It’s time for our weekly round-up of the best products around! This week we’re featuring four lovely books. They’ll make great holiday gifts! Every week companies, publishers, developers, and inventors send us media, products, and services from all over the world. We pair each submission with five evaluators. The best products and services earn our award. Our evaluators are not only experts, they are parents and educators just like you, so they understand what you’re looking for in a quality product. Mom’s Choice Awards® is proud to present the products and services that earned our distinction last week, between October 11th-17th. To find more information about a product or to purchase, click on the image.
The Reading Promise
written by Troy Kent
illustrated by Elisa Moriconi
“One of the best and least expensive gifts you can give to your child is the gift of reading. This is the story of a young mother whose promise to read to her newborn becomes her legacy.”
Children’s Picture Books
Values & Life Lessons
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Spaghetti and Meatballs:
by Diana Pishner Walker
“Many will relate to the Italian heritage stories and the special family times. Italian traditions and the culture of Italy are beautifully illustrated by Ashley Teets. From planting a garden, big family holidays, and childhood memories of friends, family and games to special family recipes so graciously shared by the author—Spaghetti & Meatballs: Growing Up Italian is a must read for all ages!”
Children’s Picture Books
Peoples, Places, & Cultures
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Fish, Yarn, and Sweaters
by Stephanie Gillispie
“A beautifully illustrated story of a shy, little plush girl who gardens string and prefers to keep to herself. Her kind neighbors need her help, but the little plush girl is not so sure she wants to get involved. She is fearful to come out of her house but realizes if she needed help, her neighbors would be there for her.”
Children’s Picture Books
Values & Life Lessons
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Tobias: The Mouse in the Old Stone House
by Mary Louise “Cookie” Soldo Schultz
“What happens if you give a mouse a “Cookie?” You get a wonderful children’s tale from Cookie Schultz about Tobias the mouse keeper of the history of Morgantown, WV and the Old Stone House, one of WV’s oldest and most historic buildings. In this beautifully illustrated children’s book, Sammy visits the Old Stone House with his grandmother and meets Tobias. Comfortable in his little home under the steps, Tobias tells Sammy the history of the area through journals left to him by his ancestors.”
Juvenile Books Level 2 (Ages 9-12)
Historical Fiction
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One Comment on “Weekly Roundup: Best Children’s Books of October 11-17”
I have not heard of Spaghetti and Meatballs before but it sounds like a book my grandson would enjoy !