We were able to sit down with Jane Sayre Denny, author of the Mom’s Choice Award-winning book, Harry Goes To Heaven! Harry Goes To Heaven is the story of a pet cat who becomes ill, prompting The Talk between a mother and child about what happens when “people and animals get so old or so sick that we can’t make them better.” This is a beautifully written and illustrated book that is sure to tug on the heartstrings of anyone who reads it. Keep reading to find out more about Jane and her award-winning book, Harry Goes To Heaven! Read More
Interview with Mom’s Choice Award-Winner Jodi Meltzer
For this interview, we were able to sit down with one of our Mom’s Choice Award-Winners, Jodi Meltzer! Jodi Meltzer is a multi-award-winning children’s book author who has also written extensively about grief, divorce, and parenting for various publications, including HuffPost, The Mighty, Scary Mommy, and Thrive Global. Before motherhood, she was an accomplished anchor/reporter who covered everyone from Hillary Clinton to The Goo Goo Dolls. She transitioned to mommy blogger in 2010―the year her baby boy swallowed her whole. She escapes his grips with sarcasm, bold coffee, and ’80s music/movie binges with her rescue dog curled up on her lap. Read More
Interview with Mom’s Choice Award-Winner Lori Orlinsky
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