very cute!
Mrs Pepperpot – shrinking when she sneezed got her into lots of scrapes but she always managed to find a cunning way out – I loved having the stories read to me when I
was very young and was delighted when I could read them myself!
i loved Moonface from The Magic Faraway Tree x
Willy Wonka, he was a wonderful and funny character
Saucepan from the Enchanted Wood books. He makes us laugh when he mishears.
George from George’s Marvellous Medicine: I was totally fascinated by his concoction!
Alice from ‘Alice in Wonderland’ by Lewis Carroll. I share the same surname as the author (even though that’s just his pen name) so I always felt an attachment to Alice, plus she had such wonderful adventures off by herself and having no sisters myself felt akin to her in more ways than one 😉
The Magic Faraway Tree, I used to love getting lost in the story!
Andy Pandy, grandchildren look at me stupid when I mention the name
My favourite book character was Maisy Mouse. The books were so interactive and fun!
I loved the twits – they made me laugh
Anne of Green Gables because she was so lovely
Paddington BEAR, he was so funny
It had to be Thomas the tank engine. I would lose myself in the stories by the Rev.
Mooonface from the magic faraway tree, I really wanted to try the slippery slip and pop biscuits!
Willy Wonka. He lived in such an exciting place
charlie and chocolate factory
I loved Moon-Face from The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton. I still remember his kindness and wisdom, I must have been about 4 or 5 when I read the series and the characterisation was spot on.
Mrs tiggywinkle
Mole from Wind in the Willows, because he was quiet & loyal & brave
My favourite character from childhood is Anne of Green Gables because she was friendly, funny and feisty and got herself out of lots of scrapes and always did the right thing in the end.
I used to like the original Topsy and Tom, mainly because I liked the drawings and the fact they just seemed normal!
The Jolly Postman, from the Jolly Christmas Postman loved opening the flaps and pretending to be the postman.
Charlotte from Charlotte’s Web, clever & cool & taught us all about friendship.
Ariel from Little Mermaid, just all times favourite by me and my daughter 🙂
Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh, because he was so glum
I loved any Pony books I could get my hands on! I wanted to be one of those girls with ponies
Moonface from The Magic Faraway Tree…as he just seemed like such a lovable character 🙂
I loved Daryll from Malory Towers, I think mostly because I really wanted to have midnight feasts by the pool
The Moomins, I remember my lovely Mum reading them to me
Paddington Bear!
I loved the cat in the hat, he is so cheeky!
George from the Famous Five
amelia jane because i felt like i was reading about myself haha
charlie from charlie and the chocolate factory as who doesn’t want a golden ticket
The BFG 🙂
Moonface from The Faraway Tree Stories. Loved the stories and just loved the idea of Moon face.
jo from little women for her strength
What Katy Did because my dad bought it for me
pipi longstocking i loved her cheeky behaviour and she got away with it
Mrs Twit he was so mean but i liked him
Mollie from The Wishing Chair because I really wanted to be her and have all those adventures.
Moonface from The Magic Faraway Tree, the children always had a great time visiting!
harry from harry potter great addictive story with mindblowing characters
I was obsessed with Thomas the tank engine. I had all the books, and the cassette tapes to narrate them while I read along.
The BFG, he’s the friend you wish you had 🙂
I used to love Babar… And now my kids love Barbar and the adventures of Badou!
I liked Matilda! 🙂
George from the Famous Five! I loved her tomboyishness and was so jealous of her owning such a wonderful dog in Timmy and the adventures they had.
Matilda – Roald Dahl – magic <3 🙂 x
Shellover, a tortoise who was always getting into adventures. Using remember the stories now but my copy of the book was worn out from the number of times I re-read it
I loved plop the owl who was afraid of the dark cos I was a scardy too!. Dxx
Mr Gotobed from Puddle Lane. I used to envy his life! (Really don’t know why though!)
I loved Mr Ben….all the different characters!
Winnie the Pooh
eeyore, i can identify with his depression lol!
Pippi from Pippi Longstocking because she was a bit of a tom boy like me