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Books for Children

Switchcrafted, The Story of the Switch Witches of Halloween

Are you ready to start a fun, new holiday tradition in your home? Switchcrafted is a Halloween-based storybook that gives children a whole new insight into witches and their role in the holiday. The hard cover book features beautiful illustrations and images of witches who aren’t the least bit scary (no warts or long hooked […]

Hey, Diddle, Diddle

Hey, Diddle, Diddle

Hey, Diddle, Diddle is one of the newest additions to the multi-Seal winning line of sing-along storybooks from Music Together. As with so many of the books in their collection, the first thing that caught our tester’s eye was the bright and colorful illustrations. The quality of the books themselves are superb, with pages that

Two Little Blackbirds

Two Little Blackbirds

Two Little Blackbirds is a sing along storybook that comes with a free download of the song. Once you have downloaded the song you can play it (on any device) and sing along with your child during story time. The cute story is about two birds that fly away and return over and over to

Mr. Rabbit

Mr. Rabbit

Another winning book from the talented folks at Music Together. This book, like others in the line, is well put together, features simple instructions and the supporting resources are easy to follow. The first step is to download the free song that comes with the book. It plays as a sing-along in conjunction with the

Major League Baseball Activity Books

Major League Baseball Activity Books

If you have a baseball fan in your home and are looking for an activity book that will really grab their attention then look no further. Hawk’s Nest Publishing has secured the rights to use MLB teams and logos which thrilled young baseball fans. There is a book for every major league team and inside

"I Want to Be the Only Dog" by Julia Cook

A book about sibling and friend rivalry is ideal for multi-sibling households. It teaches valuable conflict-resolution and cooperation lessons that parents can appreciate and kids can understand thanks to Anita DaFella’s great illustrations, author Julia Cook’s funny characters and a story that is relatable and easy to understand. This is the story of three siblings

"If Winning Isnt Everything, Why Do I Hate To Lose?" by Bryan Smith

A great basketball-themed book packed with valuable life lessons that parents felt would be perfect item for any child! Testers loved that the athlete/main character is a girl. This soft-cover book appealed to boys and girls and delves into an important message about winning and how to be a good sport. Brian Martin’s illustrations are

My Wukabooks

My Wukabooks

My Wuakbooks are unlike any books our testers had ever seen. They called it the ultimate in quiet fine motor skill workouts. It is a beautiful, well-designed, and very sturdy, activity book. It also provides real work for small hands. This book introduces a variety of skills for children to learn and explore. There are

Kazoo magazine

Kazoo magazine

Kazoo is a self-proclaimed magazine for girls who “arent afraid to make some noise.” How great is that?! What an empowering message and one that resonated with all our testers. Kazoo is literature that is filled each month with positive messages and ideas for young girls. This magazine is fun, educational, interactive, relevant, and much-needed

The Love of a Bingle Lancer

The Love of a Bingle Lancer

This vibrant, bright culturally rich childrens book tells the story of a royal king, his son Prince Babaloo Bandini, and the affection of his love, Spanish dancer Hoochie Coochie. At its core it is a simple tale with the timeless theme of love conquering all. The characters are charming and offer some great life lessons

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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