PAL Award Winners – 2015
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
Smart Max Click and Roll by Smart Toys and Games
Hands got busy when we opened the box for Click and Roll. "Oh let's make a giant marble run," was my friend's first impression but quickly his...
Unbored Disguises by MindWare
Kids surely weren't bored when they opened the box of disguises and The Field Guide to Going Incognito. Minds were in high gear as they assembled...
Baby Amaze Learn to Talk and Read Baby Doll by VTech
It was truly amazing to see how my little girl friend knew just what to do with Baby Amaze, cradling her in her arms, feeding her the bottle and...
Sit-to-Stand Ultimate Alphabet Train by VTech
Toddlers are one the move with VTech's new Ultimate Alphabet Train, designed to grow with your child from floor play to riding toy, walker and pull...
Crayola Color Wonder Light Up Stamper
"It's awesome, let me do it again," was my little friend's reaction to his first light-up stamping experience, starting his picture of sea animals....
Ambi’s Fishing Boat by Galt Toys
Our fishing boat was first launched in the bath tub but a kiddie pool or beach would work too. Kids from 2-6 years of age had fun with this compact...
Ambi’s One Man Band by Galt Toys
The One Man Band needed no introduction to my 2 year-old friends who "borrowed" his horn and blew into it. Immediate uncontrollable giggles burst...
Go! Go! Smart Animals Grow and Learn Farm by VTech
VTech's Go! Go! Smart family has just added a new member, Go! Go! Smart Animals Grow and Learn Farm. Kids got right into exploring the farm set with...
French Cocotte Trolley Cooker by Janod
Toddlers and preschoolers are on constantly on the move and Janod's new Cocotte Trolley Cooker enables them to serve up your eggs, sunny side...
GAMES
Peanuts Snoopy Flying Ace Game by Wonder Forge
Kids loved the 3-D set-up of Snoopy chasing his nemesis, the red Baron, atop his doghouse with a trailing cloud dangling below. The standing Eiffel...
Disney MiIes from Tomorrowland Rockin’ Rocket Game by Wonderforge
Kids were immediately attracted to Miles of Tomorrowland and wanted to put together the Stellosphere, the family's floating space station. Spin the...
Journey Through Time Eye Found It! Game by Wonderforge
Do you want a family game literally loaded with fun and learning? Then join the Oddity Society, a team of historians, scientists and adventurers who...
Bid-A-Letter by SimplyFun
Word connoisseurs will love this game with its twists and turns around evolving letter grids. Add to the intrigue that each round begins with...
Pass the Rooby Roo! by SimplyFun
As I opened the box and pulled out the little kangaroo, my friend said, "Ooo, cool, is that the character?" I like the simple set-up with no game...
Super Genius- Reading 1 by Blue Orange Games
This reading matching game focuses on the Dolch list of the most common sight words from children’s reading books, and helps prepare early readers...
Spot it! Disney Frozen Olaf by Blue Orange Games
Kids can't get enough of Olaf (me too!) so let's see if we can make some matches and learn along the way. Some kids don't even need instructions as...
Trio by Hape
Trio is a member of Hape's new family of "Home Education" games designed to build some core language skills, naming and categorization, through fun...
Listen to Clues by Hape
One of the most important skills kindergarten teachers tell me they look for in children to determine school readiness is their listening skills....
BOOKS / MEDIA
Sleepytime Me by Fine and Denise
Sleepy time, bed time is such a magical, cozy, glowing, yawning time and this author and illustrator have beautifully captured the experience. As a...
A New Friend for Marmalade by Alison Reynolds
This delightful tale about friendship and acceptance invites us in with the cute illustration on the cover. Ella, Maddy and their little cat,...

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