Updated: Feb 7, 2013

 

Throwback Thursday is a weekly meme hosted by The Housework Can Wait and Never Too Fond of Books!

Here’s how it works:

1. Pick any media (or non-media item) released more than 5 years ago. Remember to keep it book-related!
2. Write up a short summary (include the title, author, and cover art, if applicable) and an explanation of why you love it.
3. Link up your post at The Housework Can Wait or Never Too Fond of Books.
4. Visit as many blogs as you can, reminisce about books you loved, and discover some “new” books for your TBR list – or some other classic!

Thanks for participating, and we look forward to seeing what you choose to remember!

Don’t miss the giveaway announcement at the end of this post!

Original Release Date: October 1, 1983
Title: The Witches
Author: Roald Dahl

Summary: This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches.

Grandmamma loves to tell about witches. Real witches are the most dangerous of all living creatures on earth. There’s nothing they hate so much as children, and they work all kinds of terrifying spells to get rid of them. Her grandson listens closely to Grandmamma’s stories—but nothing can prepare him for the day he comes face-to-face with The Grand High Witch herself!

A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches’ plot to destroy the world’s children by turning them into mice.

I’m pretty sure I saw the movie version of this before I read the book. Which is surprising, really, considering how much of a Roald Dahl fan I was as a kid. I read so much of his stuff!

I will never forget Angelica Huston’s pretty face turning into that ugly ugly witch! It was pretty traumatic for a young girl, let me tell you.

When I do have kids, every single Roald Dahl book will be in our library, absolutely.

 

New Year’s Throwback Giveaway

And now the giveaway!

While we love all the great finds Throwback Thursday has brought to light, participation isn’t where we wish it was. This is probably mostly our fault – I took a blogging break for a couple months, and then Lauren took one immediately after I got back. No hosts = no meme. And also, for a while when it was just books, it was hard coming up with new ideas each week! After all, we can’t exactly go back in time and read more/better books, can we? But now we’re back, and it’s easier than ever to participate, so we figured it’s time to get the word out!

In keeping with the new multi-media approach to Throwback Thursday, we have a selection of 10 Book & Movie Throwback Prize Packs to pick from! All you have to do to enter to win is participate in Throwback Thursday or help us spread the word! If you win, you can select your choice of Prize Pack.

The fine print:

• You must be 13 or older to enter.
• This giveaway is open INTERNATIONALLY! However, depending on where you live, we may have to do some finagling on the Prize Pack of your choice, depending on which one you choose and how much it costs to ship to your country. Don’t worry – we’re sure we can settle on something you’ll love!
• Winner will be notified by email and will have up to 48 hours to respond. After that, your prize will be forfeit and another winner will be chosen.
• If you win, you can let us know your preference for your movie, Blu-Ray or DVD. We will do either up to $15, subject to availability.
• This giveaway will run TWO WEEKS (not one like we said before), giving you MULTIPLE chances to participate in Throwback Thursday, even if you never have before! The winner will be announced on our blogs February 21, 2013.
• Enter via the Rafflecopter form below, and make sure to FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. We will be checking to make sure you actually participated.
• Good luck!

The Prize Packs:

These are all Throwbacks (more than five years old) and we tried to pick from a variety of genres so that we’d have something for everyone! And of course, since we wanted BOTH prizes to be fun, we feel that all of these books and movies are worth a re-visit! Also, all of these movies are rated PG-13 or under.

Prize Pack #1

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) OR Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)

We couldn’t pick which movie we liked more (okay, that’s a lie, we both like the ’71 version more…but on the other hand, Johnny Depp) to go with this book, so you get to pick.

Prize Pack #2

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Stardust (2007)/Stardust (Neil Gaiman)

Prize Pack #3

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Clueless (1995)/Emma (Jane Austen)

Prize Pack #4
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The Prestige (2006)/The Prestige (Christopher Priest)

Prize Pack #5
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The Princess Bride (1987)/The Princess Bride (William Goldman)

Prize Pack #6

About a Boy (2002)/About a Boy (Nick Hornby)

Prize Pack #7

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Jurassic Park (1993)/Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)

Prize Pack #8

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The Princess Diaries (2001)/The Princess Diaries (Meg Cabot)

 
Prize Pack #9

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Little Women (1994)/Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)

Prize Pack #10

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The Bourne Identity (2002)/The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)

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