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.In May 2010, her article “How to Write a Children’s Book” was published in Alt Daily. MCA: Hi Sheila, welcome to the Spotlight! Can you please … Read More
Alumni Spotlight on Jeanne Gehret
Jeanne Gehret describes herself as a lifelong writer. Her first works were lost not because the dog ate them, or even the computer … it was because she wrote them in pencil! Just as her brother had warned her, over the years they had faded from the paper she’d written them on, lost forever. As she got older, Jeanne’s work … Read More
Alumni Spotlight on Jackie Minniti and Project June Bug (A Novel)
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. Jackie’s dedication to her students goes far beyond the classroom. For twenty-five years, elementary and middle school students — including many labeled “ADHD” (Attention Deficit Hyperactive … Read More
We’re On Television! The Mom’s Choice Awards is in a Commercial
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