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. Fifty years ago, Michael Baker’s grandfather, John had an idea: he founded Midwest Publications. The company produced math and textbooks that combined powerful logic with … Read More
Alumni Spotlight on Tina L. Christiansen
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. MCA: Welcome to the Spotlight, Susan and Tina. We’re glad you could join us today. Could you please tell us about the inspiration for Maya’s … Read More
Alumni Spotlight on Molly Roe and Call Me Kate: Meeting the Molly Maguires
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. Mary Garrity Slaby's time in the classroom has made one thing clear: kids want books with lots of action. As an author she wanted to … Read More
Congratulations Honorees – September 2010
Congratulations and Welcome September 2010 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. Read more
Alumni Spotlight on Sukey’s Circle
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.We're excited to introduce you to Nancy Ferst (right) and Sukey Molloy. Through Sukey's Mommy and Me classesNancy and Sukey became friends. Their collaboration resulted in … Read More
From the Mailbox: Beautiful Moon / Bella Luna Selected by Read On Wisconsin
Diane Bergeron of Raven Tree Press, the premier publisher of bilingual children’s picture books, recently sent us a note about yet another accolade for one of its books. Already a Mom’s Choice Awards® winner (Gold – Bilingual Books) and a finalist National Best Book Awards (NBBA), Beautiful Moon / Bella Luna has just been selected as the featured January book … Read More
From the Mailbox: Mom’s Choice Awards is for Cool (Wise) Cats!
Isn’t that just a lovely image? One of our favorite “jobs” is sending out that email that tells a nominee that his/her product has earned a Mom’s Choice Awards®. Over the years we have gotten lots of thank yous, but a personalized picture … well that’s a first. What got those cats purring? Well, Nick the Wise Old Cat – … Read More
From the Mailbox: Kiki Magazine
As many of you know, our Mom’s Choice Awards® honorees are alumni, not just the people who won in a given awards cycle. We continue to correspond regularly, and many continue to share their news with us. As our MCA family has grown, so have the opportunities to share with you what our honorees are doing. Now, we can’t talk … Read More