Mom’s Choice Awards Welcomes September 2011 Honorees

Congratulations and Welcome
September 2011 Alumni class!

The Mom’s Choice Awards is honored to present this group of authors, businesses, creators, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who have created the best-of-the-best in family friendly media and services.

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Online Resources

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Educational Products & Electronic Learning

[amazon_link id=”B0018YYV3O” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]4-in-1 Learn to Letter, with GuidelinesMead Learn to Letter[/amazon_link] by Mead®
ages: 4 to 7 (Pre-K to first grade)
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Learn To Read Kids Club Basic Set
Creative Teaching Press
Ages 5 to 8

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[amazon_link id=”B0056ZU41E” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Sight Words (Rock ‘N LearnSight Words (Rock 'N Learn))[/amazon_link] by Rock ‘N Learn
Ages: Pre-K & Up

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[amazon_link id=”B004EWN9BM” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Solving Problems, Logic-Based Activities WorkbookMead 2nd Grade Problem Solving Workbook, 10 x 8-Inches, 96 Pages (48030)[/amazon_link] by Mead®
Ages: 7 to 8 (second grade)

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

Toys, Games, and Puzzles

[amazon_link id=”1603800840″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Smart Lab The Amazing Squishy BrainThe Amazing Squishy Brain[/amazon_link] by Smart Labs
Ages 8 and Up

CAT® Bump & Go Bulldozer
by Toy State
Ages 2 & Up

 

Cootie Catchers: Happy Birthday!
Creative Teaching Press
Ages 6 to 10

 

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[amazon_link id=”B004LO2AIG” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Spontuneous ® Party Board Game – The Game Where Lyrics Come to Life®!Spontuneous ® Party Board Game - The Game Where Lyrics Come to Life®![/amazon_link] by Spontuneous Games, Inc.
Ages 13 and Up

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[amazon_link id=”B005AKBDVK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Wise Alec: Civilize This! Travel Game and expansion SetWise Alec: Civilize This[/amazon_link] Griddly Games
Ages 8 and Up

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[amazon_link id=”B005AKATMY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Wise Alec: Nature Nuts Travel Game And Expansion Set[/amazon_link] Griddly Games
Ages 8 and Up

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[amazon_link id=”B005AKBTWI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Wise Alec: Sports Buffs Travel Game And Expansion SetWise Alec: Sports Buffs Travel Game And Expansion Set[/amazon_link] Griddly Games
Ages 8 and Up

[amazon_link id=”098292254X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]We Are One Exploration CardsWe Are One Exploration Cards[/amazon_link] by Jennifer Black
Illumination Arts / Diamond Clear Vision, 2008
Ages 3 to 9
see also: [amazon_link id=”0982922507″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]We Are One[/amazon_link]written and illustrated by Jennifer Black in Children’s Picture Books

[amazon_link id=”B004RO3JTO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Yamodo, Gizmos and GadgetsYamodo, Gizmos and Gadgets[/amazon_link] by Idea Storm Products
Ages 8 & Up

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[amazon_link id=”B004RO3JUS” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Yamodo, Magic and MayhemYamodo, Magic and Mayhem[/amazon_link] by Idea Storm Products
Ages 8 & Up

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[amazon_link id=”B004RO3KKM” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Yamodo, Monsters and AliensYamodo, Monsters and Aliens[/amazon_link] by Idea Storm Products

Ages 8 & Up

Home / Mobile Audio & Viewing (Music, Storytelling, etc.)

#1 Best Kid’s Songs!
by The Learning Station, 2011
Audio Experiences, Ages 3 to 5

 

[amazon_link id=”B004TMKFH8″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Letter Songs  A To Z[/amazon_link] by ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy, 2010
Audio Experences, Ages 3 to 5

 

[amazon_link id=”1933630779″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Indigo Wizard: The Awakening Tales (Mom's Choice Awards Recipient)[/amazon_link]The Indigo Wizard’s Awakening Tales
read by Kazzrie Jaxen; music by Ann Krupski
Audio – Children Ages 5 – 12

[amazon_link id=”B004BO8FDK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Grow It at HomeGrow It at Home[/amazon_link] by Peter Alsop
Moose School Productions, 2010
Audio Experiences – Children

The Letter Songs A to Z
by ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy, 2010
Ages 3 to 5

[amazon_link id=”B005D5U8KE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Lion In The SkyLion In The Sky[/amazon_link] Music ans Stories by Susan Reed
Susan Reed Music, 2011
Audio – Children

Miss Spider’s Bedtime for the iPad
by Callaway Digital Arts, Inc.
Ages 2-8
[available through the iTunes Store]

Miss Spider’s Tea Party for the iPad
by Callaway Digital Arts, Inc.
Ages 2-8
[available through the iTunes Store]

Mother Goose DVDNursery Rhyme Signing Time with Mother Goose Club (DVD)
by Sockeye Media, LLC
Home and Mobile Viewing
Ages 3 to 5

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Children’s Picture Books

Archibald’s Swiss Cheese Mountain
by Sylvia Lieberman; Illustrated by Jeremy Wendell
Seven Locks Press, 2007
Inspirational / Motivational

[amazon_link id=”1453602534″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]A Brighter Light in the World SeriesWe Play Beautiful Music[/amazon_link] by Elisabeth Rose Wilds; illustrated by Natalia Tretiakova
Children’s Picture Book Series – New Age & Indigo Topics

  • [amazon_link id=”1456330535″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Blessing the Water[/amazon_link]
  • [amazon_link id=”1452885974″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Rainbow of Light[/amazon_link]
  • [amazon_link id=”1453602534″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]We Play Beautiful Music[/amazon_link]
[amazon_link id=”0982695519″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Doctor Nenyai Monyay and His Amazing Koala BagDoctor Nenyai Monyay and His Amazing Koala Bag[/amazon_link] by Sanita Virdee; Illustrated by Joseph Gormley
LLumina Kids, 2011
Health & Safety

[amazon_link id=”1604430176″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Long and the Short of It: A Tale About HairThe Long and the Short of It: A Tale About Hair[/amazon_link] by Barbara Meyers & Lydia Criss Mays; Illustrated by Shennen Bersani
American Cancer Society, 2011
Looking and Feeling Great

[amazon_link id=”0615473938″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage to Be Who You AreSpaghetti in A Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage to Be Who You Are[/amazon_link] by Maria Dismondy; Illustrated by Kimberly Shaw-Peterson
Making Spirits Bright, 2008
Developing Social Skills

[amazon_link id=”0981211410″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Strings and GripsStrings and Grips[/amazon_link] by Desmond McLennon, II; Illustrated by Andre Short, II
Excelovate, 2011
Sports and Recreation

[amazon_link id=”0981609287″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Wacky Jacky: The True Story of an Unlikely Beauty QueenWacky Jacky: The True Story of an Unlikely Beauty Queen[/amazon_link] by Jaclyn Stapp; Illustrated by Kristine Lucco
TriMark Press Inc., 2010
Inspirational / Motivational

[amazon_link id=”0982922515″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]We Are LoveWe Are Love[/amazon_link] written and illustrated by Jennifer Black
Illumination Arts, 2010
Inspirational / Motivational

[amazon_link id=”0982922507″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]We Are OneWe Are One[/amazon_link] written and illustrated by Jennifer Black
Illumination Arts, 2010
New Age & Indigo Topics

[amazon_link id=”098292254X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]We Are One Exploration Cards[/amazon_link] in Toys, Games, and Puzzles

[amazon_link id=”0615277721″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Western Lullaby(with Western Lullaby CD)Western Lullaby(with Western Lullaby CD)[/amazon_link] by Lynn Estes Friess; Illustrated by Barbara Leonard Gibson
Mariposa Ranch Press, 2010
Bedtime Stories

Juvenile Level 1 (5 to 8)

[amazon_link id=”160911387X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]No, I Don't Want to Play Today: An African Tale About BullyingNo, I Don’t Want to Play Today: An African Tale About Bullying[/amazon_link] by Brenda Jones; Illustrated by Carey Jones
Strategic Publishing / Eloquent Books, 2010
Inspirational / Motivational

Juvenile Level 2 (9 to 12)

[amazon_link id=”0978951204″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Will Allen and the Great Monster Detective (Chronicles of the Monster Detective Agency)The Chronicles of the Monster Detective Agency[/amazon_link] by Jason Edwards
Rogue Bear Press, 2007 and 2009
Juvenile Level 2, Series

  • [amazon_link id=”0978951204″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Will Allen and the Great Monster Detective[/amazon_link]
  • [amazon_link id=”0978951220″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Will Allen and the Ring of Terror[/amazon_link]
[amazon_link id=”0971220646″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Computer’s NerdThe Computer's Nerd[/amazon_link] by W. Royce Adams
Rairarubia Books, 2002
Fiction – General

[amazon_link id=”1592983936″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Every Kid's Guide to Living Your BestThe Every Kid’s Guide to Living Your Best Life[/amazon_link] by Sara Jensen-Fritz, Paula Jones-Johnson and Thea L. Zitzow
Beaver’s Pond Press, 2011
Inspirational / Motivational

[amazon_link id=”0983021929″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Lost in Lexicon: An Adventure in Words and NumbersLost in Lexicon: An Adventure in Words and Numbers[/amazon_link] by Pendred Noyce; Illustrated by Joan Charles
Scarletta Press, 2011
Fiction
[amazon_link id=”0984601201″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]TuTu Goes GreenTuTu Goes Green[/amazon_link] by Tulani Thomas; Illustrated by Seitu Hayden
TuTu’s Green World LLC, 2011

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[amazon_link id=”9881907276″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Woe is Me: The Wild Adventures of Woe the Worried (Emotes!)Woe is Me: The Wild Adventures of Woe the Worried (Emotes!)[/amazon_link] by Matt Casper, MFT
Emotes! by Evergrow

 

Young Adult

[amazon_link id=”1453555269″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Entangled in Freedom: A Civil War StoryEntangled in Freedom: A Civil War Story[/amazon_link] by Ann DeWitt and Kevin M. Weeks
Xlibris Corporation, 2011
Historical Fiction

[amazon_link id=”0965357597″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Deadly Danger (Thunderbirds)Deadly Danger (Thunderbirds)[/amazon_link] by Joan Marie Verba
FLT Publications, 2009
Fantasy, Myths & Legends

[amazon_link id=”1433809559″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]On Your Own: A College Readiness Guide for Teens With ADHD/LDOn Your Own: A College Readiness Guide for Teens With ADHD/LD[/amazon_link] by Patricia O. Quinn, MD and Theresa E. Laurie Maitland, PhD
Magination Press, 2011
College Guides

[amazon_link id=”1935359797″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Shimmering: Tales of Tremora, Book 1The Shimmering: Tales of Tremora[/amazon_link] by William Westwood, Jr.
Book Publisher’s Network, 2011
Fantasy, Myths & Legends

Adult

[amazon_link id=”B005EP2LOY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Back to Life After a Heart Crisis: A Doctor and His Wife Share Their 8 Step Cardiac Comeback PlanBack to Life After a Heart Crisis: A Doctor and His Wife Share Their 8 Step Cardiac Comeback Plan[/amazon_link] by Marc Wallack, MD and Jamie Colby
Avery, 2010
Health, Nutrition, Fitness & Safety

[amazon_link id=”292386512X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Bad Girls: Why Men Love Them & How Good Girls Can Learn Their Secrets[Bad Girls: Why Men Love Them & How Good Girls Can Learn Their Secrets/amazon_link] by Carole Lieberman, MD
Cogito Media Group, 2011
Relationships and Marriage

[amazon_link id=”B004LQ0FOU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Becoming a Life Change Artist: 7 Creative Skills to Reinvent Yourself at Any Stage of LifeBecoming a Life Change Artist: 7 Creative Skills to Reinvent Yourself at Any Stage of Life[/amazon_link] by Fred Mandell, PhD & Kathleen Jordan, PhD
Avery, 2010
Life Transitions

[amazon_link id=”097648370X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]A Daughter's Touch: A Journey of a Mother Trying to Come to Terms with Postpartum DepressionA Daughter’s Touch: A Journey of a Mother Trying to Come to Terms with Postpartum Depression[/amazon_link] by Sylvia Lasalandra
Quattro M Publishing, 2010
Inspirational / Motivational

[amazon_link id=”0452297419″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I’m Grounded?: Stop Fighting, Start Talking, and Get to Know Your Teen[/amazon_link] by Vanessa Van Petten
Plume Books, 2011
Parenting – General

[amazon_link id=”098154102X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Falling into the Sun: A Novel[/amazon_link] by Charrie Hazard
Spoonbill Cove Press, 2009
Fiction & Literature

[amazon_link id=”1449705405″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]An Ordinary Person, An Extraordinary GiftAn Ordinary Person, An Extraordinary Gift[/amazon_link] by Deanna Danielle
WestBow Press, 2011
Religion & Spirituality

[amazon_link id=”1887542329″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: Transforming parent-child relationships from reaction and struggle to freedom, power and joyRaising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: Transforming parent-child relationships from reaction and struggle to freedom, power and joy[/amazon_link] by Naomi Aldort
Book Publishers Network, 2009
Parenting – General

[amazon_link id=”1433808919″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Ready for Take-Off: Preparing Your Teen With ADHD or LD for CollegeReady for Take-Off: Preparing Your Teen With ADHD or LD for College[/amazon_link] by Theresa E. Laurie Maitland, PhD and Patricia O. Quinn, MD
Magination Press, 2011
Parenting – Special and Exceptional Needs

[amazon_link id=”0929915518″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Return to ArteoReturn to Arteo[/amazon_link] Kaitlyn Brannin
Headline Kids, 2010
Outstanding Young Author

[amazon_link id=”B004KAB6HW” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]What We Have: A Family’s Inspiring Story About Love, Loss, and SurvivalWhat We Have: A Family#s Inspiring Story About Love, Loss, and Survival[/amazon_link] by Amy Boesky
Gotham Books, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs