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Books for Children

The Legend of Captain McFinn and Friends

Using a wonderfully conceived children’s book, the issue of bullying is truly tackled head on. Bullying is nothing new but it has become the focus of more and more deserved scrutiny and prosecution. That all sounds pretty heavy, this book is quite the opposite. The colorful, friendly, ocean-based characters grab your child’s attention with great […]

Captain McFinn and Friends Meet Coral Rose

Parents and children were quite enamored with Captain McFinn and his friends, especially when they met up with Coral Rose for an adventure. The message conveyed through the story line is one of working together, recycling, being eco-friendly, solving problems and caring for the oceans. This is a book that appeals to both boys and

Captain McFinn and Friends Rock!

If you haven’t had the opportunity to make the acquaintance of Captain McFinn and his Friends, it’s high time you and your children do. This series of books really impressed testers with its positive message, colorfully engaging books and creative characters that are both appealing and intriguing. The morals are strong ones that parents were

One Little Owl

One Little Owl

This clever, sweet storybook comes with its own song that enhances the shared reading experience you will have with your child. Inside the book are instructions for downloading the music which is wonderfully produced and a perfect accompaniment, soft and soothing, ideal for toddlers. The pictures stand out for their cute designs and eye catching

Hello, Everybody!

Hello, Everybody!

Parents and children alike were delighted with this wonderfully interactive storybook. By using both reading and singing to enforce the storyline there were lots of smiles and giggles with each page. This also made for great bonding and sharing time. The repetition on each page, in this case singing “Hello”, made it to follow along

She Sells Sea Shells

She Sells Sea Shells

Based on the famous tongue twister this book offers an upbeat, sweet, simple story and lovely illustrations. While you read the book, and your children have fun with the challenging twister, you will also learn about the origins of the familiar lines. It is actually the true life story of an uneducated paleontologist who collected

Peppa Pig and the Busy Day at School

Peppa Pig is a hit, not only on her hit TV show but now in hardcover book. This is a beautiful hard cover book with a great book jacket. The animations are bright, energetic and full of detail. The pictures support the story well and really hold the attention of kids when they inevitably ask

Incredebooks "Funny Fables"

The things technology offers today would amaze our counterparts from just a decade ago. Case in point, reality storybooks like Incredebooks. The fact that we can read a children’s book to our kids and then take a tablet to see the pages pop out and off of the page in 3D splendor is the stuff

Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace

Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace

The marriage of Disney Publishing with the Star Wars franchise is quite successful with the release of this fun app that brings the story of young Anakin to life and as an added bonus let’s your child experience the thrills of pod racing. The Star Wars story is told on a variety of brightly colored

Building Character with Sam, Izzy & Many Other Dogs

Testers were delighted to discover this storybook that teaches children important lessons about tolerance, empathy, sharing, compassion and much more. Danny Pettry uses adorable dogs and puppies to illustrate these good character traits and children were captivated, often eager to actively imitate the behavior on all fours. Parents noted how well the book was written.

HOW IT WORKS

 

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor, and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There are three testing periods each year:

Report Period Testing Begins Submission Deadline Testing Ends Report Issued
SPRING ’24 February 15th March 13th April 19th May 8th
FALL ’24 June 1st June 24th July 31st August 15th
HOLIDAY ’24 September 1st September 24th October 31st November 15th

Each submission must be accompanied by a $295 product testing fee (we offer multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more. It is non-refundable and has no bearing on the result of the testing. Additionally, we require three samples of the product or access codes for online submissions.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* The Seal’s winners will be announced in a media release distributed to over 4,700 media outlets, including Facebook, Mommy bloggers, TV stations, newspapers, and parenting influencers.

* The report is forwarded to buyers at over 350 major retail and online stores including Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report is featured on TNPC’s website as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

* Links to company websites and a license to utilize the trademarked Seal of Approval artwork on marketing, packaging and web design are available exclusively to Seal winners for additional fees.

* Submitting a product does not secure or guarantee being awarded a Seal of Approval

To submit a product click here.

HOW IT WORKS

 

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor, and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There was three testing periods each year:

Each submission was accompanied by a small product testing fee (we offered multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* The Seal’s winners was announced in a media release distributed to over many media outlets, including Facebook, Mommy bloggers, TV stations, newspapers, and parenting influencers.

* The report were forwarded to buyers retail and online stores including Amazon, Walmart, and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report were featured on TNPC’s website as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

HOW IT WORKS

 

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There are three testing periods each year:

Report Period Testing Begins Submission Deadline Testing Ends Report Issued
SPRING ’23 February 15th March 10th April 24th May 10th
FALL ’23 June 1st June 23rd July 31st August 16th
HOLIDAY ’23 September 1st September 22nd October 30th November 15th

Each submission must be accompanied by a $295 product testing fee (we offer multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more. It is non-refundable and has no bearing on the result of the testing. Additionally, we require three samples of the product or access codes for online submissions.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* Winners of the Seal will be announced in a media release which is distributed to over 4700 media outlets including Facebook, Mommy bloggers and TV station websites.

* The report is forwarded to buyers at over 350 major retail and on-line stores including Amazon, Walmart and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report is featured at TNPC’s web site as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

* Links to company websites and a license to utilize the trademarked Seal of Approval artwork on marketing, packaging and web design are available exclusively to Seal winners for additional fees.

* Submitting a product does not secure or guarantee being awarded a Seal of Approval

To submit a product click here.

HOW IT WORKS

A Seal of Approval review involves a multi-step process conducted over an eight-week period.

Parents and children, experience and review submitted products and services either already released or coming to market.

Participants fill out questionnaires for each product or service they test. They score based on 13 levels of criteria including quality, appeal, design, price, packaging, directions, desirability, stimulation, replay factor and more. Results are based on both statistical averaging and comments received by testers.

There are three testing periods each year:

Report Period

SPRING '24

FALL ‘24

HOLIDAY ‘24

Testing Begins

February 15th

June 1st

September 1st

Submission Deadline

March 13th

June 23rd

September 24th

Testing Ends

April 26th

July 31st

October 31st

Report Issued

May 14th

August 15th

November 15th

Each submission must be accompanied by a $295 product testing fee (we offer multiple submission discounts). This fee covers the cost of testing, nothing more. It is non-refundable and has no bearing on the result of the testing. Additionally, we require three samples of the product or access codes for online submissions.

FYI about the Seal of Approval

* Winners of the Seal will be announced in a media release which is distributed to over 4700 media outlets including Facebook, Mommy bloggers and TV station websites.

* The report is forwarded to buyers at over 350 major retail and on-line stores including Amazon, Walmart and Target. Amazon features Seal winners on product pages.

* Each report is featured at TNPC’s web site as well as TNPC’s Twitter & Instagram accounts and Facebook Page.

* Links to company websites and a license to utilize the trademarked Seal of Approval artwork on marketing, packaging and web design are available exclusively to Seal winners for additional fees.

* Submitting a product does not secure or guarantee being awarded a Seal of Approval

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