For Immediate Release: 11/2/05
For more information, contact: media@iparenting.com

Evanston, IL – iParenting Media announces the winners of our Greatest Products of 2005 Call for Entries, during which we evaluated items ranging from high-tech toys, strollers, car seats, fascinating books and videos to the latest software, sporting goods and kitchen products. All of the items were thoroughly evaluated by experienced reviewers to determine which ones exceeded the standards to earn an award.

The evaluation process utilized by the iParenting Media Awards program is so thorough it has attained 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.

“At iParenting Media, we realize the importance of credible product evaluations when it comes to families, and that’s why the iParenting Media Awards program carefully reviews and then recognizes the very best products in the marketplace and makes parents aware of them,” says Alvin All, Chief Executive Officer of iParenting Media. “During the Greatest Products Call for Entry, we received many wonderful items for families. The ones that earned the iParenting Media Award exceeded the high evaluation standards we set. We share them with our audience throughout our publications and connect them directly with consumers via our retailer network online directory.”

To be considered for an award, each company submitted four identical samples of each product, which were then precisely matched within iParenting’s database of hundreds of experienced reviewers using iParenting’s state-of-the-art technology. An expert, a childcare setting and a family reviewed the products and submitted a thorough evaluation of each item. Results were compiled and submitted to the iParenting Media Executive Committee for final approval. The end result of this comprehensive process is a list of award-winning products families can feel confident in purchasing for their loved ones.

Here is the list of all the iParenting Media Award winners for the Greatest Products of 2005 Call for Entries:

Company Name Product Title 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Strawberry Shortcake Moonlight Mysteries Alex Hip Hoop Knitting Alex Plush Art Desk Set Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. Theory Games 3-5 Allison & Partners Oidz Amacom The Discipline Miracle Animal Adventures Unl. Animal Adventures Book and DVD Set Aquaphor Aquaphor Baby Gentle Wash Aquaphor Aquaphor Baby Healing Ointment 14 oz Tub Aquaphor Aquaphor Baby Healing Ointment 3 oz Tube As Simple As That Dumplings are Delicious As Simple As That Tooth Fairy Tales Aurora World Inc. Talking Lamb Chop Hand Puppet Baby Einstein Baby Wordsworth First Words: Around the House Baby's Best Designs Ltd. BBbag Multi Sleeper Bela Baby, LLC Nurse-n-Glow Lighted Nursing Pillow Blue Fox Press Arctic Airlift Boca Beth LLC My First Songs in Spanish/Mis Primeras Canciónes en Inglés Briarpatch Maya & Miguel Word Scramble Bubunja Baby Snuggly Buggly Buena Vista Games Disney’s Kim Possible 3: Team Possible Buena Vista Home Entertainment Mickey's Reading & Math Fun: Mickey and the Beanstalk Buena Vista Home Entertainment Pooh's Heffalump Movie Buena Vista Home Entertainment Tarzan II Bugaboo North America Bugaboo Cameleon Cancoll Productions Under the Bed CDS Books Orso: The Troll Who Couldn't Scare Childsafety.com Be Alert for Billy Classic Media Legend of Frosty the Snowman Cookie Jar Entertainment The Doodlebops Corolle Lila Cuisinart Cuisinart Griddler™ Cuisinart Cuisinart Waffle Dippers™ Digital Praise Adventures in Odyssey and the Great Escape Discovery Girls Discovery Girls Discovery Kids ToddWorld Discovery Toys Color, Craft, and Carry Discovery Toys Formulate 4 Discovery Toys Roll & Play Discovery Toys Try Angle Activity Center Discovery Toys Wild Woods Game DMH Press Dolly Goes To The Supermarket Elope Inc. Robot Backpack Fisher Price Pixter Multi-Media Fisher Price Star Station Fisher-Price Read with Me DVD! Folkmanis, Inc. Black Bear in Garbage Can Folkmanis, Inc. Sequoia Tree Wildlife Playset Free Spirit Publishing RESPECT FridgePlay Learnplay Clock Fundex Games Ltd Alfredo's Food Fight Future Horizons, Inc Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew Goldbrick Games, LLC Debate This! GraceMar Productions, Inc. Gracie's Great Adventures Vol. 2 Wild Country Animal Park GraceMar Productions, Inc. Gracie's Great Adventures Vol. 3 "My Own Backyard" Gryphon House, Inc. Primary Art Gryphon House, Inc. Reading Games for Young Children GT2 Fun & Games Inc. XIG™-The Four Elements Hasbro Games Candy Land DVD Game Hasbro Games Wild Adventure Mini Golf Game Hasbro, Inc. ChatNow Hasbro, Inc. Cool Crew Team Talkin' Toolbench Hasbro, Inc. Furby Hasbro, Inc. Lite-Brite FX - Flash Art Hasbro, Inc. Play-Doh Doggie Doctor Hasbro, Inc. Playskool Bulls Eye Bounce & Roll Hasbro, Inc. Star Wars Ultimate Lightsaber Her Interactive, Inc. Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon Hideki Electronics, Inc. Honeywell Weather Projection Clock PCR325W HIT Entertainment Angelina Ballerina: Angelina’s Princess Dance HIT Entertainment Barney: The Land of Make Believe HIT Entertainment Bob the Builder: Bob’s Big Plan HIT Entertainment The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World HIT Entertainment Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines! Home Box Office Classical Baby Homegrown Kids Bath Brush Homegrown Kids Toy Taco: City Version Hooray! Huggy Buggy Monster Truck Hyperion Books, Mary Goulet & Heather Reider The MomsTown Guide To Getting It All Imaginator Press The Dark Dreamweaver IMMI SafeGuard Child Seat itoys Inc. I See It Johnette Downing Music Time Joy Stories It's The Pits Joy Stories Lucky Goes To The Hospital - CD With Finger Puppet Justice & Young PR Furrballz Kaz Vicks Life Stages Underarm Thermometer Kaz Vicks Warm Steam Vaporizer Kid Fitness, Inc Kid Fitness Kiddopotamus and Company Bibbity Rinse and Roll Bib Kiddopotamus and Company DuoMat Kiddopotamus and Company TriosTote 3-in-1 Organizer Kids II, Inc. Baby Einstein Discovering Water Play Gym Kids II, Inc. Bright Starts Around We Go! Activity Station K'nex Pirate Ship Park Know A Baby LLC Know A Baby Knowledge Adventure JumpStart Reading with Karaoke Langenscheidt Publishing Berlitz - DJ Spanish Laughing Owl Music and Media LLC MusicTALKING about Goals and Values Laurel Hill Entertainment, Inc. Adventures with Wink & Blink: A Day in the Life of a Firefighter! Company Name Product Title Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Leapster L-MAX learning game system Learning Horizons SpongeBob Squarepants Underwater Math Adventure Learning Horizons Strawberry Shortcake Berrylicious Spelling Wipe Off Book LEGO Systems, Inc Fire Station LEGO Systems, Inc Police Station LEGO Systems, Inc Street Bike LEGO Systems, Inc T-1 Typhoon vs. T-Rex McWiz Games Memo-Lingo: The Early Scholar Meadowbrook Press Tinkle, Tinkle, Little Tot Mega Bloks Inc. Marvel®Spider-Man®  & Friends, Tree House Headquarters Mega Bloks Inc. Mega Bloks®  Cabbage Patch Kids®  Pet Clinic Meredith Books The Three Little Pigs MindWare Gambit Mommybelt.com Mommybelt Morning Star Games You're Pulling My Leg! Junior Mudpuppy 100 Piece Puzzle Music Games Int'l Mozart's Magic Flute Music Game Nashville Chamber Orchestra Kid Pan Alley: Nashville Net Nanny Net Nanny New Moon Publishing New Moon: The Magazine for Girls and Their Dreams Nick Jr. Family Magazine Nick Jr. Family Magazine Nickelodeon Blue's Room Alphabet Power Open Spaces, LLC Level Minded Oregon Scientific ATC-1000 Oregon Scientific Barbie B-Book Oregon Scientific Batman Power Wing Laptop Oregon Scientific MyPix Oregon Scientific SmartGlobe Out of the Box Publishing Harry's Grand Slam Baseball Out of the Box Publishing Letterflip Outset Media Pick Two® Deluxe Paramount Home Entertainment My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas Parents Magazine Dinner Party Parents Magazine My MP3 Patch Products, Inc. Domination Pers Blobbiemorphers - Blue Llama Shape Pers Blobbiemorphers - Green Rabbit Shape Pers Blobbiemorphers - Indigo Angelfish Shape Pers Blobbiemorphers - Orange Eagle Shape Pers Blobbiemorphers - Red Reindeer Shape Pers Blobbiemorphers - Violet Dragonfly Shape Pers Blobbiemorphers - Yellow Dolphin Shape Platypus Games LLC Evolution: The Game That Evolves As You Play Playmates Toys Amazing Pets Cold Nose Puppies Playmates Toys KinderGarden Babies Playmates Toys World of Cinderella - Cinderella Doll Playmobil Holiday Home Playmobil My Take Along Doll House Preschool Prep Company Meet the Letters Publications International Dora's Number Games Publications International Dora's Puppet Playhouse Book Publications International My First Story Reader Publications International Pooh's Sunny Day Songs Reader's Digest Children's Publishing What I Like About Me Reader's Digest Young Families Giraffes Reader's Digest Young Families Penguins Reader's Digest Young Families Rusty's Birthday Surprise Right Brain Toys / big Boing SuperFort Robeez Footwear Ltd. Robeez Rock Me Baby Records Classical Baby Rodale Inc. Growing Up Too Fast Santos Enterprises, Inc. T-Tote Auto Organizer and Travel Tote Sassy, Inc. Bathtime Kitchen Sink Sassy, Inc. Safari Car Seat Play Pad Sassy, Inc. Talk & Touch Barn Activity Toy Scholastic Inc. A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray Scholastic Inc. Nacho and Lolita Scholastic Inc. You Are Not Alone: Teens Talk About Life After the Loss of a Parent Scholastic Media Maya and Miguel School Specialty Children's Publishing I Want it All! Screenlife, LLC Disney DVD Bingo Screenlife, LLC Scene It? Harry Potter Edition See me Sign Sign-A-Lot  "The Big Surprise" Sereniti Inc. Sereniti Smart Home Network Service SimplyFun Aargh! Specialty Board Games Nancy Drew Mystery Party Game Spin Master Toys Aquadoodle Go N Doodle Spin Master Toys Bella Pop Stars Sports Illustrated For Kids Sports Illustrated For Kids Star Electronics Magic Tunnel The b EQUAL Company Madagascar Animal Trivia DVD Game The Cristofori Baby Company LLC Introducing Trebellina The Screen Test Game The Screen Test Game The Spizman Agency The Handbag of Hope Thinkway Toys Spider-man Triple Threat TV Action Game TOTO Products Take-Out-Time-Out Towel Down Towel Down Trainikins, Inc. CPR Teddy Tula Communications Eebee’s Adventures™ All in a Day's Play! Tula Communications Eebee’s Adventures™ Exploring Real Stuff! Two Little Hands Productions Baby Signing Time Udderly Yours Udderly Yours Breast Pillow Ulloa Productions Paz y Alegria Unique Mums LLC The Nursing Bracelet™ Vibe 2000 JeJe Therapeutic Teething Ring Vincent Foods LLC OhMama! Nutrition Bars Viva Media LLC. Crazy Machines WGBH Educational Foundation Peep and the Big Wide World Who's Shoes ID Who's Shoes ID Zen Momma, Inc Baby Cakes

iParenting Media operates one of the Internet's most popular communities for parents and parents-to-be at www.iParenting.com. The company publishes the national newsstand magazine Family Energy: Your Guide to Raising Healthy Kids, the #1 family health magazine in the country (www.FamilyEnergy.com), and iParenting Media Award winners are featured in each issue of the magazine. iParenting's Editor-in-Chief, Elisa Ast All, MSJ, writes a syndicated monthly newspaper column and co-hosts an A.I.R.-nominated radio show, Points on Parenting, in which she features her favorite iParenting Media Award winners.

iParenting offers four Calls for Entry each year and our next Call for Entries, the 2006 Best Products Call, is open now until Friday, December 2, 2005, with products due in our Evanston, IL, headquarters by Friday, December 9. Award winners will be announced on Wednesday, February 1, 2006. To learn more and to submit your product, visit www.iParentingMediaAwards.com.

Media inquiries: media@iparenting.com, 847-556-2300. Photos and product descriptions of award-winning items are available.