The Mom's Choice Awards® Names ARE YOU A PRINCESS? Among the Best in Family-Friendly Products
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LOS ANGELES - Californer -- Are YOU a Princess?, the debut children's book by author Heidi Zhang, has been honored with the prestigious Mom's Choice Awards® Gold Award, placing it among the best in family-friendly media, products and services. The MCA evaluation process uses a propriety methodology in which entries are scored on a number of elements including production quality, design, educational value, entertainment value, originality, appeal, and cost.

I'm incredibly honored to receive the Mom's Choice Gold Award for my first children's book," said Heidi Zhang. "Now more than ever, it's important for children to learn kindness, empathy, and tolerance in our melting pot society."

To be considered for an award, each entrant submits three samples for testing that are donated after evaluation completion. Evaluators are bound by a strict code of ethics to ensure objectivity and evaluations are submitted to the MCA Executive Committee for final review and approval.

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"Our aim is to introduce families and educators to best-in-class products and services," explains Dawn Matheson, CEO of the Mom's Choice Awards. "Parents and educators know that products and services bearing our seal of excellence are high-quality and also a great value. The MCA evaluation program is designed to incorporate the expertise specialists; but we also engage parents, children, educators, and caregivers because they are experts in knowing what is best for their families."

About Are YOU a Princess?:

Written by Heidi Zhang and published by Melting Pot Books, Are YOU a Princess? is a heartwarming picture book that challenges the traditional notion of royalty. Inspired by her young daughter's innocent question—"How do you become a princess?"—Zhang crafted a story that inspires young minds to look beyond material desires and cultivate kindness, acceptance, resilience, and creative thinking.

Are YOU a Princess? debuted as the #1 New Release in Children's Multiculturalism and Tolerance on Amazon and is available in English, Spanish, and Chinese. To learn more, visit www.MeltingPotBooks.org or follow @MeltingPotBooks on Instagram.

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About the Mom's Choice Awards®

The Mom's Choice Awards® (MCA) evaluates products and services created for children, families and educators. The program is globally recognized for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. The organization is based in the United States and has reviewed thousands of entries from more than 60 countries. Around the world, parents, educators, retailers and members of the media look for the MCA mother-and-child Honoring Excellence seal of approval when selecting quality products and services for children and families. Learn more about the Mom's Choice Awards by visiting their website: www.MomsChoiceAwards.com.