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

Within this list you’ll find the best books, educational products, toys, and more for your children ages infant through young adult, from picture book to novel, and at any level of skill or knowledge. There are adult books and products for parenting, leisure, and learning, too.

Because of our open cycle, we have the opportunity to introduce you to these wonderful honorees, devoted to providing YOU the best in family-friendly media, products and services.

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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, Crafts & Hobbies

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

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Online Resources

No new honorees this month.

Educational Products & Electronic Learning

[amazon_link id=”B004J6P3D0″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Mead 4-in-1 Learn to Letter with Guidelines[/amazon_link] by MeadWestvaco
Gold: Educational Product, PreK to First Grade
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[amazon_link id=”B005CRF5BK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Alphabeasts (15-inch plush doll)[/amazon_link] by Alpha Toys LLC
Gold: Educational Product, Ages 6 Months and Up
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[amazon_link id=”B002R5ARMM” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Mead Letter Stories – Capital Letters, 10 x 8 Inches, 40 Count [/amazon_link] by MeadWestvaco
Gold: Educational Product, PreK to First Grade

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[amazon_link id=”B0006HUK2U” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Mead See and Feel Learn to Letter Raised Ruling, 10 x 8 Inches, 40 Count[/amazon_link] by MeadWestvaco
Gold: Educational Product, PreK to First Grade

 

Apps and Software

Foodie The Bug
Game App for iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad
by MegaCubic Entertainment Inc.
Gold: Apps & Software

Gear, Accessories, and Personal Use

[amazon_link id=”B002V92XAS” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Arm and Hammer Diaper Pail[/amazon_link] Munchkin
Gold: Gear & Accessories

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BabySpa: Pampered by Nature
by Expro3 LLC
Gold: Personal Use Product
Stage 1 – Newborn to Crawler
Stage 2 – Walker to 4 Years
Born To Nurture Gift Basket

Lay-N-Go Lite: 18″ Travel Mat
(available in Green, Pink and Blue)
by Lay-no-Go LLC
Gold: Gear & Accessories

[amazon_link id=”B0062P7ISY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ] MagicJack Plus[/amazon_link] by magicJack VocalTec
Silver: Gear & Accessories
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[amazon_link id=”B004CL9YEQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Munchkin Loft Dark Wood Infant Safety Gate, Silver[/amazon_link] by  Munchkin
Gold: Gear & Accessories

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies

No new honorees this month.

Toys, Games, and Puzzles

[amazon_link id=”B006ZT0C2G” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Fastrack: Ready, Aim, Score![/amazon_link] by Blue Orange Games
Gold: Toys, Games and Puzzles, Ages 5 & Up

[amazon_link id=”B0055YSLBQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Rollick! The Hysterical Game of Clues and Collaboration[/amazon_link] by The Game Chef
Gold: Toys, Games and Puzzles, Ages 10 & Up

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[amazon_link id=”B0039S7NO6″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Spot it![/amazon_link] by Blue Orange Games
Gold: Toys, Games and Puzzles, Ages 7 & Up
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[amazon_link id=”B004P13H5U” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Tell Tale: Take a Journey Into Storyland[/amazon_link] by Blue Orange Games
Gold: Toys, Games and Puzzles, Ages 7 & Up

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

None this month.

Children’s Picture Books

[Your Name] and the Stonkeropolous: A Personalized Adventure Story
by Lori Kretchmer; illustrated by Valeria Lopez and Shayla Hall
Champion Me Books LLC, 2011
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – eBook
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[Your Name] vs. The Scribble Monster: A Personalized Adventure Story
by Lori Kretchmer; illustrated by Valeria Lopez and Sophie Durand
Champion Me Books LLC, 2011
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – eBook

[amazon_link id=”1416989900″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]1 Zany Zoo[/amazon_link] by Lori Degman; illustrated by Colin Jack
Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 2011
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – Humor
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[amazon_link id=”1932319549″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]ABC Menagerie[/amazon_link] by M.H. Clark and Elena V. Targioni
Compendium Inc., May 2012
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – Distinctive Illustration

[amazon_link id=”1936343843″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Blue Lobster[/amazon_link] by Robin Taylor-Chiarello; illustrated by Lisa Bohart
Peppertree Press, 2011
Children’s Picture Book – Values & Life Lessons

[amazon_link id=”1934812846″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Cinco the Clinic Cat / Cinco, el gato de la clinica[/amazon_link] by Carol Brickell; illustrated by Jim Hastings
Brown Books Publishing Group, 2011
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – Bilingual

[amazon_link id=”0983368902″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Fly Danny, Fly[/amazon_link] by Chip Gilbertson & Gina Restivo; illustrated by Michelle Kondrich
Pig Up Station, 2011
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – Inspirational / Motivational
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[amazon_link id=”1931636788″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Grief is Like a Snowflake[/amazon_link] by Julia Cook; illustrated by Anita DuFalla
National Center for Youth Issues, 2011
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – Family Life
also: Activity and Idea Book

[amazon_link id=”1931636842″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]It’s Hard To Be a Verb![/amazon_link] by Julia Cook; illustrated by Carrie Hartman
National Center for Youth Issues, 2011
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – Developing Social Skills
also: Activity & Idea Book

[amazon_link id=”0979889847″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Johnny Big-Ears, the Feel-Good Friend[/amazon_link] by John Paul Padilla; illustrated by Victor Ramon Mojica
Shalako Press, 2011
Silver: Children’s Picture Book – Developing Social Skills
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[amazon_link id=”0982927711″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Kathryn the Grape Series[/amazon_link] by Kathryn Cloward, Jody Duhamel and Ginny Hornby;
illustrated by Christine Winscott
Kandon Publishing, 2011

• Silver: Children’s Picture Book Series[amazon_link id=”0982927711″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Kathryn the Grape: Colorful Adventures[/amazon_link]
• [amazon_link id=”0982927703″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Kathryn the Grape: Just Like Magic![/amazon_link]

[amazon_link id=”0983937303″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Monty the Menace: Understanding Differences[/amazon_link] by Lonna Baum; illustrated by Dave Messing
Baum and Baum, LLC, 2012
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – Values & Life Lessons

[amazon_link id=”1931636850″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]My Mouth is a Volcano![/amazon_link] by Julia Cook; illustrated by Carrie Hartman
National Center for Youth Issues, 2011
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – Developing Social Skills
also: Activity & Idea Book

[amazon_link id=”0615516203″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Pink Tiara Cookies For Three[/amazon_link] by Maria Dismondy; illustrated by Cary Pillo
Making Spirits Bright, 2012
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – Growing Up / Personal Growth

[amazon_link id=”1105189236″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Pinky Doodle Bug[/amazon_link] by Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino; illustrated by Sandra Waugh
Pinky Publishing, 2011
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – eBook

[amazon_link id=”1450785859″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Pirate Santa: A Pirate Adventure[/amazon_link] by Clay “Talderoy” Clement; illustrated by Juan “Jun” Alvarado
Studio City Tattoo Inc., 2011
Silver: Children’s Picture Book – Bedtime Stories

[amazon_link id=”193163677X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Soda Pop Head[/amazon_link] by Julia Cook; illustrated by Allison Valentine
National Center for Youth Issues, 2011
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – Developing Social Skills
also: Activity & Idea Book

[amazon_link id=”0979315840″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Tino Turtle Travels to Beijing, China [/amazon_link] by Carolyn L. Ahern; illustrated by Neallia Burt-Sullivan
Tino Turtle Travels LLC, 2011
Silver: Children’s Picture Book – Peoples, Places and Cultures
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[amazon_link id=”0982993846″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Snutt the Ift: A Small but Significant Chapter in the Life of the Universe[/amazon_link] written and illustrated by Helen Ward
Little Pickle Press, 2011
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – Adventures, Adventurers and Heroes

[amazon_link id=”1466227133″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Under the Tree Series[/amazon_link] by Danielle Leibovici LMFT; Illustrated by Julia Gabrielov
Under The Tree Books Press, 2011
Silver: Children’s Picture Book Series

• [amazon_link id=”1452837058″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]If You Love Me So Much[/amazon_link]
• [amazon_link id=”1466227133″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Under the Tree[/amazon_link]
• [amazon_link id=”1456526278″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]With You Always[/amazon_link]

[amazon_link id=”0982993862″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]What Does It Mean To Be Safe?[/amazon_link] by Rana DiOrio; illustrated by Sandra Salsbury
Little Pickle Press, 2011
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – Health & Safety

[amazon_link id=”1937870014″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Wilma Jean the Worry Machine[/amazon_link] by Julia Cook; illustrated by Anita Dufalla
National Center for Youth Issues, 2011
Gold: Children’s Picture Book – Growing Up / Personal Growth
also: Activity & Idea Book

Juvenile Level 1 (5 to 8)

[amazon_link id=”1601442718″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Editor In Chief – Beginning 1, Grammar Disasters and Punctuation Faux Pas (B Set, Grades 2 and 3)[/amazon_link] by Cherie A. Plant and Stephanie W. Stevens
The Critical Thinking Company
Gold: Juvenile Level 1 Book – Nonfiction

[amazon_link id=”1466411724″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Nuzzle: Love Between a Boy and His Service Dog[/amazon_link] by Donnie Kanter Winokur; illustrated by Jodee Kulp
Better Endings New Beginnings, 2012
Gold: Juvenile Level 1 Book – Inspirational / Motivational

[amazon_link id=”1617777587″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Tails of Castle Hill Acres[/amazon_link] by Valerie Grimes; illustrated by Kael Little
Tate Publishing, 2011
Silver; Juvenile Level 1 Book – Fiction

[amazon_link id=”0884272001″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]You are a Social Detective: Explaining Social Thinking to Kids[/amazon_link] by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke; illustrated by Kelly Knopp
The North River Press, 2010
Silver: Juvenile Levels 1 & 2 Books – Self Improvement

Juvenile Level 2 (9 to 12)

[amazon_link id=”1612540198″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Kendra Kandlestar and the Crack in Kazah (Chronicles of Kendra Kandlestar, Book 4)[/amazon_link] by Lee Edward Fodi
Brown Books Publishing Group, 2011
Gold: Juvenile Level 2 Book – Fantasy, Myths & Legends

[amazon_link id=”B006ZH0GVA” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Storee Wryter Gets a Dog [/amazon_link] by Barbara Simpson Carducci; illustrated by Kathy Hoyt
Tate Publishing, 2011
Juvenile Level 2 Book – Fiction

[amazon_link id=”0884272001″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]You are a Social Detective: Explaining Social Thinking to Kids[/amazon_link] by Michelle Garcia Winner and Pamela Crooke; illustrated by Kelly Knopp
The North River Press, 2010
Silver: Juvenile Levels 1 & 2 Books – Self Improvement

Young Adult Books

[amazon_link id=”1936881012″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Extreme Hazard (A Thunderbirds Novel)[/amazon_link] by Joan Marie Verba
FTL Publications, 2011
Young Adult Book – Fantasy, Myths & Legends

[amazon_link id=”1466280727″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]How To Train Your Parents in 6 1/2 Days; A Teen’s Guide to Raising People You Can Live With[/amazon_link] by Margit Crane, MA, MS MEd
CreateSpace
Silver: Young Adult Book -Nonfiction

[amazon_link id=”1601444117″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Mathematical Reasoning: Middle School Supplement (Grades 7 to 9)[/amazon_link] by Darin Beigie
The Critical Thinking Company
Gold: Young Adult Book – Non-Fiction

Adult Books (Leisure, Parenting, Personal Growth)

[amazon_link id=”B006ZEJYQ6″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]10 Things Not to Say to Your Gifted Child: One Family’s Perspective[/amazon_link] by Nancy N. Heilbronner, Jennifer Heilbronner Munoz, Sarah Heilbronner and Joshua Heilbronner
Great Potential Press, 2011
Gold: Parenting – Special and Exceptional Needs

[amazon_link id=”146201531X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Fabulous in Flats: Putting my best foot forward![/amazon_link] by Mary T. Wagner
iUniverse, 2011
Gold: Adult Book – Inspirational / Motivational

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Hello Gorgeous!: A Journey of Faith, Love and Hope
by Kim and Mike Becker
Corby Books, 2011
Silver: Adult Book – Inspirational / Motivational

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[amazon_link id=”1935067176″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Helping Gifted Children Soar: A Practical Guide for Parents and Teachers[/amazon_link] by Carol Strip Whitney PhD with Gretchen Hirsch
Great Potential Press, 2011 (second edition)
Gold: Parenting – Special and Exceptional Needs

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[amazon_link id=”1935067125″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Nurturing Brilliance: Discovering and Developing Your Child’s Gifts[/amazon_link] by Janine Walker Caffrey EdD
Great Potential Press, 2011
Gold: Parenting – Special and Exceptional Needs

[amazon_link id=”0955465613″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Searching for Cecy: Reflections on Alzheimer’s[/amazon_link] by Judy Prescott
Live Consciously Publishing, 2011
Gold: Adult Book – Poetry