PAL Awards

Established by respected speech and language expert Sherry Artemenko, the PAL Award recognizes exceptional toys, games and books that, through their design, content, quality, and character, promote play that advances language. PAL winners in the hands of kids spark fun and creative play with lots of talk!

Products, chosen on the basis of over 30 years practical child development experience, are complemented by coaching in thoughtful reviews, showing parents how to best use each toy, game or book to build language.

All PAL Award winners

61sIjKRqpfL._SL500_AA300_-150x150 3-D Close Up Animal Homes by Barbara Taylor, Silver Dolphin
Ages: 5 years and up
$14.95

51IjMF-Ey1L._SL500_AA300_3 ABC Animal Jamboree by Giles Andreae
Ages: 3 to 7 years
$16.95

ArtMax-1 Art and Max by David Wiesner
Ages: 5-8 years
$17.99

E0030 Baby Book1 At the Farm Wooden Books by HaPe International, Inc.
Ages: 10 months and up
$9.95

9780805073157 Beach Is To Fun: A Book of Relationships, by Pat Brisson and Sachiko Yoshikawa
Ages: 4-7 years
$17.95

9780761157281 Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg
Ages: Preschool and up
$11.95

ChirchirIsSinging Chirchir Is Singing by Kelly Cunnane and Jude Daly
Ages: 3 and up
$17.99

d70b9488b3d674abedd42aceecd71c59 Don’t Worry, Douglas! by David Melling
Ages: 3-7 years
$12.95

9780811877824_norm Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Rinker and Lichtenheld
Ages: 4-8 years
$16.99

Kindergators: Hands Off, Harry! Hands Off, Harry! by Rosemary Wells
Ages: 4-8
$14.99

ref=dp_image_z_0 How Big Is the Lion? by William Accorsi
Ages: 4 years and up
$14.95

9780803732612H Huck Runs Amuck! by Sean Taylor
Ages: 3 years and up
$16.99

ImNot_cover I’m Not by Pam Smallcomb and Robert Weinstock
Ages: 4-8 years
$15.99

51fFNfts-iL._SS500_-150x150 Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Pollaco Patricia Polacco
Ages: 6 to 9 years
$17.99

9780061961069 Rain Brings Frogs: A Little Book of Hope by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Ages: Birth-7 years
$9.99

ref=dp_image_z_0 RRRALPH by Lois Ehlert
Ages: 2-6 years
$17.99

9780761352310 Say Something, Perico by Trudy Harris and Cecilia Rebora
Ages: 4 and up
$16.95

Scritch-Scratch a Perfect Match Scritch-Scratch a Perfect Match by Kimberly Marcus and Mike Lester
Ages: 3 years and up
$16.99

ref=dp_image_0-1 Sea of Dreams by Dennis Nolan
Ages: 3-7 years
$16.99

imgres Splish Splash, Splat! by Rob Scotton
Ages: 3 years and up
$16.99

The Little Pea The Little Pea by Eric Battut
Ages: 3 years and up
$16.95

The-Pout-Pout-Fish-In-The-Big-Big-Dark1 The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark by Deborah Diesen
Ages: 4 to 8 years
 

void 0 The Splendid Spotted Snake by Betty ann Schwartz and Alexander Wilensky
Ages: 3-6 years, although I recommend for 2-5
$13.95

9780802853721_l Uh Oh! by Mary Newell DePalma
Ages: 3-7 years
$14.00