PAL Award Winners – 2013
Exceptional toys, games and books / media that encourage language, spark fun and invite creative play.
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!
TOYS
GAMES
BOOKS / MEDIA
TOYS
Lundby Smaland Doll’s House
Three little sisters rushed into the room at the sight of the new Lundby Smaland Doll's House and started leading the play, re-arranging furniture...
Little Floppy Sissi Piglet by Steiff
Little Floppy Sissi Piglet plops right down to offer comfort and attention. That face is so inviting with the dark eyes, cute snout, and little...
Little Baby Trampili Elephant by Steiff
Kids easily grabbed Little Baby Trampili Elephant for a cuddle with its amazingly soft, squishy body. With embroidered eyes and smile, this friend...
Linda Lamb Pull Toy by Steiff
This 2-in-1 toy is perfect for baby as he starts to grow. Tiny and fuzzy, this lamb is just baby's size and easy to hold with her little legs and...
Trampili Elephant Music Box by Steiff
Who is better to soothel your baby to sleep than a super soft and cuddly elephant dressed in a striped romper? This little friend can snuggle next...
Mocky Hippopotomus by Steiff
Mocky caught the eye of Dad and his little girl who looked right at him and scooped him up! Mocky's dark eyes and cute face invite conversation as...
Stuffed Full Of Fun Small Sticker Tubs by PomTree
PomTree's new Small Sticker Tubs are definitely "stuffed full of fun" with 427 mixed media stickers by category--Sweet Shoppe, Backyard Bugs,...
SmartMax Tommy Train by Smart Toys and Games, Inc.
Kids dove right into play with the newest SmartMax set, Tommy Train. With eyes as headlights, this guy has a personality of his own, with a...
Take Along Modern Doll House by Playmobil
This portable doll house is just the right size for take along play. As I opened up the house to reveal all the detailed props, kids excitedly got...
GAMES
What’s the Racket? by HABA
What’s that Racket? is the latest addition to HABA's fun learning games that target listening skills, focus, auditory memory, association and...
Loco Lingo Games by HABA
Get your listening ears on for HABA's "Loco Lingo" series of games. Open the box for the Kindergarten game and take out the three cute wooden...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Clash Alley Strategy Game by Wonder Forge
The fun starts immediately as kids set up the 3-D game board, stacking boxes at different levels for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to traverse...
PicWits! by MindWare
Use your creativity to match one of your wacky PicWits photo cards to the judge's caption card. What pictured person, animal or situation...
What’s It? By Peaceable Kingdom
What's It? is a cooperative game where players interpret doodle cards and score points for thinking alike. Roll the dice with category options such...
The Great Cheese Chase by Peaceable Kingdom
The learning never stops in Peaceable Kingdom's cooperative games. Along with following directions, cooperating, and making group decisions, players...
Frog Wobble by MindWare
Kids loved balancing their friendly frogs on the log, adjusting and offering advice as to where to put the next wooden frog to keep from tipping...
WordARound by Thinkfun
I never knew reading in circles could be so much fun! Each round card has blue, red and black concentric circles, with a single word written in each...
Hello Sunshine! by Thinkfun
Say hello to Sunshine, who joins Thinkfun's first toddler game, “Roll ‘n Play” which was popular with toddlers and their moms last year. I am more...
BOOKS / MEDIA
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