Weekly Roundup: Baby Products, Children’s Picture Books, Kids Games + More!! 04/21 – 04/27

WR 05/01 - Best Books, Best Toys, and Best Parenting Supplies

This week’s roundup of Mom’s Choice Award winners features baby products, children’s picture books, kids games + more! 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 April 21, 2024 to April 27, 2024.

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

Award-Winning Children's book — Wilson the Wombat Bravely Charges the Storm

Wilson the Wombat Bravely Charges the Storm: Written by a therapist to help kids and the adults who love them face difficult life circumstances
Written by Amy Orlovich; Illustrated by James Koenig, Denise Arends

Wilson the wombat and his mom and dad take an airplane trip across the world from Australia to visit Yellowstone National Park where he meets Betsy the bison who is moving from her current home to a new home in a different state with her dad (translated in Cherokee: edoda). Betsy feels scared to move to a new house, a new school, and is afraid to make new friends. Join Wilson for the second book in this SEL (social emotional learning) book series for children and the adults who love them as he explores Yellowstone and meets some of the beautiful animals that live there.

Children’s Picture Books:
Body, Mind & Spirit

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Wilson the Wombat and the Nighttime What-If Worries: Written by a therapist to help kids and the adults who love them deal with what-if worries
Written by Amy Orlovich; Illustrated by James Koenig, Denise Arends

Wilson the wombat finds himself with a bedtime tummy ache of worry. Does your child struggle with worry too?

In this helpful book, written by a professional counselor, you will read the story of adorable Wilson the Wombat and his family, meet some of their unique Australian animal friends, and watch as he reminds his body and mind to relax so he can sleep.

You will also learn some incredible facts about the wombat (did you know they poop cubes?), and you will be taught how to help the kids in your life ignite the skills of self-regulation. You will be able to help cultivate those feelings of safety for your kids, from the knowledge and proven training of a licensed therapist.

Children’s Picture Books:
Health & Safety

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Award-Winning Children's book — Wilson the Wombat and the Nighttime What-If Worries
Award-Winning Children's book — Tilted Breastfeeding Simulation Feeding Bottle (PPSU material)

Tilted Breastfeeding Simulation Feeding Bottle (PPSU material)

Our Babycare Anti-colic Tilted Feeding Bottle in PPSU material embodies our commitment to providing a comprehensive solution for infant feeding, addressing both colic prevention and feeding comfort.
Dual Anti-colic Mechanism:
1.1 Ultra Filtration Design: Our bottle features an innovative Ultra Filtration core, comprising 77 precisely engineered anti-colic apertures. This design allows for the filtration of milk bubbles directly within the bottle, ensuring a bubble-free feeding experience for your baby.
1.2 13° Tilted Design: The bottle incorporates a unique 13° tilted nipple, perfectly fitting the baby’s oral upper jaw grooves. This ergonomic design reduces the intake of air during feeding, further minimizing the risk of colic.

Gear & Accessories:
Feeding

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Tilted Breastfeeding Simulation Feeding Bottle (glass material)

Babycare’s bottle development lead is an industry veteran with decades of expertise in bottle design. As a father himself, he experienced the distress of his child suffering from severe colic upon birth, unable to find a suitable anti-colic bottle. Driven by a simple wish as a parent to create a product that his child could use comfortably, he dedicated himself to developing a truly anti-colic “Ultra Filtration Bottle.

Gear & Accessories:
Feeding

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Award-Winning Children's book — Tilted Breastfeeding Simulation Feeding Bottle (glass material)
Award-Winning Children's book — Pallino

Pallino

Play Pallino Disc Anytime, Anywhere! This game is like bocce but with disc. Throw the yellow (PALLINO) disc to a point in the field of play. Two to four players choose blue or red discs. The player that puts the blue or red disc closest to the Pallino disc, wins one point. Eleven points, scored by one player, WINS!

Arts, Crafts & Hobbies:
Adults

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Mumeasy Baby Gate

Extra Wide: Expands to fit openings between 29.6-46 inches wide, the walk through door is 23 inch wide,stands 30 inchs tall, suitable to most home stairs,doorways,hallways.
Auto Close Design: The both open walk through door will auto close after you, Aults can easily open using one hand even you are holding a baby in other hand or pushing a stroller.
Sturdy and Safe Design: Mumeasy metal baby safety gate can keep your baby from the potential dangers in your house, the two-action handle remains tough for your baby or dog to release and open.

Gear & Accessories:
Safety

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Award-Winning Children's book — Mumeasy Baby Gate
Award-Winning Children's book — Into The Storm

Into The Storm: The Coast Guard Adventures of Dolph and Gwen
Written by Darcy Guyant

A severe storm quickly develops catching three fishermen on off guard in the open ocean. They are in danger of sinking and need help, fast! Who will come to their rescue?

Dolph, a Coast Guard HH-65 “Dolphin” rescue helicopter and his pilot, Gwen, quickly respond to save the three men in distress. But the mission is not easy. Courage, team work, and trusting the team to do their jobs are essential.

Children’s Picture Books:
Adventure, Adventurers & Heroes

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Inspiring Careers: Mommy’s Shadow Conversation Starter Stacking & Nesting Building Cubes

Stack ‘em up, knock ‘em down! The Upbounders® Inspiring Careers Mommy’s Shadow building cubes are a stacking and nesting toy and conversation starter in one, making this a wonderful interactive educational learning toy for toddlers. With 10 stacking blocks of descending sizes, the beautifully illustrated cubes feature a diverse group of women in various family and career roles.

Each stacking cube features a conversational prompt for young children to inspire the next generation of astronauts, pastry chefs, firefighters, and more of the many inspiring professions Mommy’s Shadow Building Cubes explore. With whimsical conversational prompts, the educational toy helps toddlers and children aged 2 and above to develop their vocabulary range to express themselves in a safe and nurturing environment.
Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Toddlers

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Award-Winning Children's book — Inspiring Careers: Mommy's Shadow Conversation Starter Stacking & Nesting Building Cubes
Award-Winning Children's book — Haakaa Ladybug Silicone Breast Milk Collector (75ml) 1PC

Haakaa Ladybug Silicone Breast Milk Collector (75ml) 1PC

The Haakaa Ladybug Silicone Breast Milk Collector is the perfect breast pad alternative for mums who want to save every drop of leakage and letdown instead of soaking it up.

The one-piece design attaches to your breast with suction and sits securely and discreetly in your bra. This suction is light and gentle to hold the product in place. It won’t draw out additional milk, so it’s ideal for mums who leak breast milk and want to save it without increasing their supply.

Personal Use Products (Skin Care, Health Care, etc.):
Women

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Fish & Katz

Get ready to “1-2-3-MEW!”

Fish & Katz is a quick, kitty-themed card slapping game of fast-paced set collection. This ultra cute game comes comes with a handful of soft kitty finger paws that you wear on one finger and use to select your cards. On the count of 1-2-3-MEW, all players must simultaneously slap their kitty paw finger on a card they want. Anyone who is the ONLY paw on the card gets to keep it, but any cards that have more than one greedy paw on them get discarded. It’s a tricky game of trying to outsmart your opponents.

Toys, Games & Puzzles:
Ages 5 to 8

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Award-Winning Children's book — Fish & Katz
Award-Winning Children's book — Farm Play World

Farm Play World

Bababoo and friends is more than a beautifully crafted wooden toy line from Europe, it opens the door to an entirely new play concept: merging the power of storytelling with traditional playtime! There are a ton of fun activities on the farm! For kids 2+, it includes a barn, play figures, universal rail tracks, 3 vehicles, a movable magnetic hoist pulley, hay bales, and a two-sided mini puzzle.

Toys, Games & Puzzles:

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Escaping The Blaze: The Coast Guard Adventures of Dolph and Gwen
Written by Darcy Guyant

Trapped! Two families are trapped by an approaching wild fire and need helping escaping the blaze, fast!

Dolph, a Coast Guard HH-65 “Dolphin” rescue helicopter and his pilot, Gwen, quickly respond to the urgent call of eight people needing rescue from an approaching fire. This mission is an unprecedented challenge for Dolph and Gwen, accustomed to water rescues. This mission will require unwavering courage, skilled teamwork, and trust.

Children’s Picture Books:
Adventure, Adventurers & Heroes

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Award-Winning Children's book — Escaping The Blaze
Award-Winning Children's book — Be the Sparkle

Be the Sparkle
Written by Jamie Edelbrock; Illustrated by Nidhom

Research shows that frightening news and scary current events can negatively affect a child’s emotional and cognitive development and mental health by causing fear, anxiety, and stress. Be the Sparkle teaches young readers they are not alone and shows them positive ways to respond when the world feels dark.

Children’s Picture Books:
Values & Life Lessons

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Bark Phone

The Bark Phone is a fully customizable smartphone that monitors texts, apps, social media,
web searches, has REAL-TIME GPS location tracking, removes
app downloads, intercepts explicit images, allows you to set screen time limits, manage calls,
and remotely lock. Parents receive alerts for dangers or
concerning behaviors on a separate dashboard.

In 2023, TIME named The Bark Phone to its coveted list of ‘Best Inventions’ and it also received PC Mag’s
Editors’ Choice Award for best kids’ phone.

Apps & Software:
Ages 9 to 12

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Award-Winning Children's book — Bark Phone
Award-Winning Children's book — Akash and Mila and the Big Jump

Akash and Mila and the Big Jump
Written by Anthony Delauney; Illustrated by Chiara Civati

Join children of all ages, looks, shapes, and sizes in their new world of fun, excitement, and prizes!

Akash and Mila are excited to attend their first gymnastics class. Together they’ll learn a valuable lesson that will empower them for the rest of their lives.

Children’s Picture Books:
Values & Life Lessons

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2 Comments on “Weekly Roundup: Baby Products, Children’s Picture Books, Kids Games + More!! 04/21 – 04/27”

  1. Thank you for providing such an array of helpful reviews – there are so many products, books, etc. on the market now that it is overwhelming to choose wisely with everything else going on in our busy lives and tight budgets..

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