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For my kids, DreamWorks’ Home was an exciting intergalactic adventure that taught them about the importance of looking past appearances into a person’s soul. They were inspired by Tip’s perseverance and the uniquely perfect and often comical friendship between her and Oh. With a fondness for the characters and the story, you can imagine how excited my kids were to learn that Home was actually inspired by Adam Rex’s children’s book titled The True Meaning of Smekday.

© Adam Rex
The True Meaning of Smekday details the story of 12-year-old Tip, who is assigned to write a 5-page essay on this important day for the National Time Capsule contest. Unsure of where to begin, she begins dreaming up ideas, which include alien messages sent through the mole on the back of her mother’s neck, an alien abduction of humans (including her mother) on Christmas Eve, and the invasion of Earth by an alien race called the Boov. As the book progresses, we see the unlikely friendship between outcast alien J.Lo and Tip as they set out on a journey to find her mother at the Happy Mouse Kingdom by way of hovercar and aspire to thwart another alien invasion. If you’ve seen the film Home, you’ll notice the striking resemblance between the 2 stories. The book, which my son has decided to search for on his next visit to our library, is fully illustrated with photos, drawings, newspaper clippings and comic sequences for an engaging read.

© Adam Rex
Perfectly timed for the release of DreamWorks’ Home is the highly anticipated sequel titled Smek for President. The story finds Tip and J. Lo setting off for yet another adventure, this time with aspirations to make peace with the Boov. J. Lo has a bounty on his head for the interfering with the Boov’s colonization of planet Earth. His belief is that if he just speaks with Captain Smek, all will be right. Unfortunately, J. Lo does not receive the warm welcome he anticipated and in the midst of the Boovs’ first-ever presidential election, he is captured. This incredible, out-of-this-world adventure finds Tip and J.Lo once again fighting to make things right and return home safely.
Both books are designed for children ages 9-12. Read excerpts of The True Meaning of Smekday and Smek for President online exclusively here at Rockin’ Mama!

Photo Credit: DreamWorks Home (c) 2015 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C.
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I don’t have a favorite part of the movie because I haven’t seen it yet. I’d like to see it because I enjoy Jim Parsons.
I haven’t seen it yet.. but it does look cute.
My son said his favorite part was when one of the aliens walks into a house and gets covered in pink glitter!
I like when Tip first met Oh.
I haven’t seen it yet, so I don’t have a favorite. Can’t wait to see it!
I haven’t seen it yet but I plan on it so I don’t have a favorite yet
I have not seen the movie yet.
I Have Not Seen The Film HOME Yet.
I saw this movie this past week and loved it. My favorite part was the ending–at the ship–do not want to give it away for others;)
I haven’t seen it yet, but it looks like a fun movie.
This is a cute movie. I liked it when Oh couldn’t keep his body from dancing to the music when he was in the car.
I haven’t seen the film yet but I’m excited about the “oh no! My hands are in the air like I just do not care” part 🙂
I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m looking forward to it.
I love when Oh goes back for the girl to rescue her!
haven’t seen it yet
I have not seen the movie yet, so not sure of a favorite part yet. I know my kids would love this movie.
I haven’t checked this movie out yet, we love Oh. Kids are excited to see this movie.
I have not see the movie yet, but would love to see it
I haven’t seen “Home” yet, but want to see it soon. My favorite part of the movie trailer and when Oh states that all his friends call him “Oh.”
I have not seen it yet but it looks awesome!
I like when they explain how Oh got his name.
I don’t have a favorite part from the movie because we haven’t seen it yet, but I do love when the little alien is I’m the car and says my body is shaking like I just don’t care.
I have not seen it yet, so I really don’t have a favorite part yet.
I haven’t seen Home yet.
Planning on getting it from Netflix and watching with the grand kids!
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I have not seen the movie Home, so I don’t know what my favorite moment will be.
I like the explanation to oh’s name
I have not seen it yet.
I haven’t seen the movie, so don’t have a favorite part yet.
Sadly I haven’t seen the movie yet. I am planning on taking my nieces to see it on Thursday!!
I haven’t seen the movie yet. I can’t wait to check it out though.
Thanks for the giveaway! =)
I haven’t actually seen the movie yet 🙂 but my favorite part of the trailer is when the alien dances & doesn’t know what it is 🙂
I like the commercial but haven’t seen the movie.
I have not seen the movie yet, but I like the trailer with Oh trying to find his home!
We haven’t seen the movie yet, but my kids love the previews and we are looking forward to seeing it soon! 🙂
I have not seen the movie yet but I will take my niece soon to see it.
I haven’t seen it yet!
We have not seen it yet so I do not have a favorite moment.
This sounds like a great book. I’m going to see if I do find it. I’m still trying to find time to see the movie Home.
I don’t know any of the characters and I don’t want to to copy anyone so i’m going to just say I don’t knowwwwwwwwwww
i have not seen it yet (sad face)
I haven’t seen it yet.
We haven’t seen the movie yet. But, I love the previews.
I have not seen the film Home yet, but I believe that my granddaughters are going to see it and they can tell me all about it.. lol
I have not seen this movie
I’ve not seen the movie, yet!
I haven’t seen it yet with my kids but I have heard a lot of great things about the movie.
I haven’t seen the movie yet so I can’t have a favorite moment.
When the alien came back to help the girl find her mother
I haven’t seen the movie Home yet so do not have a favorite moment.
I love it when they first meet each other.
I don’t have a favorite part because I have not seen the movie.
I haven’t seen it yet. I plan on taking my two little grandsons to see this.
They’ve been seeing the previews and are really excited.
I haven’t seen it yet but I really like the cat named pig.
I haven’t seen this yet but can’t wait!
I haven’t seen it yet,
I dont have a favorite part since I haven’t seen the movie yet
I haven’t see it so I don’t know.
I have not seen the movie
I have not seen it yet
I haven’t got to see it yet.
We haven’t seen it yet, but the commercials make it look so adorable and fun! Can’t wait to see it!
I don’t have a favorite moment, as I have not seen it yet, but I know my little boy would love to see it!
I didn’t seeit but I love that JimParson is doing one of the voices.
I have not seen this movie yet but the commercial look real cute.
Unfortunately I haven’t seen the movie yet, but the previews look great!