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iParenting Media Awards Announce Excellent Products of 2008 Including TripFLIX, Little Tikes Sand & Water Fun Factory, Gallop! and the New Doodlebops Record

Business Wire, May 2, 2008

Special Recognition of Publishing Industry Winners to Be Highlighted at Book Expo America 2008

EVANSTON, Ill. -- iParenting Media today announced the winners of the iParenting Media Awards Excellent Products of 2008, including items ranging from high-tech toys, safety gear and educational software to helpful books, audio CDs and Web sites. Award-winning products were selected based on their fun value, product quality, ease of use, play duration, educational nature and uniqueness, among other criteria.

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Key winners include: TripFLIX, an interactive DVD that generates a custom adventure based on the users selections, Gallop!, the first book ever published to use Scanimation(c) technology that literally brings the pages to life with moveable art; Little Tikes Sand & Water Fun Factory, an innovative, multi-station fun factory with gears, gadgets, funnels and cogs; and the new ultimate rock band album from Doodlebops, Get on The Bus. The complete list of winners from all categories is available at http://iparentingmediaawards.com/winners.> "We are proud to announce the 2008 Excellent Award winners and to provide parents with a trusted source of information and insight on today's products," said Alvin All, Director and General Manager of iParenting Media. "Over the last decade the iParenting Media Awards have continued to grow as a valuable resource by recognizing the best products available to families."

Winners of the iParenting Media Awards Excellent Products of 2008 in the "Book" category will be highlighted at the Book Expo America at the Los Angeles Convention Center May 29 through June 1, 2008. Winners in the "Book" category include:

* Food Fights, American Academy of Pediatrics

* What to Do When You Dread Your Bed, American Psychological Association

* Child of Wonder: Nurturing Creative and Naturally Curious Children, Common Ground Press

* The Misadventures of Inspector Moustachio: The Mystery at Comanche Canyon, Community Press

* The Misadventures of Inspector Moustachio: The Case of Stolen Time, Community Press

* Visual Math Dictionary, Didax Education

* You and Me Make Three, EDCO Publishing

* Life in the Fast Brain: Keeping Up with Gifted Minds, Great Potential Press, Inc.

* Math in Minutes, Gryphon House

* Read! Move! Learn!, Gryphon House

* A Career Girls' Guide to Becoming a Stepmom, HarperCollins Publishers

* Just Tell Me What to Say, HarperCollins Publishers

* Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home, Healthy Child Healthy World

* Protect Your Child from Bullying: Expert Advice to Help You Recognize, Prevent and Stop Bullying Before Your Child Gets Hurt, Jossey-Bass

* School Success for Children with Special Needs, Jossey-Boss

* Your Developing Baby, McGraw-Hill

* I Hope I Don't Strike Out, Meadowbrook Press

* Baby Bites, Meadowbrook Press

* My Bag and Me, Penton Overseas, Inc.

* New Parents are People Too, People Too Unlimited

* Children are People Too, People Too Unlimited

* Playful Chef Cookbook, Playful Life

* Raising a Bilingual Child, Random House, Inc.

* Baby Signing 1-2-3, Sourcebooks, Inc.

* The Greening Book: Being a Friend to Planet Earth, Watering Can Press

* Work It! Veterinarian at Seaside Zoo, Work It! Inc.

* Gallop!, Workman Publishing

* Unplugged Play, Workman Publishing,

* The 90-Minute Baby Sleep Program, Workman Publishing

* Humpty Who?, Workman Publishing

* Summer, Workman Publishing

Hundreds of products were submitted for judging in 20 categories. All products submitted for the iParenting Media Awards Excellent Products of 2008 underwent a thorough evaluation process that has ISO 9001:2000 Certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO is the world's largest developer of standardization regulations, and ISO 9001:2000 is an internationally recognized standard of quality assurance.

About iParenting Media

iParenting.com, an online community for parents and parents-to-be, is part of Disney Online's network of family-focused Web sites including Disney Family.com, FamilyFun.com and Wondertime.com.

Founded in 1996 the company has grown from a single pregnancy site, www.PregancyToday.com, to an award-winning network of more than 40 sites, in English and Spanish. The iParenting sites address a range of parenting issues from preconception through raising teenagers and beyond. iParenting Media's Editor-in-Chief, Elisa Ast All, MSJ, writes a monthly newspaper column and co-hosts a Chicago-based radio show, Points on Parenting.

iParenting Media produces the highly-respected iParenting Media Awards program, an ISO9001:2000 certified product review and awards program. Consumers can learn more about iParenting Media Award-winning products, and where to purchase the products via a retailer network online directory, by visiting www.iParentingMediaAwards.com/consumer.>