This week’s Roundup of Mom’s Choice Award winners features children’s books, games and puzzles! 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 January 26, 2020 to February 1, 2020.

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

Think Big: A Mythological Fable About Animals Who Discover How to Live Their Life
Written by Kat Kronenberg; Illustrated by David Miles; Edited by Carrie Jones

Think Big takes place generations after the magic in Kat Kronenberg’s two best-selling books, Dream Big and Love Big. This new book’s inspiring message makes it the perfect gift for anyone who wants to build a loving WE community—from home to school, neighborhoods, church, or travel. If we can continue to go for our dreams, love big, and choose our best life together amidst hardship—like gratitude, giving, being our best me’s—then we can overcome anything and achieve extraordinary dreams together!

Set in the wilds of the African savanna,
Think Big follows moody Baboon as he discovers another powerful secret.

Children’s Picture Books:
Adventure, Adventurers & Heroes

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Ravensburger UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation: Oliver & Hope’s (3 x 49-Piece) Puzzles in a Box

Three 49 pc Puzzles in a Box
Backside of Puzzles are coded so they can be easily distinguished
Each Individual Puzzle Measures: 8″ x 8″

Puzzles help support a child’s development as they play.
While piecing together various shapes and sizes to discover a bigger picture, a child develops concentration and creativity.

The UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) has teamed up with Ravensburger to bring you these three beautifully illustrated puzzles. Each of the three puzzles inside this box contains 49 pieces, suitable for children ages 5 and up. Assemble pieces to reveal Oliver the bear, Hope the butterfly, Millie the owl, Chewie the English bulldog, Charlotte the fox on their fun adventures. And the best part of these puzzles are, all proceeds help fund future medical grants for kids!

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Ages 5 to 8

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Poodle Knows What?: Student Book & Instructor Manual
Written by Michael Clay Thompson; Illustrated by Christopher Tice

Poodle Knows What? is an introductory grammar book for young children as young as first grade, teaching them the eight parts of speech in a way that grammar has never been taught before. This educational book is warm, witty, and exudes a love of language. It is an illustrated story brimming with rhymes and sound repetitions, trotting along on a fun meter that pushes the characters along as they learn about words. And every spread of two pages contains a QR code of the author reading the text so that students can hear just how the words sound. Learning grammar has never been this fun!

Juvenile Books (Level 1 – Ages 5 to 8):
Reference & Study Aids

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Our American Dream
Written by Fiona McEntee is an award-winning, nationally recognized immigration lawyer. She is the founding and managing attorney of McEntee Law Group, an immigration law firm based in Chicago. Fiona and her family live in Chicago and enjoy traveling back to Dublin, Ireland, to visit family and friends.; Illustrated by Srimalie Bassani

Immigrants come from countries far, to dream their dreams beneath American stars. Let s see who’s here in this great place, a land of diversity: the United States! Our American Dream is written by Fiona McEntee, an award-winning nationally recognized immigration lawyer. As an immigrant, mom of two young children, and lawyer who fights for justice every day, Fiona wrote Our American Dream to help explain the importance of a diverse and welcoming America. Our American Dream is the first in a series that celebrates immigrants and immigration. You can find out more at ouramericandreambooks.com.

Children’s Picture Books:
Peoples, Places & Cultures

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Ocean Keepers™: Meet The Mermaids!
Written by Sarah Millar; Illustrated by Danielle Jean

Come and meet the mermaid scientists who work hard to make the world a brighter place! This book introduces different fields of scientific study to children in a fun and understandable way!

Juvenile Books (Level 1 – Ages 5 to 8):
Fiction – General

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NORMAN’S HAWAIIAN VACATION 2
Written by Sarah Millar; Illustrated by Danielle Jean

The sequel to our bestselling book: Norman’s Hawaiian Vacation! Norman returns to Hawaii again but this time he brings along his whole family!

Juvenile Books (Level 1 – Ages 5 to 8):
Fiction – General

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My Sister’s Super Skills
Written by Lauren Mosback; Illustrated by Chiara Savarese

David is having a rough day…but his emotions are no match for his older sister Lily, who swoops in to save the day with some super skills! When Lily observes her brother feeling frustrated, sad, and irritable, she quickly shows him some helpful tips and tricks to help him feel better. And though David might not feel like jumping up and down for joy at that very minute, he soon learns that an improved mood is just a few actions away. Will Lily’s super skills be enough to save the day?

In My Sister’s Super Skills, licensed children’s counselor Lauren Mosback introduces various kid-friendly coping mechanisms that help manage emotions and promote positive social and emotional development, while highlighting the importance of an emotional growth-oriented mindset and healthy sibling relationships.

Children’s Picture Books:
Growing Up / Personal Growth

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Mindo Oliver & Hope’s Do Good Edition

Mindo is a multilevel puzzle game for kids as young as 5 years old, promising hours of brainteasing fun! In this exclusive UHCCF edition, players can help Oliver & Hope meet their friends on the way to their clubhouse. Position the Tiles into a 3×3 or 4×4 grid, to match the pattern on the Challenge Card. The card always shows you where to position Oliver & Hope at the start of each challenge. Sometimes one or two of their friends will show up on the card to help you along the way! And the best part is that When You Play, Kids Win! Purchases of this game help to support UnitedHealthcare Children’s Foundation (UHCCF) medical grants for children across the U.S. Learn more at UHCCF.org.

In this version, help Oliver & Hope get to their clubhouse to play with their friends. To get them their turn and flip the colorful tiles to match the challenge card. It’s tricky, but you can do it!
60 different challenge cards and 4 levels of difficulty ensure hours of brain teasing fun!
Proceeds from the sale of this edition go toward future medical grants for children.

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Ages 5 to 8

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Kodable

Kodable is an award winning game that teaches kids the basics of computer programming. Go on a learning adventure with the furry aliens known as fuzzes. Kids start with the very basics of every programming language, learning concepts like algorithms, conditions and loops. As your child progresses they’ll begin to learn JavaScript and create their own games, characters and levels. Choose the coding game trusted by 50% of US elementary schools!

Educational Products:
Ages 5 to 8

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From Me To We: Sharing Your Happy
Written by Eevi Jones

Friendship is a beautiful thing.

Helping others shine bright and find their own happy is what life and friendship is all about.

A constellation of stars will always shine brighter than one single star ever could alone.

Together, we can achieve so much more. Together, we’re stronger. Together, we’ll succeed.

The BRAVING THE WORLD series takes some of the most beloved and influential concepts within the entrepreneurial world, and turns them into beautifully illustrated children’s stories that can be understood and appreciated by little ones.

Because a firm foundation built upon the world’s best lived-by concepts can never be created, shared, and taught early enough…

Helping our little ones brave the world – one beautiful book at a time.

Children’s Picture Books:
Values & Life Lessons

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Figureoutable: The Power Of Persistence And Grit
Written by Eevi Jones

Celebrating life’s adventures, three friends welcome and brave all that life has to offer. Daring and bold, they realize that the only things holding them back are their own beliefs.

With courage, persistence, and grit, they follow their dreams, and make a real difference on the way.

Young children and their loved ones will revel in the encouraging rhymes and beautiful illustrations.

Children’s Picture Books:
Values & Life Lessons

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Dare To Be Brave: The Magic Of Thinking Big
Written by Eevi Jones

Celebrate the feats of growing into strong, resilient little souls that are not afraid to try, persevere, show strength, and to make mistakes.

Young children and their parents will revel in the encouraging rhymes and beautiful illustrations.

Children’s Picture Books:
Values & Life Lessons

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