Interview with Mom’s Choice Award-Winner Finley Keller

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Hello, Mom’s Choice readers! Thank you for joining us – we hope this finds you well. For each interview in our interview series, we speak with one of our honorees to find out more about them and their Mom’s Choice Award-winning media, product, or service! For this interview, we were able to speak with Finley Keller, who is the author of three MCA award-winning books, The Kittens and The Possum, The Kittens and The Baby Chicks, and The Kittens and The Rescue. All the books in “The Kittens” book series contain stories that are both realistic and teach lessons that present positive thoughts and feelings to keep the stories fun and uplifting. Finley was able to combine her love for animals and her passion for entertaining children by writing stories about the animals at her home, Keller Farms. “The Kittens” book series is full of stories that are guaranteed to put a smile on your face and warmth in your heart. Keep reading for a great interview with Finley! Read More

Interview with Mom’s Choice Award-Winner Lori Orlinsky

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Hello, Mom’s Choice readers! Thank you for joining us for another Mom’s Choice Interview. For this interview, Mom’s Choice was able to sit down with one of our honorees and author of the award-winning Balloons for Tiger, Lori Orlinsky. Balloons for Tiger takes an imaginative look at this tough topic as colorful balloons travel from the hands of children to their beloved cat who has passed on. Dealing with the loss of a pet is very difficult, to say the least, and there is a lot of comfort in knowing there are books such as Balloons for Tiger to help cope with such a devastating loss. Balloons for Tiger is an imaginative, playful, sentimental, and all-around magical story that is sure to warm the heart of anyone who reads it. Keep reading to find out more about Balloons for Tiger and where Lori got the inspiration to create it! Read More

Interview with Mom’s Choice Award-Winner Joni Franks

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Hello, Mom’s Choice readers! Thank you for joining us for another installment in our interview series, we hope this finds you well. For this interview, we were able to catch up with author Joni Franks to talk about her MCA award-winning book series, Corky Tails: Tales of a Tailless Dog Named Sagebrush. Corky Tails: Tales of a Tailless Dog Named Sagebrush book series follows the adventures of Sagebrush, a tailless puppy who has countless adventures in her beautiful home in the Rocky Mountains.  Each of the 4 books in the Corky Tails: Tales of a Tailless Dog Named Sagebrush series addresses a different timely theme. Life lessons and problem-solving techniques are solved through kindness and love. Some of the topics that have been addressed in the book series are labeling and bullying, preconceived notions about the abilities of women, homelessness, environmental issues, forest fire, powerful debris flow that follows forest fire, equality, and the lesson that all lives matter equally. Keep reading to find out more about Joni and her award-winning book series, Corky Tails: Tales of a Tailless Dog Named Sagebrush. Read More

Interview with Mom’s Choice Award-Winner Michael Pellico

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Hello, Mom’s Choice readers! Thank you for joining us and welcome to another segment in our interview series. For this interview, we were able to speak with Michael Pellico, author of the Mom’s Choice Award-winning book, Princess Sabrina and the Pot of Gold. Princess Sabrina and the Pot of Gold is a beautifully written adventure story that is full of stunning illustrations, by illustrator Malane Newma, that also teaches great lessons along the way. This book is perfect for girls and boys of all ages and will make them want to follow every rainbow to find the pot of gold that will lead them to the land of the Leprechauns. Continue reading for our full interview with Micheal!  Read More

Interview with Mom’s Choice Award-Winner Corey Anne Abreau

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Hello, Mom’s Choice readers! Welcome to another interview in our series and we thank you for joining us. For this interview, we were able to speak with Corey Anne Abreau, author of the Mom’s Choice Award-winning book, Before I Was Born. Before I Was Born is a children’s book for new siblings that explains how their baby brother or sister grows during pregnancy through sweet illustrations and melodic rhymes. Every mom and child can relate to this beautiful story and it is so helpful for understanding all the stages a mother goes through during their pregnancy. Keep reading to find out more about Before I Was Born and the author who created it, Corey Anne Abreau! Read More

Interview with Mom’s Choice Award-Winner Hiba Shublak

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Hello, Mom’s Choice readers! Thank you for joining us for another interview in our interview series. For this interview, we were able to speak with Hiba Shublak, author of the MCA award-winning book, Where is Bejou?! Where is Bejou? is a light-hearted story that is brightly illustrated with vibrant characters and with nature that emphasizes happiness and finding gratitude for having loved ones and for accepting our fate. We’ve all experienced love and loss and Where is Bejou? addresses all the feelings that come along with that. Love and loss is an exceptionally hard thing to deal with, but Where is Bejou? can help make the hurt a little less by bringing positivity and hope to those losses. Keep reading to find out more about this amazing book and the author behind it, Hiba Shublak! Read More