Alumni Spotlight on Sheila Kilpatrick author of Anastasia Pickering, Anastasia’s Rain

The Alumni Spotlight is a periodic feature on the official Mom’s Choice Awards® blog. It is part of our ongoing effort to “shine the spotlight” on you and your award-winning, family-friendly products, services, and media.In May 2010, her article “How to Write a Children’s Book” was published in Alt Daily. MCA: Hi Sheila, welcome to the Spotlight! Can you please … Read More

Alumni Spotlight on Jeanne Gehret

Jeanne Gehret describes herself as a lifelong writer. Her first works were lost not because the dog ate them, or even the computer … it was because she wrote them in pencil! Just as her brother had warned her, over the years they had faded from the paper she’d written them on, lost forever. As she got older, Jeanne’s work … Read More

MCA Honoree Dr. Brian G. Orr Invites You to Celebrate 10/10/10 In a Meaningful Way

Mom’s Choice Awards® alumni are some of the most giving, thoughtful people you’ll ever meet. Brian G. Orr, MD, of Cape Ann Pediatricians in Gloucester, Massachusetts, is one of those people. In 2009, Dr. Orr won a Silver in the Health, Nutrition, Fitness and Safety category for his book A Pediatrician’s Journal: Caring for Children in a Broken Medical System. He is … Read More

Let Your Expertise Help Other Families: Become a Mom’s Choice Awards Judge

The Mom’s Choice Awards® is now accepting applications for judge candidates for the 2010 cycle. Currently, we need judges to evaluate family-friendly media and services in the following categories … AdoptionConnected ParentingParenting Through DivorceParenting Gifted ChildrenDealing with Aging ParentsTips For New DadsGeek DadsAnorexia Nervosa If you have an expertise in one of these areas, we would love for you to … Read More

Alumni Spotlight on Jackie Minniti and Project June Bug (A Novel)

The Alumni Spotlight is a periodic feature on the official Mom’s Choice Awards® blog. It is part of our ongoing effort to “shine the spotlight” on you and your award-winning, family-friendly products, services, and media. Jackie’s dedication to her students goes far beyond the classroom. For twenty-five years, elementary and middle school students — including many labeled “ADHD” (Attention Deficit Hyperactive … Read More

Mom’s Choice Awards: Promoting Your Product in a New World

Before BookExpo America started, I had the honor of participating on a panel at Publishing University, a jam-packed two-day event sponsored by the Independent Book Publishers Association (formerly Publishers Marketing Association). On Tuesday, Seth Godin, award-winning author and renowned blogger, wowed the audience with his perspectives on the future of publishing and marketing. Seth’s newest book, Linchpin: Are You Indespensible? … Read More

We’re On Television! The Mom’s Choice Awards is in a Commercial

We are always so excited to celebrate our honorees and their work, so when Proctor & Gamble, makers of the MCA-award-winning Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max, asked to include us in their commercial … well, we were over the moon! Just last week, Pampers launched this video that features their award-winning product and our logo! What do you think? Have … Read More

MCA Honoree Nominated for Canadian Savvy Mom Entrepreneur of the Year

The Mom’s Choice Awards® is thrilled to announce – and celebrate – Jeanette Ramnarine’s nomination for the Savvy Mom Entrepreneur of the Year (Canada). “Winning this award would mean a prize of $22,000 which would go towards expanding our business,” says Jeanette.”Being a winner of a Mom’s Choice Award® has been great. We look forward tot his opportunity to bring … Read More