This might be a first! The book Sleepy Kittens, labeled "as seen in the film Despicable Me from Universal Pictures," is a movie tie-in title that is really and truly featured in the actual movie. Talk about amazing and clever product placement. I love it when characters in a movie read or discuss books. When Meg Ryan's character mentioned Noel Streatfeild's children's books in You've Got Mail, I sure wanted to read them all. I bet I wasn't the only one. The 3-D, animated comedy Despicable Me releases in theaters today (July 9th) and, yes, the board book with cute finger puppet kittens is in the movie.

Three little kittens loved to play. They had fun in the sun all day. Then their mother came out and said, "Time for kittens to go to bed!"
Sleepy Kittens (Despicable Me)by Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Illustrated by Eric Guillon; LB Kids (May 2010); ISBN 9780316083812; 10 pages; Board Book
Book Source: Review copy provided by publisher
In Sleepy Kittens, a pink mama cat announces that it is bedtime for her three chubby little kittens. The kittens have other ideas and try their best to stall the inevitable. Smart mama cat, not to be outdone, has a few tricks up her pink paw and lovingly soothes them to sleep. The short text is written in rhyming verse.
If you watch this movie trailer, about two minutes into the video the Sleepy Kitten book appears. Gru, the villain, is reading the book to the orphaned girls. Ok, ok...so the actual book isn't exactly the same as the one in the movie but it is pretty darn close. The three finger puppets are there but you don't manipulate them through holes like Gru does. And, the text isn't exactly the same either but still it is pretty cool that kids can actually read the story for themselves and interact with the finger puppet kittens. Kids can even make the kittens drink the milk out of the milk bowl, just like in the movie. My kindergarten-aged daughter thought the book was fun to play with and even made up her own story while operating the puppets. My toddler son isn't able to manipulate the puppets as well as his older sister but seems amused by this novelty. One thing I noticed -- the roly-poly kittens have such short little legs I'm surprised they can do anything but sleep! The three finger puppets, made out of flat, felt-like material, are glued into the back cover and cannot be removed.
Other LB Kids Despicable Me movie tie-in books include My Dad the Super Villain (picture book), The World's Greatest Villain (picture book) and Despicable Me: The Junior Novel.

Related links:
Despicable Me Books: http://www.despicablemebooks.com
Official Movie Site: www.despicable.me
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DespicableMe
Twitter: @universalpics
Movie Trailer #6: http://www.youtube.com/despicablememovie#p/u/4/tikthjwNUBw


* Sleepy Kittens
* My Dad the Super Villain
* The World’s Greatest Villain
* Despicable Me: The Junior Novel
* Despicable Me T-shirt
* Despicable Me pencil
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139 comments:
Sleepy Kittens sounds like a great book. I saw the movie Inkheart before I read the book. I like the book more (It was so beautifully written that it took me 2 weeks to read it. Usually, I'm a fast reader.), but by reading it after seeing the movie I don't have as many objections to the film. Thanks for offering the giveaway.
I never did see Inkheart...hmmmm.
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My husband really enjoys watching movies like that one! I rarely read a book just because I saw on TV or in a movie....but I am open to reading anything so if it looked good I might read it.
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I would love to win this for my daughter who loves to read.
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I think my kids would really enjoy these, especially after they see the movie.
(Slightly off the subject, but about product placement...) My husband worked for Anheuser-Busch awhile back in one of their breweries. You would not believe the number of movies that have used the A-B LA brewery as a set (the new Star Trek movie, for example). Once you know what it looks like, it's crazy how often it shows up as different locations!
I love that kids can connect with this book through the movie or vice versa. It's pretty good marketing if you ask me. Great giveaway!
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I wasn't too keen on the movie title either, but the more I read about it, it does make sense, and it sounds like it will be a good one to see :)
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My kids really want to see this movie.
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Great prize pack! The kitten book is so cute and any kid would love the other books and prizes!
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This would make a great gift for a friend who has several kittens and they seem to be always sleeping when I visit
Great giveaway! I haven't read anything because I've seen it read, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't.
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i saw this movie. it was cute and quite amusing. i love that the kitten book is real even if it's changed a bit. how adorable! it's great when movies and other things mention books. I love it!
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Awesome giveaway! Sometimes if a movie is really nice, I end up reading the book but most of the time, I have read the book or read the book first :) Thanks for the chance!
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We saw this movie and everyone in our family loved it! The prize pack looks wonderful and I'm so glad there's a sleepy kitten book!
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The kids are really looking forward to seeing this movie.
Took the kids to see the movie today and they absolutely loved it! these books would continue the good times.
If you enjoyed the movie Despicable Me, you’ll probably enjoy this Mr. Media Radio interview with screenwriters Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul. They also wrote Horton Hears a Who! and are working on an adaptation of The Lorax.
I would love to win this prize pack for my kids! They would love it!
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p.s. books don't always translate well to movies - so many people were disappointed with what was done to the first Percy Jackson book.
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Great prize pack! The kids enjoyed the movie.
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We saw the movie this weekend, and I immediately wondered about the book (and the one that Gru writes to replace it). Will post and comment again!
I would love to win these books for my grandson. He'll love all the zany characters.- JD
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I went back and read all the Narnia books after the movies came out.
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Great giveaway! My son would love this!
I don't recall ever reading anything after seeing it in a movie, but ut does seem like a good way of advertising.
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I plan on taking kids to see the movie and one of the movies I can recall that I just seen was inkheart where he read the book and the characters came to life
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I started reading the Sookie Stackhouse book series after seeing True Blood on HBO. (Don't recommend it for the kids).
These books would be great for my kids to read. Thanks.
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That looks like a great prize pack! My niece and nephew would love it, as my daughter is still way too young for some of those...
I just saw this movie and that book was adorable! I am so excited that it's an actual book now. Thanks for a chance to win!
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I love it that a super-villain meets his match with three little orphaned girls. Steve Carell is perfect for this character. I love the prize pack that is being offered. I would love to win it for my grandson.
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We can't wait to see the movie, and I love that they've tied in a real book too! Such a great idea! I know there have been books we've searched out after seeing them on tv or in a movie. (Though at the moment, my memory seems to have left me, and I can't think of any of the titles!)
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I just took my kids to see this movie in 3D-It was really cute
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I read Gone With the Wind after hearing it mentioned on several movies.
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We loved this movie when we saw it. The minions are my favorite :)
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My kids love this movie and have seen it twice. They thought the Sleepy Little Kittens book was hilarious and I would love to surprise them with it.
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What a cute tie-in to the movie. I plan on taking my nephew to see it over the weekend. I'm an avid reader so have read many books before they get turned into movies and of course the books are usually better!
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I love the commercial that features the scene with this book! I can't wait to see the movie
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We do a lot of see a movie, then find a book...or read a book, then see the movie. I know my oldest daughter was really disappointed with the Vampire Diaries books, but loves the series because they haven't changed Elena.
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Amazing giveaway! This movie was awesome. :D
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My sister (who's old enough to drive)is in love with Despicable Me. She'd love me forever if she had this...
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My 5 year old is just starting to learn to read, and I bet she'd enjoy these new books. :)
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It took me a minute to remember the kitties book from the movie - loved it! My kids would love these books!
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I took my daycare kids to see the movie and the kitty book is too cute but Gru's book was even better.
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How adorable! Our family is curious to see Despicable Me; we don't always go for the movies after we've read the book or vice versa, but it's fun when the kids want to explore one way or another!
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My grandkids want to go see Despicable Me, they like the minions. I'm sure we will take them soon.
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My daughters favorite movie of the summer what a wonderful contest.
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I think all the Despicable Me books are fantastic. It seems alot of times books for the younger kids never come out following these great movies. Some of my fave books are Nemo, Toy Story, etc...my little ones enjoy reading and seeing books based on their favorite charaters boosts that.
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My husband wants to see this movie! I think the Sleepy Kittens book sounds adorable and is one that I would love to add to my collection.
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Sleepy Kittens sounds like a great book!
Since I have family in the film industry and a while back learned about the cost of product placement in films, I am very aware of it now and notice products as you see them appear throughout films and wonder about the cost to get them there. As for this prize, I would love to have it as a fairly new (3 month) grandma in charge of building my grandson's library (former reading teacher made me qualified)...and I usually read a book before seeing a movie as the book is 99% of the time better. Thanks for the chance to win
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My kids would love that you could read the same book (almost) that they did in the movie!
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I enjoyed this movie! I read Jane Austen after seeing "The Jane Austen Book Club"!
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I would love to share these books with my preschool class.
My two little guys saw the movie and loved it. They also love to read so I'd love to win for them. Thanks for the giveaway!
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The kids and I read the series, Series of Unfortunate Events after we saw a preview of the movie.
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I'd love to win this for my kids, since we got tickets to the premiere of Despicable Me and then got turned away at the theater because they had too many people inside! Bummer.
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I love that when movies come out and the kids want to read the book
This movie was great as was the Sleepy Kittens book in the movie. I hadn't realized it was a real book when seeing the movie. This would be the first book from a movie I'd read. Thanks!
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If you plan to see the movie and read the book be sure to see the movie first. Then you can visualize the characters and you aren't disappointed if some book scenes are left out.
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I think it is awesome that this film did this with Sleepy Kittens - what a great tie in. Anything to get kids into reading MORE!
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My son loved this movie! Thanks for the chance to win!
My kids really wanted to see this movies. I am taking them this weekend,
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We have not seen Despicable Me yet, but we all want to. I like to read the book before seeing the movie because I find it more enjoyable that way.
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I'm hopelessly smitten with the minions, so I'd love to win this!!
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I want to see this movie this summer w/ my kiddos. The book My Dad the Super Villain looks like a fun read!
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I am laughing cause that book Sleepy Kittens is in this package, it is so cute! When we saw the movie I didn't know it was a real book but I guess it is lol! I want it!
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I have never read a book after it was in a movie. I saw this movie and did not relize that Sleepy Kittens was a real book. It was very cute in the movie.
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