The Mom’s Choice Awards® team is just getting back from Book Expo America in New York City, but we have Scott Jacobs here in the Spotlight to share his book about his life in Chicago, Never Leave Your Block. A long-time resident of Chicago, Never Leave Your Block gathers up Scott’s observations of his local position into an warmly humorous collection … Read More
Kids control emotions with Celia the Great
Our kids wear their emotions on their sleeves. Heck, we do it too, sometimes. Grr! They are feeling angry, and in their frustration, they shout out something that they will most likely regret later… Learning how to prevent our emotions from taking control of us is hard. It is even more important for us as parents to maintain a clear … Read More
Children learn empathy with Flip Side Stories
Children (and sometimes adults too!) can have a little difficulty with learning that, while they are adored and loved, the world does not always revolve around them. How do you teach children compassion so that they will consider others’ feelings before they act on a whim? How do you get kids to think about the consequences of their actions, or … Read More
Maggie Van Galen’s fun and thoughtful story for families
When you were growing up, did your family members ever make up a story or two to entertain you? Maybe create a story to (perhaps) teach you one of those valuable life lessons they thought you needed to learn? Now, as an adult, do you look for those kinds of stories to help the kids in your lives? Then you’ll … Read More
Steve Burt – book writing ‘freak’!
SPOOKY! Halloween may be months away, but maybe you’re the type of person who enjoys some suspense any time of the year. If you’re the kind of person who likes a little mystery (but not too much scary!) you’ll probably find a friend in Rev. Dr. Steve Burt. In addition to writing Christmas story collections like A Christmas Dozen and … Read More
Kids have a bad dream? This Award-winner will help!
“Mommy! Daddy! I had a bad dream!” How many times have you heard that cry in the middle of the night? Like every parent, you jump out of bed then realize what can I really do to help! For most of us, it isn’t as easy as “go back to sleep honey, it was just a dream.” Relieving the anxiety caused by … Read More
From toy creator – to children’s book author!
A great number of our Mom’s Choice Award® Honorees and Distinguished Alumni start their journey with two things: 1) an idea, and 2) the motivation to make their idea a reality! Luis Rodriguez’s journey started the same way, too. His idea? A cuddly koala toy! What he discovered in his journey, though, is that cute plushy marsupial would lead him to … Read More
Gale Leach has Three Mom’s Choice Award® winning Books!
Gale Leach is the author of four books, of which her three children’s books about a caterpillar named Bruce have earned the Mom’s Choice Award®! After retiring from her own company that focused on writing, editing, and desktop publishing for biotechnology companies, she moved to Arizona with her husband. There, she and her husband fell in love with the sport … Read More