This week’s Roundup of Mom’s Choice Award winners features products and services in just about every category, so there’s something for everyone in the family! Be sure to scroll through the entire list so you don’t miss any of our new award-winners! All the items you see below won a Mom’s Choice Award during March 3, 2019 to March 9, 2019.

Every week companies, inventors, and publishers from around the world send us their products for evaluation. Only the best earn our designation.

Wilhelmina’s Wish
Written by Lisa Reinicke; Illustrated by Analise Black

Fly along with Wilhelmina, a fairy with a unique uni-brow. She wants to change the way she looks, but it’s not that easy. In this meaningful poetic story, your child will learn that one of the most important things in life is to be grateful for what you’ve got.

Children’s Picture Books:
Growing Up / Personal Growth

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We Are One

Supercharged with the success of their critically praised debut album, Run Free, independent family music band Animal Farm is ready to take center stage on the national kids’ music scene with album number two, We Are One. The message of Animal Farm is all about bringing people together through, like Aesop’s Fables, the use of animal characters — whether it’s something humorous like a baby bat who is afraid of the dark or something more serious like a monkey witnessing deforestation — songs that talk about our shared humanity.

Audio Experiences:
Ages 5 to 8

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TINSEY CLOVER
Written by Chelsea Flagg

Tinsey Clover is smart. She’s brave. Also, she can’t carry a tune to save her life. Oh yeah, plus she’s an elf the size of a chipmunk. When her bizarre magical power grows in and makes her feel like a total outsider in her own village, Tinsey sneaks into the forbidden forest on a journey to find someone more like her. From trolls to dragons, what she discovers along the way challenges everything, and everyone, she thought she knew.

A coming of age story for early middle grade fans of Sarah Mlynowski, Kate DiCamillo, and Chris Colfer.

Juvenile Books (Level 1 – Ages 5 to 8):
Fantasy, Myths & Legends

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The Toothless Monster

The Toothless Monster™ is a wild, new Tooth Fairy friend that magically gains a tooth with each Tooth Fairy visit! The boxed set includes an amazingly illustrated hardcover book, a blue or purple plush monster toy, and a set of special teeth that the Tooth Fairy (ahem!) will keep hidden until ready for use. While performing the usual tasks of collecting the baby tooth and leaving gifts, the Tooth Fairy will securely snap into place one of the provided plastic teeth.

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Ages 5 to 8

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The Adventures of Connor the Courageous Cutter: Caution at Calamity Canal
Written by Scott McBride, Rod Thompson; Illustrated by Brian Martin; Edited by Susan Roberts

The Adventures of Connor the Courageous Cutter: Caution at Calamity Canal is the exciting sequel to the first book in the series, Saving Sarah. Follow Connor the Cutter as he and Faith the Fireboat set out to explore the wonders of Beacon Island. When Connor and Faith lose track of time, they must choose between the long, safer route or taking a dangerous shortcut through Calamity Canal. Will they abide by the Harbor Master’s warning or will their decision lead them into peril?

Children’s Picture Books:
Trains, Plains, Automobiles & More

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The Adventures of Connor the Courageous Cutter: Saving Sarah
Written by Scott McBride, Rod Thompson; Illustrated by Brian Martin; Edited by Susan Roberts

Join Connor the Courageous Cutter in his first adventure in beautiful Serendipity Sound. When Sarah the Schooner gets caught in a storm, panic riddles the sound. Who will heed the Harbor Master’s call and save her? Follow Connor and his fun-loving friends as they learn lessons in courage, teamwork, and friendship in the exciting first book of the Connor the Cutter series.

Children’s Picture Books:
Trains, Plains, Automobiles & More

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The Adventures of Connor the Courageous Cutter: Mystery of the Baffling Blackout
Written by Scott McBride, Rod Thompson; Illustrated by Brian Martin; Edited by Susan Roberts

As Francis the Freighter attempts to bring fuel to the boats in Serendipity Sound, a mysterious power outage
riddles Beacon Island and prevents him from safely entering the port. Will Connor and his friends be able to
solve the mystery of the baffling blackout? The Adventures of Connor the Courageous Cutter: Mystery of the
Baffling Blackout is the third installment in the Connor the Cutter children’s book series.

Children’s Picture Books:
Trains, Plains, Automobiles & More

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The 1950s Adventures of Pete and Carol Ann – (Four Book Series): Scary Spring, Sinister Summer, Ferocious Fall, Wild Winter
Written by CA Hartnell; Illustrated by Front cover illustration by Larry Ruppert Back cover and interior illustration by Scott Carter/Stith Printing Inc.; Edited by Editorial Team: Brenda Kay Coulter, Senior Editor Cathy Griffith; Becky Barnes; Trai Cartwright; Kathleen Crenshaw

The four book-series covers an extraordinary year in the lives of two best friends, eleven year olds Pete and Carol Ann, and an adorable Beagle puppy. The series is set in 1955 and was inspired by many actual events from the author’s childhood in Southern California. With fun, suspense, and historical accuracy, C.A. Hartnell transports the reader back in time to an era when neighborhood kids played dodgeball outdoors and were thrilled to the tinkling sounds of the Good Humor Man’s ice cream truck and worried about national threats such as the Polio epidemic, growing crime, natural disasters, and nuclear war. In each series the characters, Pete and Carol Ann are forced to find inner courage and lean on their faith in God when threats arise and other frightening adventures unfold.

Juvenile Books (Level 2 – Ages 9 to 12):
Historical Fiction

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Teamson Kids – Little Chef Chelsea Modern Play Kitchen – Silver Grey

Take innovative design and functionality to the next level with Teamson Kids’ play kitchens. Choose from kitchens that offer a fantasy touch or kitchens that resemble mom’s very own! Whichever your liking, we offer something for your exceptional taste and fashionable desire. Our kitchens are made from sturdy, high-quality wood, and built to last through all of the holiday feasts you wish!

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Toddlers

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Storyteller’s Illustrated Dictionary
Written by Sofia Fenichell/Tatiana Barnes/Mark Holland; Illustrated by Craig Kellman; Edited by Sofia Fenichell

The world’s only Hollywood-illustrated storyteller’s dictionary is the most up-to-date and comprehensive dictionary for budding storytellers everywhere. This is the dictionary reimagined. Designed to help children write brilliant stories, excel at school and in life. Ages 7-13.

Juvenile Books (Level 2 – Ages 9 to 12):
Reference & Study Aids

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Squire With Fire: A Happy Dragon Tale
Written and illustrated by Joseph Cassis

A delightful Medieval adventure, a story lovingly told within a story. In a dynamic unfolding, Grandpa delights seven-year-old Mac with tales about the brave squires and knights who populated their family history, including the famous knight in the Scottish Rothesay Castle who shares the same name. Mac is particularly curious about the ring Grandpa wears and its thrilling history: it once belonged to a squire with the dreams – the same dreams Mac now has, 600 years later.

Juvenile Books (Level 1 – Ages 5 to 8):
Fantasy, Myths & Legends

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Spencer’s Adventure: An Unexpected Friend
Written by Jacquelyn K. Francis; Illustrated by Nicoleta Starvarache; Edited by Nicole Hollimon, Ric Swiner, Nicole Swiner

Spencer is going to his first day of school and thinks all the little boys and girls are just like him. However, he is in for a surprise when he realizes that each and every person is an individual and special in his or her own way.

Children’s Picture Books:
Peoples, Places & Cultures

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Ocean Depths: A life
Written and illustrated by C. L. Sherman

Callista Ann is living in another time, long ago in Triton’s past. Each day brings new adventure and conflict, she becoming more entangled with Triton and his family of mermen and mermaids. How she handles what she discovers about Triton and herself where nothing is as it seems, is beyond anything she could have imagined.

Young Adult Books:
Fantasy, Myths & Legends

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Muriel’s World Series: Muriel’s Robin; Muriel’s Garden; Muriel’s Christmas
Written and illustrated by Jennifer Montague

Muriel’s World is a new children’s book series! Books (and Audible with music) include: Muriel’s Robin; Muriel’s Garden; and Muriel’s Christmas. In this sweet series of books, Jane, Jack, Fegan, and Fannie have exciting adventures while visiting their beloved Irish Nannie Muriel at her thatched cottage in the woods. A bird, a forrest, a garden, and Christmas are all celebrated with Irish Nannie Muriel. Available in Paperback, Audible with Music, and as a Kid’s kindle. Enjoy!

Children’s Picture Books:
Adventure, Adventurers & Heroes

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MEMEENO Belly Band for Gas & Colic

The MEMEENO Baby Belly Band is the best way to naturally, externally treat colic and gas in babies. The band helps parents snuggle and soothe their babies to strengthen the love and connection between parent and infant. The self-heating adjustable touch fastener offers light compression on the tummy while the baby’s own body temperature heats the triple layer band to relax and soothe a colicky, fussy, gassy baby. This feeling of security along with warmth and continuous pressure on the belly helps move the gas bubbles or constipation down and out through the digestive tract.

Gear & Accessories:
Clothing

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Let’s Start Coding Base Kit

All the fun of coding and circuits. None of the headache. Let’s Start Coding has combined easy-to-use electronics, online lessons and videos, and example code to bring your kids the best way to start learning real code. Parents, you don’t have to be an expert to get them started; kids start with our pre-written code and ‘tinker’, experimenting with the code and trying out our challenges.

The Let’s Start Coding resources have been designed by educators and coders to teach the core concepts in a way that engages kids, challenges their minds, and introduces them to core coding concepts while they have fun!

Educational Products:
Ages 9 to 12

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Laughter Includes the Word: Revealed, A Life of Poetry
Written by Doug Snelson

Spanning more than five decades, award winning author and literacy champion Doug Snelson shares, from his larger overall collection, a selection of verse reflecting his unique poetic perspective on the special and everyday events of his life.

Included in the collection are copies of original handwritten drafts as well as original typewritten drafts from his Olivetti-Underwood typewriter. Each poem is accompanied by a comment about the circumstances of its composition and the year it was written. “The poems of Doug Snelson came as a surprise.

Young Adult Books:
Poetry

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Emotional Super Powers: Empower a Child-Heal the World
Written by Rachelle Castor, Pam Robinson; Illustrated by Hannah Bischoff, Graphic Designer, Rachel Fox; Edited by Ashlynn Tumbleson

Emotional Super Powers can help you become an emotional superhero. Learn to increase your ability to manage stress and anger. Use healthy skills to draw comfort when hard things happen. Handle change like a pro and build meaningful friendships. Performing these super feats in your own inner world will make a difference in the lives of others, too. As you strengthen your ability to recognize and hold on to your true self, build confidence, and speak your truth with kindness…you will become your own best superhero.

Juvenile Books (Level 1 – Ages 5 to 8):
Inspirational / Motivational

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