Press Release: Mom’s Choice Award Winners August 2012

Welcome Honorees & Visitors!

The Mom’s Choice Awards® distinguishes itself in the manner we recognize and celebrate our award-winning creators: authors, artists, publishers, inventors, and more.

Our monthly press release offers details about our newest honorees and their products, which have earned our Honoring Excellence seal. You will find award winning books, educational products, toys, and more for your children ages infant through young adult, from traditional picture books to eBooks and Apps, and for any level of skill or knowledge. There are adult books and products for parenting, leisure, and learning, too.

Because of our open cycle – the only such awards program in the industry – we are able to introduce you to these wonderful honorees continually. Our honorees are devoted to providing YOU and your children the best in family-friendly media, products, and services and have participated in our program specifically to ensure a rigorous evaluation of their work.

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To our new honorees and alumni … Congratulations! And welcome to the Mom’s Choice Awards® family!

We hope you’ll browse the whole list, but if you’re short on time, just click on one of our Awards Categories to get to the area that most interest you.

Online Resources
Educational Products & Electronic Learning
Home / Mobile Audio & Viewing (Music, Storytelling, etc.)
Apps and Software

Gear, Accessories, and Personal Use
Toys, Games & Puzzles
Activities, Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

Children’s Picture Books (infant to teen)
Juvenile Level 1 (Children Ages 5 to 8)
Juvenile Level 2 (Children Ages 9 to 12)
Young Adult Books
Adult Books

To learn more about the prestigious Mom’s Choice Awards®, visit our website: www.momschoiceawards.com. Media inquiries, please email us, or call (757) 410-9409, option 0.

Online Resources

www.nourishinteractive.com/kidsSolusville – Family Nutrition Education
www.nourishinteractive.com/kids
by Nourish Interactive
Silver: Online Resources: Children

Welcome to Solusville, filled with adventures! Join Chef Solus and his explorers  as they explore the different parts of Solusville, play games and help you understand the importance of eating healthy and being active. Nourish Interactive is a web-based company that is dedicated to supporting parents by providing them with useful information to help them improve their families health and educating children about the importance of nutrition and exercise.

ParentingTodaysKids.com
by Spectorsoft, Inc.
Gold: Family / Parenting

Parenting Today’s Kids is built with one purpose in mind: Help parents at the intersection of kids and technology. “We recognize that technology impacts how kids are growing up.  It can play a very influential role in the choice they make and the people they become. We get it.  If parents can understand technology today and learn how kids embrace consume and social using it, we increase our chances of protecting our kids and positively influencing them.”

sesame street for military familiesSesame Street Military Families Near and Far
by Funny Garbage and Sesame Street
Gold: Online Resources: Family / Parenting

Whether your family is near or far, this website can help bring you closer together. These innovative materials, produced by Sesame Workshop, the non profit organization behind Sesame Street and The Electric Company, are designed to help children and parents stay connected and communicate during times of tremendous change and uncertainty.

Educational Products and Electronic Learning

[amazon_link id=”B0055P75Y4″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Brainy Baby Shapes and Colors Collection[/amazon_link]Shapes & Colors Collection (Includes DVD, Book & Flashcards)
by The Brainy Company
Gold: Educational Products, Ages 1 – 4

[amazon_link id=”B008ROWZUO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Sight Words Level 2 (Rock 'N Learn)[/amazon_link]Sight Words Level 2 DVD
by Rock ‘N Learn
Gold: Educational Products: K – 1st Grade

Apps & Software

No products earned our Honoring Excellence seal in this category this month.

Gear, Accessories, and Personal Use

Boppy companyBoppy Travel Pillow
by The Boppy Company
Gold: Gear & Accessories – Feeding

[amazon_link id=”B004QTQ0KU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Luca and Company IVI Carpets, Traffic Blue[/amazon_link]IVI 3D Play Carpet
by Luca & Company
Gold: Gear & Accessories, Bedding and Room Decor

[amazon_link id=”B006DAYINQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Pink Lining Blooming Gorgeous - Blue Butterflies[/amazon_link]Pink Lining Diaper Bags
by Pink Lining
Gold: Gear & Accessories – Totes, Diaper Bags & Slings

Arts, Activities, Crafts & Hobbies

No products earned our Honoring Excellence seal in this category this month.

Toys, Games, and Puzzles (including Video Games)

personal trampolineiBounce Kids Trampoline
by JumpSport Inc.
Gold: Toys, Games & Puzzles, Ages 2 – 5

[amazon_link id=”B006ZPAYGE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes[/amazon_link]LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Gold: Video Games – E10+

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

pirate christmas book and audio bookPirate Santa Audio Book ‘N Songs
Studio City Tattoo, 2012
Silver: Audio Experiences, Ages 3 – 9

Children’s Picture Books

Eli Kowalski picture bookKushka The Dog Named Cat
by Eli Kowalski; illustrated by Jim McWeeney
Sports Challenge Network Publishing, 2011
Silver: Children’s Picture Books, Basic Concepts

Eli Kowalski picture bookKushka Visits The Zoo
by Eli Kowalski; illustrated by Jim McWeeney
Sports Challenge Network Publishing, 2011
Silver: Children’s Picture Books, Basic Concepts

Kushka’s Coloring And Activity Book
by Eli Kowalski; illustrated by Jim McWeeney
Sports Challenge Network Publishing, 2011
Silver: Children’s Picture Books, Activities, Crafts & Hobbies

picture book on imaginationMy Personal Panther
by Jerry Cesak; illustrated by Terry Naughton
Canyon Hawk Books, 2012
Silver: Children’s Picture Books, Imagine It!

[amazon_link id=”0984822100″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The NOK Rockers: Trouble in Slowville[/amazon_link]The NOK Rockers: Trouble In Slowville
by Donna Terjesen and Angela Pariselli Velez; illustrated by Mark C. Biddison
Nourish Our Kids, Inc., 2011
Silver: Children’s Picture Books – Health & Safety

Christmas Hannukah book[amazon_link id=”1466287217″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Ollie and Taavi Celebrate the Holidays
by Ellen Press
CreateSpace, 2012
Silver: Children’s Picture Books – Religion & Spirituality

Seeding Imaginations: Grace Capes
by Kelly Grace
Grace Capes, 2012
Silver: Children’s Picture Books, Growing Up / Personal Growth

Juvenile Level 1 (children ages 5 to 8)

Marie Rippel reading booksAll About Reading Level 1Kit (Includes Teacher Manual, Student Pack and 3 Readers)
by Marie Rippel
All About Learning Press, Inc., 2011
Juvenile Level 1 (Ages 5 – 8) Books: Reference & Study Aids*

Juvenile Level 2 (children ages 9 to 12)

Raja: Story of a Racehorse
by Anne Hambleton; illustrated by Margaret Kauffman
Old Bow Publishing, 2011
Gold: Juvenile Level 2 Books: Fiction

The Spy with the Wooden Leg: The Story of Virginia Hall
by Nancy Polette
Alma Little, an imprint of Elva Resa Publishing, 2012
Gold: Juvenile Level 2 Books: Non-Fiction

Young Adult Books

YA fiction FreeK Show
by Steve Burt
Burt Creations, 2012
Gold: Young Adult, Fiction

Adult Books (Leisure, Parenting, Personal Growth)

Ellen Notbohm on Autism1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger’s
by Ellen Notbohm and Veronica Zysk
Future Horizons, 2011
Gold: Parenting – Special & Exceptional Needs

Elder Care by Mary Ann MasseyAging is a Family Affair: How to Prepare for Tomorrow’s Difficult Conversations–Today
by Mary Ann Massey, Ed.D.
The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2011
Adult Books: Aging & Elder Care

Babies Can Smell Fear: Mishaps and Mayhem from the First Year of Fatherhood
by Chris Sandahl
Anchor House Press, 2012
Gold: Parenting – Humor

parenting bookEmbracing Defiance: Helping Your Child Express Their Unique Voice While Keeping Your Sanity
by Dr. Beth L. Halbert
Bush Street Press, 2011
Gold: Parenting Books – Contemporary Familiesxxx

The Gospel of John, Photographed
by The Apostle John photography by David Kevin Weaver
Four Line Media, 2012
Gold: Adult Book: Art & Photography

parenting adhd kidsGreat Days Ahead: Parenting Children Who Have ADHD with Hope and Confidence
by Frank E. Bowers, PhD with Tara R.S. Borsh, PsyD
Boys Town Press, 2012
Gold: Parenting Books – Special & Exceptional Needs

[amazon_link id=”0961539011″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Where's Mom Now That I Need Her?: Surviving Away from Home[/amazon_link]Here’s What You Taught Me, Mom
by A. Zikhurst
Bookbaby, 2012
Adult Books – eBooks

Korban–The Sacrifice Of Liana
by Dr. Rosemary H. Cohen
Lico Publishing, 1999
Silver: Adult Books, Life Challenges

Math for adultsMath for Life: Crucial Ideas You Didn’t Learn in School
by Jeffrey Bennett
Roberts and Company Publishers, 2011
Silver: Adult Books – Non-Fiction

The Mother of Jerusalem is Crying
by Dr. Rosemary Hartounian Cohen
Lico Publishing, 2012
Silver: Adult Books – Historical Fiction

Phyllis Palm on AlzheimersPut That Knife Away: Alzheimer’s, Marriage, and My Transformation from Wife to Caregiver
by Phyllis W. Palm, PhD
Published by Phyllis Palm, 2012
Silver: Adult Books, Aging & Elder Care

adult nonfictionThe Survivor
by Dr. Rosemary H. Cohen
Lico Publishing, 2002
Silver: Adult Books, Non-Fiction

Linda Hodgdon on ASDVisual Strategies for Improving Communication: Practical Supports for Autism Spectrum Disorders
by Linda A. Hodgdon, MEd, CCC-SLP
QuirkRoberts Publishing, 2011
Silver: Parenting Books – Exceptional & Special Needs

Press Release Information

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