For Immediate Release: 11/03/04

For more information, contact: media@iparenting.com

iParenting Media Announces Award-winning Products
For This Holiday Season

Evanston, IL – iParenting Media announces an exceptional list of award-winning products for its Great Holiday 2004 Call for Entry, during which we evaluated truly unique items ranging from high-tech toys, bed tents and science experiments to cutting edge software, children’s magazines and even healthy snacks. These products were evaluated by a diverse reviewer panel to determine which exceeded our stringent standards, and each item that earned an iParenting Media Award (IPMA) deserves recognition for being an outstanding product.

Each company submitted four identical samples of each product, which were then precisely matched within iParenting’s database of hundreds of reviewers using iParenting’s proprietary technology. An expert, a licensed childcare facility and a parent reviewed the product and submitted a thorough evaluation of each item. Results were compiled and submitted to the iParenting Media Executive Committee for final approval. The end result of this comprehensive process is a list of award-winning products families can feel confident in purchasing for their loved ones.

"We were very impressed by the quality and diversity of the products submitted in our Great Holiday 2004 Call for Entry," says Alvin All, Chief Executive Officer of iParenting Media. "Our unique process allowed each product to be objectively reviewed for its merits compared to our standards of excellence. These award-winning products stood out from the crowd and will make great gifts this holiday season – and beyond."

Here is the list of all the iParenting Media Award winners: 

 Company Name Product Title  

 2SimpleUSA, Inc. Early Learning Toolkit  
 3G Publishing Inc. Childhood Medical Journal  
 Advanced Brain Technologies, LLC Shelly's My First Computer Game Goldilocks and the Three Bears  
 ALEX What Is On TV? Bath Book  
 ALEX Who Is On The Phone? Bath Book  
 ALEX Who Is In The Picture? Bath Book  
 ALEX Wall Easel  
 Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Girl's Guitar Course Book 1 & ECD  
 Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Kid's Guitar Course Book 1 & ECD  
 Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. All About Jembe  
 Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Lewis & Clark: A Musical Expedition  
 Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Stories of the Great Composers  
 Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Teach Yourself To Play Piano Deluxe Edition  
 Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Teach Yourself to Play Guitar Deluxe  
 Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Theory Games 1A-2  
 AmazingBaby, LLC Baby/Infant Water Carrier & Headrest  
 American Girl Nellie doll and book  
 Aurora World Inc. Pet Carriers  
 Banana Slug String Band Wings of Slumber  
 Battat for Parents Magazine toy series Busy Street  
 Bayard Canada Chirp  
 Bayard Canada chickaDEE  
 Bayard Canada OWL  
 Bender/Helper Impact Zoo Vet  
 Berkeley Baby Products Stroller Stretcher  
 Box Of Golf Box of Golf Board Game  
 BreathableBaby Breathable Crib Shield  
 Breyer Animal Creations a Division of Reeves International, Inc. Model Horse Paint Your Own Activity Kit  
 Brighter Child Interactive, LLC The Boohbah Zone  
 Buena Vista Home Entertainment Pokemon: Jirachi Wishmaker  
 Bumblin' Bee Records I Found It!  
 Bumblin' Bee Records Look At My Belly  
 Bumblin' Bee Records Good Morning, Gus  
 Bungee Baby Bouncer E and I's Bungee Baby Bouncer  
 Cadaco 4-Way Spelldown!  
 CineVita Productions The Adventures of Ociee Nash  
 Cloud b Sleep Sheep  
 Cloud b Lavender Lab  
 Cloud b LullaWrap  
 Court TV Al Roker Investigates: Katie.com  
 Davidson Institute Genius Denied: How to Stop Wasting Our Brightest Young Minds  
 Day to Day Enterprises The Monster Run  
 Discovery Girls Discovery Girls  
 Discovery Toys Tot Rock  
 Discovery Toys I Can Write  
 Dolly, Inc Little Cowpoke Crib Set  
 Dolly, Inc Cathy Heck Little Pond  
 Dolly, Inc Bandana Bears Crib Set  
 Dolly, Inc Ginny Fraser Jungle Nursery in a Bag  
 DreamDog Press The Greatest Gift  
 Dreams Come True Productions, LP i dig dirt  
 Earth Mama Angel Baby Natural Nipple Butter  
 Fantasma Toys Legends of Magic DVD Set  
 Faragher Family Farm LLC Captain's Catch Baked Cheese Crackers  
 Faragher Family Farm LLC Field Friends Baked Wheat Crackers  
 Faragher Family Farm LLC Arctic Bear Iced Lemon Cookies  
 Faragher Family Farm LLC Brown Bear Vanilla Cookies Dipped in Chocolate  
 Faragher Family Farm LLC Wild Animal Vanilla Cookies  
 Faragher Family Farm LLC Surf Snacks Baked Pizza Crackers  
 Fisher Price PowerTouch Baby  
 Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Home  
 Fisher-Price InteracTV  
 Fisher-Price Potty Elmo  
 Fisher-Price Dora's Talking House  
 folkmanis, inc. Mouse with Vest Puppet  
 folkmanis, inc. Cobra in Basket Puppet  
 Food for Talk LullaBag  
 Free Spirit Publishing 26 Big Things Small Hands Do  
 Funrise Tub Town Coral Castle  
 Funrise Scooby-Doo Light & Sound  
 Funrise Scooby-Doo Light & Sound Helicopter  
 Funrise Scooby-Doo Light & Sound Fire Engine  
 Future Horizons, Inc Strengthening Relationships  
 Galison Turn & Learn  
 Gamewright Turn the Tide  
 Gamewright In a Pickle  
 Great American Puzzle Factory Crayola Color Match Puzzles  
 Halo Innovations, Inc. HALO® SleepSack™  
 HarperCollins Publishers Girltalk, Fourth Edition  
 Her Interactive Nancy Drew: Curse Of Blackmoor Manor  
 Her Interactive Nancy Drew:  The Secret of Shadow Ranch  
 Highlights for Children Highlights for Children  
 Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta MUSIC Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta FUNsies Volume 2  
 Hush Baby Products, LLC The Hush Baby CD  
 Imagination Entertainment SpongeBob SqaurePants Fact or Fishy  
 Ion Imagination Entertainment, Inc. Flumpa®'s World:  Water, Water Everywhere  
 Jazwares Distribution, Inc. Inventions in Land Vehicles  
 Jazwares Distribution, Inc. Magnetism  
 Jazwares Distribution, Inc. Inventions in Flight  
 Jazwares Distribution, Inc. Electricity  
 Jazwares Distribution, Inc. Lights Color & Optics  
 Jazwares Distribution, Inc. Inventions in Radios Phones & Telecommunications  
 Jazwares Distribution, Inc. I Did My Chores!  
 JP Lizzy Designs Jackie - "Absolutely Argyle"  
 Kaz Protec Cleaning Cartridge  
 Kaz Vicks Life Stages Baby Rectal Thermometer  
 Kid Galaxy, Inc. GoGo Autos  
 Kiddopotamus and Company Faux Shearling FleeceWarmer  
 Kiddopotamus and Company Cradler  
 Kids Juke Box, Inc. My Very Own Music  
 Kids Like Us Music Magic  
 Kidz Gear Headphones For Kids  
 K'NEX Alive!  
 K'NEX Kid K'NEX Chompin' Chums
 Koto World Island Dreams      
 Company Name Product Title  
 Kuleana productions I Want To Be a Hula Dancer and Wear a Flower Lei  
 Laurel Hill Entertainment, Inc. Adventures with Wink & Blink: A Day in the Life of a Garbage Truck!  
 LAUSD Nutrition Network Shake It Up! with Fruits & Veggies  
 Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Read Aloud LeapPad Plus Microphone  
 Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. The Magic Moments Learning Seat  
 Learning Resources MGears Remote Control Racers- Grand Prix Car  
 Learning Resources Light 'N' Strike Math  
 LEGO Systems, Inc Block-O-Dile  
 LEGO Systems, Inc My Special Storage Space  
 LEGO Systems, Inc Knights Kingdom Constraction Figures   
 LEGO Systems, Inc Castle of Morcia  
 LEGO Systems, Inc Blue Eagle vs. Snow Crawler  
 LEGO Systems, Inc NHL Championship Challenge  
 Lerner Publishing Group Santa's Secrets Revealed  
 Lexia Learning Systems Lexia Cross-Trainer: Visual-Spatial  
 Lionel The Polar Express  
 Lucon Kids, Inc. Go! Belt Princess  
 Marky Sparky Inc. Doinkit Darts  
 Maternal Care, Inc. BustBuddies  
 Maybe Mom Maybe Mom  
 McGraw-Hill/Osborne Keep Your Kids Safe on the Internet  
 Mega Bloks Inc. My Pirate Ship™  
 Mega Bloks Inc. Basic Nano-Case™ Assortment  
 Mega Bloks Inc. Nano-Tropolis™ Assortment  
 Mega Bloks Inc. Dragons™ Vorgan Ice Fang™  
 MindWare Hue Knew?  
 MindWare Cross-Eyed  
 Music Games The Nutcracker Music Game  
 MW Productions - Music  Works Annas old boot  
 Nick Jr. Family Magazine Nick Jr. Family Magazine  
 Nickelodeon Magazine Nickelodeon Magazine  
 NuAngel, Inc. Nursing Cover  
 Ohio Art ETO  
 Oregon Scientific Barbie™ My First Dictionary  
 Out of the Box Publishing Cloud 9  
 Pacific Play Tents, Inc. Giant Tee-Pee  
 Pacific Play Tents, Inc. Butterfly Tent & Tunnel Combo  
 Paramount Home Entertainment Cyberchase: Codename Icky  
 Paramount Home Entertainment Cyberchase: Totally Rad  
 Paramount Home Entertainment Teletubbies: Again-again!  
 Paramount Home Entertainment Caillou: Caillou at Play  
 Pausitive Programs Time Out Tot  
 Peaceful Pea, Inc. Nursing Nest  
 Penton Overseas Inc. The Moon In My Room  
 Piccolo Press Raising Careful, Confident Kids in a Crazy World  
 Pippen Hill Desgins DreamKuddle Juvenile Body Pillow  
 Playhut, Inc. Room to Imagine Royal Princess Bed topper  
 Playhut, Inc. Spiderman BedTopper  
 Playmates Toys Inc. Disney My Baby Princess Cinderella  
 Playmates Toys Inc. Little Princess Color Change Belle  
 PLAYMOBIL Crane  
 PLAYMOBIL Noah's Ark  
 Playroom Entertainment Gopher It!  
 Playroom Entertainment Sherlock  
 Polyform Products Clay Critter Magnets  
 Polyform Products Terra Cotta Treasures  
 Publications International Story Reader  
 Putumayo World Music Dreamland: World Lullabies and Soothing Songs  
 Putumayo World Music Sing Along with Putumayo  
 Quick Start Kids The Wowzies Volume 1  
 RC2 Corporation Grow With Baby Birdhouse  
 RC2 Corporation Lamaze TurtleTunes  
 Rock 'N Learn, Inc. Alphabet Circus Video  
 Rounder Records Hey, Picasso  
 Sandvik Innovations, LLC Happy, Hopping Frog  
 Schoenhut Piano Company, Inc. Carolina Red Traditional Spinet  
 Scholastic Inc. Santa's Suit  
 Scholastic Inc. How Many Miles to Bethlehem  
 Scholastic Inc. Pippin the Christmas Pig  
 School Specialty Children's Publishing Spanish-English Picture Dictionary  
 Schylling Thomas Chalk Board Briefcase  
 Scientific Explorer, Inc. Fizzy Foamy Science  
 Scientific Explorer, Inc. Funny Gags and Outrageous Pranks  
 Sentry Group Sentry 1100 Security Chest  
 Sesame Workshop A Celebration of Me, Grover  
 Sesame Workshop A Magical Halloween Adventure  
 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings cELLAbration: A Tribute to Ella Jenkins  
 SnuggL' Up, Inc. SnuggL' Up™ Pillow  
 Spin Master Toys Air Hogs R/C SkyWinder  
 Sugar Beats Sugar Beats Greatest Dance Hits  
 T.S. Kids Spin'n Butterfly Garden  
 The Bead Shop Pop Art Painted Jewelry and Nail Polish Kit  
 The Children's Group The Best of Beethoven  
 The Children's Group The Best of Mozart  
 The Young Scientists Club Science on a Nature Walk  
 TLI Games City Go, The Big City Discovery Game  
 Tom Snyder Productions Scholastic Keys  
 Tuffo, LLC Water-Resistant Outdoor Blanket  
 Uncle Milton Industries X4 Metal Detector Rover  
 UPP Entertainment Marketing Diaper Bag  
 Urban Baby Inc. Coochie Coo-Ture  
 Walt Disney Home Entertainment Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald  
 Walt Disney Home Entertainment Eloise at the Plaza  
 Walt Disney Home Entertainment The Haunted Mansion  
 Walt Disney Home Entertainment Baby Einstein: Baby MacDonald  
 Walt Disney Home Entertainment Baby Einstein: Baby Da Vinci From Head to Toe  
 Walt Disney Home Entertainment Brother Bear  
 Walt Disney Home Entertainment Home on the Range  
 Walt Disney Home Entertainment Miracle  
 Walt Disney Records Disney's Lullaby & Goodnight  
 Warren Industries (A Rose Art Company) LEGO Builder Xtreme  
 Warren Industries (A Rose Art Company) Strawberry Shortcake Fun Dough Tea Party game  
 WESKEL Games Portfolio® Junior  
 Whacky Music, Inc. Boomophone XTS Whack Pack  
 WORLDKIDS PRESS Happy B-I-R-T-H-Day Around The World  
 Zoobee Inc Time Teaching Watch
 

iParenting Media’s innovative system of determining the best items in the children’s media and juvenile products marketplace utilizes a thorough evaluation process, experienced reviewers and a proprietary technical online platform. Submissions are performed online by the manufacturers, ensuring accuracy of information.

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iParenting’s next Call for Entry, the 2005 Best Products Call, is open now until December 10, 2004. Award winners will be announced on February 1, 2005, just in time for Toy Fair. To learn more and to submit your product, visit
www.iParentingMediaAwards.com <http://iparentingmediaawards.com> <http://iparentingmediaawards.com>  .


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