Now lets get to the winner! The winner was chosen by Random.org. Congratulations Adrienne to who says her favorite Barney episode is the one where a fireman came to visit.

Thank you Adrienne for participating in the contest! I’ll be contacting you in the next day or so to find out where to send the Barney Please and Thank You DVD.

Thank you to everyone who participated! I’m sure I’ll have more giveaways coming up in the next couple weeks! So stay tuned, and subscribe to the Play Library feed if you haven’t already!

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Here are some of the top animated children’s movies of 2009. Don’t agree with my list feel free to add your favorite to the comment section!

These are in the order in which they premiered in theaters, since there’s no way I could pick an absolute favorite.

1. Monsters Vs Aliens premiered in theaters on March 27th and was the first animated movie we saw in 2009. It’s the story of a young woman struck by a meteor on her wedding day. The radioactivity from the meteor turns her into a giant, so she’s taken to a secret government compound.

2. Coraline premiered in theaters on February 9th making it one of the first animated movies to premiere this year. Coraline is the story of a little girl who suddenly finds herself in a parallel world, that seems to be the idealized version of her own, until she starts to look closer.

3. Disney Pixar’s Up premiered in theaters on May 29th 2009. Carl Fredrickson ties balloons to his house so he can float off on an adventure to Africa, little does he know there’s a stowaway on board.

4. Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs the latest installment of the Ice Age series, premiered in theaters to cool off the summer on July 1st. Sid decides to adopt 4 dinosaur eggs, then gets kidnapped by the eggs’ mother.

5. Cloudy With a Chance Of Meatballs hit theaters on September 18th. Cloudy is the story of an inventor who’s invention gone wrong has one town with food falling from the sky like rain.

6. Disney’s A Christmas Carol 3D is the latest animated version of Charles Dickens’ classic tale of a miser and his visits from the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. It premeiered on November 6th, just in time for the holiday season.

7. Astro Boy premiered in theaters on October 23rd, and tells the story of a young robot created by a scientist to replace a son he just lost. Astro Boy ends up becoming a superhero and using his super powers to save the Earth.

8. Planet 51 premiered on November 20th. What happens when we’re the aliens? Planet 51 tells the story of an astronaut who lands on a faraway planet, and what happens when he finds himself the alien on a strange planet.

9. The Princess and the Frog hits theaters on December 11th, as an updated version of the classic The Frog Prince.

10. Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel will be in theaters just in time for Christmas on December 23rd. This is one movie I can’t wait to check out!

11. Disney’s G-Force was in theaters July 24th. Tells the story of happens when an elite secret government program to train animals as spies is shut down, and the special agent guinea pigs try to stop a plot to take over the world.

So which movie was your animated favorite of 2009?

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In Barney and his friends latest adventure, Baby Bop forgets to be polite and say “please” and “thank you.” Barney realizes it’s time for a lesson on how magic words can make other people feel good inside. As Baby Bop daydreams about a world without good manners she realizes that being polite is not only important but it’s easy to do after all.

The DVD features 19 favorite Barney songs including, “Please & Thank You,” “Being Together,” “Clean Up” and more.

You can find out more about Barney and his friends at the Barney website.

So how can you win a copy of the new Barney Please and Thank You DVD? Here are the rules:

• To be entered to win just leave a comment letting us know your (or your child’s)  favorite Barney episode ever.
• You can get bonus entries by posting about the contest on your own blog, tweeting about the giveaway (tweet it to @Linetteg), but you need to leave an additional comment to let us know which bonus entries you did to get credit for them.
• The contest is open to US residents only.
• The contest will end at midnight EST on December 11th.
• The winner will be selected from a random draw at the end of the contest, and will be notified by email, they winner will also be posted here at Play Library after the contest ends.

Good luck!

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My nephew is a huge Thomas and Bob the Builder fan, so he was totally excited to check out these winter episodes, so we sat down to watch them with him. I always enjoy watching Bob, Kipper, and Thomas so it was fun to check out this winter and Christmas based collection of stories.

Here are some of the episodes featured on Frosty Friends:

• Thomas & Friends – “Percy’s New Whistle”
• Barney – “Gift of the Dinos”
• Bob the Builder – “Snowman Scoop”
• Pingu – “Pingu and the Hose”
• Kipper – “The Big Freeze”
• And featuring a bonus episode of Fifi and the Flowertots™ – “Doctor Webby”

If you have a preschooler on your gift this year they’re sure to enjoy going along with these Frosty Friends on their winter adventures.

Stay tuned, in the next few days I’ll have an opportunity for a Play Library reader to win a HIT Entertainment DVD, I can’t tell you which one yet, but it’s one that’s not even released yet.

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The Velveteen Rabbit is the tale of a little boy named Toby who is sent to stay with his grandmother for the holiday season because his dad doesn’t have time for him. He finds out his grandma has a magical attic when the Velveteen Rabbit and some other forgotten stuffed animals there come to life. The magic unlocks an animated world that changes Toby’s life.

The heartwarming movie is a combination of live action and animation, and stars the voice of Jane Seymour, Ellen Burstyn, and others.

Here’s a clip from The Velveteen Rabbit DVD.

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We always watch the Charlie Brown holiday episodes this time of year. I love Charlie Brown Christmas, and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. I have several of the Peanuts classics on VHS tapes, and I keep nursing them along year after year. I may have to update and get some of the newer editions sometime soon.

There are tons of new holiday movies and shows these days, but I still love the classics, they’re the movies and specials I look forward to watching every holiday season.

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We were still both laughing out loud several times during the movie. It’s definitely a movie I’d recommend going to see if you get the time this holiday season.

The only drawback is the movie is fairly predictable, but for kids I think the humor definitely makes up for that.

The movie turns the tables and makes a human the alien when he visits another planet. The planet is supposed to be barren and rocky and have no life. The life on the planet is like the decade of the 50’s in the way they dress, and their way of life.

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On behalf of Universal Home Entertainment I have a Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas DVD prize pack to giveaway here at Play Library. The prize pack will includes the DVD , “Curious George Christmas Countdown” book, CD soundtrack, and a “Curious George Live” ticket voucher. The prize pack would make a wonderful holiday gift!

Here’s a fun little song from the new Curious George DVD.

So how can you win the new Curious George A Very Monkey Christmas DVD and the rest of the prize pack? Here are the rules:

• To be entered to win just leave a comment letting us know your favorite feature on the Curious George website.
• You can get bonus entries by posting about the contest on your own blog, tweeting about the giveaway (tweet it to @Linetteg) or becoming a fan of Curious George on Facebook, but you need to leave an additional comment to let us know which bonus entries you did to get credit for them.
• The contest is open to US residents only.
• The contest will end at midnight EST on November 30th.
• The winner will be selected from a random draw at the end of the contest, and will be notified by email, they winner will also be posted here at Play Library after the contest ends.

Good luck!

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I have a soft spot for holiday movies, so I can see this one getting added to my collection. You can find the new DVD at most major retailers and online at Amazon.com.

In conjunction with the DVD release, Universal is running an “All I Want This Holiday” $100,000 instant win game, where one lucky grand prize winner will get $100,000 to create their own “Family Fund.”

This can mean investing in a college tuition fund, paying for a new home or even taking a year off to spend more time with the kids. Also, more than 200 additional prizes will be awarded, including HDTVs, Netbooks, Blu-ray™ players and more. Enter and see official rules here at the Universal Studious Curious George Instant Win Website.

Stay tuned! I’ll be back with a Curious George Christmas prize pack giveaway here at Play Library, courtesy of Universal Home Entertainment, in the next day or two!

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It turned out to be a really cute family movie. It’s a little bit like the movie Home Alone, only the dog is the one home alone. The movie is a little silly funny at times, but kids will love it!

Zeus (voiced by Mario Lopez) is a former police dog who lost his bark. He ends up at the pound, and is adopted by a family looking for a good guard dog. The family discovers Zeus can’t bark, and begin to doubt their choice. When the family leaves on Christmas Eve and a pair of thieves try to break in, Zeus rediscovers his inner dog.

We definitely enjoyed the movie. It’s a cute holiday movie for the kids, I’m sure we’ll watch it again before Christmas gets here.

The Dog Who Saved Christmas will be available December 8th from major retailers, and is available now for pre-order at Amazon.com.

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