Imagine our delight when we heard that Mom’s Choice Award-winning children’s author Melinda Chambers was going to be on television! Melinda, whose delightful children’s picture books have won Mom’s Choice Awards® is going to be filming an episode of The Balancing Act in early April. This is a great continuation of her accomplishments in 2010, when she three of her picture … Read More
From the Mailbox: Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy by Tina Turbin wins ANOTHER Award
For award-winning author Tina Turbin, 2011 is shaping up to be as great a year for her – and Danny – as 2010 was. Yesterday, she posted this news on the Danny the Dragon blog: I’m happy to report that Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy, the first book in my Danny the Dragon children’s book series, has been recognized by the … Read More
Holiday Greetings from Executive Director Dawn Matheson
Before we close up shop a few days to spend time with our families, I wanted to say Happy Holidays to our friends, followers, alumni, and honorees. This is the time of year when we find those quiet moments to think about the past twelve months. 2010 has been an amazing year for the Mom’s Choice Awards® … and that … Read More
From the Mailbox: Bella, Finny, and Bonnie – Four Paws Up!
Poodles Bella and FInny are natural hams. They understand their star power and are never shy in front of the camera. When MCA-award-winning author Bonnie A. Wayne saw that SmartTag Pet ID had a photo contest, she KNEW Bella and Finny would want in. This past summer, Bonnie spent some time with her daughter, photographer Tiffany Wayne. She chose this one … Read More
From the Mailbox: Catching Up with Jeff Marginean
In a recent email, multi-award-winning author and radio host Jeff Marginean shared news that brought us joy and sadness. In August, Jeff’s co-producer Joe Procario died. Since then, Jeff’s My Buddy Butch Radio Show has been on hold. Jeff said that, in fact, everything has been on hold these last few months. Now Jeff is happy to report that his … Read More
From the Mailbox: Nick the Wise Old Cat Dishes some Holiday Cheer
Mom’s Choice Awards winner Keith Ramundo, CEO of Nick the Cat, LLC, sent us a quick note to share his exciting news about his Nick the Wise Old Cat picture book series. Susan Lucci – she of All My Children fame – wrote about Nick’s new Holiday Book on her website. She lets all of her visitors know that when they … Read More
From the Mailbox: Keeping Families Connected with HeroConnect
Mom’s Choice Awards honoree Maria T. DiVencenzo recently sent us a note about HeroConnect, a project she’s been working on for the past year. “over the past few months dozens of dedicated, talented, super smart people stepped up to make magic happen. Professors, US Naval commanders, designers, high school students, broadcast news anchors, editors, CEOs, retired US Air Force colonels, baseball … 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