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
Alumni Spotlight on Pauli Reading
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: Can you please tell us about the inspiration for Sherlock McBiskit Shares His Secrets to Good Character and Respect?Pauli: Sherlock McBiskit is based on … Read More
Alumni Spotlight on Andrea Skyberg
Mix the joy of being a mom, the imagination of a child, the encouragement of family, and the creativity of a skilled artist, and what do you get? Snickeyfritz … a life-sized family constructed with masking tape! Andrea Skyberg is a classically trained artist who transformed a story she wrote in high school into a children’s picture book. Andrea describes … Read More
Alumni Spotlight on children’s author Julie Fox and her book Ugly as a Toad
Given her love of writing and her passion as a teacher, it is only natural that one day Julie Fox would craft a children’s book. Little did she know, though, that her first effort would be an award-winning picture book. She is also the mom of two boys. Julie holds a Bachelors of Arts in Elementary Education and Special Education … Read More
Alumni Spotlight on Dyan Eybergen, author of Out of the Mouths of Babes
Dyan Eybergen, RN, is a child and adolescent psychiatric nurse with more than 10 years experience as a therapist and parent educator. Her therapeutic experience includes crisis counseling, inpatient assessment, and juvenile offender rehabilitation, among others. She is an award-winning author recognized for her common-sense, child-focused strategies to develop moral character and strengthen family relationships. Dyan has presented workshops and … Read More
Alumni Spotlight on Dawn Stephens, author of The Little Pot
Please welcome Dawn Stephens, author and illustrator for The Little Pot, to the Alumni Spotlight. As Dawn explains in our interview, her journey to becoming a children’s book author started with a love of teaching, moved into areas that added to her natural talents, and then brought her to writing. In addition to writing, Dawn illustrates books and, as you’ll see … Read More
Alumni Spotlight on Melanie Corpstein and Adorable Originals
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 our honorees and their award-winning, family-friendly products, services, and media. Melanie Corpstein created Adorable Originals for each of us. What began with $25 and an idea for a T-shirt business in 1989 evolved into … Read More