TORN: True Stories of Kids, Career & the Conflict of Modern Motherhood, Wins Gold at Mom's Choice Awards® 2011
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mom's Choice Awards®, has named Samantha Parent Walravens' acclaimed new book, TORN: True Stories of Kids, Career & the Conflict of Modern Motherhood, a Gold Medal winner for 2011.
TORN has been lauded by Deborah Netburn at the Los Angeles Times as "a welcome addition to the body of work of books about the work/life balance. The point that nobody actually has it all is made all the more compelling when it is made by a choir of voices." Lisa Belkin of the New York Times chose TORN as the first selection for the new Motherlode Book Club because it is "filled with the voices of women trying to solve an impossible equation, all doing the best they can."
The Mom's Choice Awards® (MCA) is an awards program that recognizes authors, inventors and companies for creating quality family-friendly products and services. Parents, educators, librarians and retailers rely on MCA evaluations when selecting quality materials for children and families. The Mom's Choice Awards® seal helps families and educators navigate the vast array of products and services and make informed decisions.
An esteemed panel of judges includes education and media experts, as well as parents, librarians, producers, and authors. A sampling of panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of PBS's Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times best-selling author; Priscilla Dunstan, creator of the Dunstan Baby Language; Patricia Rossi, host of NBC's Manners Minute; Dr. Letitia S. Wright, D.C., host of the Wright Place™ TV Show; and Catherine Witcher, M.Ed., special needs expert and founder of Precision Education, Inc.
MCA judges are bound by a strict code of ethics that ensure expert and objective analysis free from any manufacturer association. The evaluation process uses a propriety methodology in which entries are scored on a number of elements including production quality, design, educational value, entertainment value, originality, appeal and cost.
For more information on the awards program and the honorees, visit MomsChoiceAwards.com
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